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Gamble & Huff Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards

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Eight-Way Tie for Prestigious Songwriter of the Year Crown, ‘Bubbly’ Earns Song of the Year, & Universal Music Secures Publisher of the Year Honors BMI held its 57th Annual Pop Awards tonight, honoring Gamble & Huff as BMI Icons. Songwriter of the Year honors resulted in a record-setting eight-way tie this year, saluting Colbie Caillat, Polow Da Don, T-Pain, Alan Chang,…


From News, posted 5.20.09

BMI Christian Music Awards Honor the Genre’s Most-Played Songs

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BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s most performed songs on Christian radio and television during the annual Christian Music Awards at the company’s Music Row offices Saturday, April 18 in Nashville. Donald Lawrence was named the 2009 Christian Songwriter of the Year, while “Never Would Have Made It,” co-written by Pastor Marvin Sapp and Matthew Brownie, garnered Song of the…


From News, posted 4.18.09

Hinder Lives the Life and Rocks the House

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In the case of Hinder, the band name has certainly proved itself ironic. Nothing at all has hindered the Oklahoma City-bred quintet from shooting to the top with their first major label album, Extreme Behavior, which reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 200 and racked up sales of three million copies. Add to that a triple-platinum single (“Lips of an Angel”) that also hit #1 on the…


From MusicWorld, posted 8.11.08

Daryl Hall and John Oates named BMI Icons at 56th Annual Pop Awards

'Lips of an Angel' Earns Song of the Year, Polow Da Don Takes Home Songwriter of the Year & EMI-Blackwood Secures Publisher of the Year Honors View List of Award Winning Songs BMI held its 56th Annual Pop Awards tonight, May 20, honoring Daryl Hall and John Oates as BMI Icons. Famed songwriter and producer Polow Da Don earned the…


From News, posted 5.20.08

Brian Howes

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As a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, Brian Howes is an artist whose career knows few limits. He has been the frontman for the Canadian bands DDT and Closure, written songs that have been covered by artists around the globe, and produced such acts as Hedley, Hinder, Skillet, Faber Drive and Puddle of Mudd. Such musicality and versatility is likely genetic, or at least reflected by his…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.17.08

BMI & Los Angeles Times Host Sold-Out ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Panel On February 9

BMI and the Los Angeles Times held their second annual “How I Wrote That Song” songwriter panel in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 9 at the Key Club. The sold-out event featured an elite cross-section of established hitmakers, including Rodney Jerkins (Beyonce, Michael Jackson), Chris Daughtry, Fat Joe, Ben Moody of Evanescence…


From News, posted 2.12.08

BMI & Los Angeles Times Announce 2nd Annual ‘How I Wrote The Song’ Panel

Marquee Lineup Includes Rodney Jerkins, Chris Daughtry, Mos Def, Ben Moody, Polow Da Don, Anthony Hamilton and Brian Howes BMI will pair with the Los Angeles Times to present the second annual “How I Wrote the Song” panel Saturday, February 9, from 1p.m. until 3p.m., at the Key Club…


From News, posted 2.03.08

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