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Captured at 2010 Urban Awards
The Mountaintop, Where Club-Anthem Auteur DJ Khaled Wants To Stay
There once was a time when the DJ stood front and center in hip-hop. Yet slowly, the MC made his advance — from hyping the disc jockey to free-style rap duels and tag-team collabs, on to the revered hip-hop collectives of the late ’80s and early ’90s before the final transition into full-fledged stardom of the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and Lil Wayne-class. Inevitably, the DJ took a…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.16.11
Adele Leads List of 2011 American Music Awards Nominees
Adele leads the list of 2011 American Music Awards nominees, reaffirming that pop culture supremacy and artistic achievement are best enjoyed hand in hand. The U.K. phenom earned four nods, including Artist of the Year, as well as genre-specific pop or rock and adult contemporary nominations. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, the Band Perry, and
From News, posted 10.13.11
Queen, the Script, Andrew Frampton, Fraser T. Smith & more honored at 2011 BMI London Awards
BMI celebrated Europe and Asia’s premier songwriters, composers and music publishers tonight during its annual BMI London Awards. Guests filled London’s Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane to toast the past year’s most-performed songs on U.S. radio and television. Songwriters and composers honored at the event are members of European and Asian performing right societies and are represented in the U.S. by BMI. Legendary rock band Queen were honored as
From News, posted 10.04.11
Leader of the Pack: The Beats & Blends of Toy Selectah
Tribal guarachero, moombathon, raverton, dembow. If these words mean nothing to you, you are obviously not hip to the coolest emergent beats in the Latin urban music scene. But we’ll forgive you. What we won’t forgive is your lacuna when it comes to the mega-talented producer, remixer and innovator Toy Hernández, a.k.a. Toy Selectah. It won’t be long before his name and unique remixes are flooding mainstream…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.06.11
Snoop Dogg, Drake, B.o.B, Lex Luger, Universal Music Publishing & More Honored at BMI Urban Awards
Urban music’s top creators shared the stage tonight at BMI’s Urban Awards at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. The annual event celebrates the songwriters, producers and music publishers of the past year’s most-performed r&b, rap and hip-hop songs in the BMI repertoire. The 2011 ceremony featured high-wattage star power and broke BMI records. The incomparable Snoop Dogg was honored as a BMI Icon. With seven songs among the most-performed, Drake…
From News, posted 8.27.11
BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season
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Half of 2011 is already history, complete with a suite of awards ceremonies celebrating music’s best. From the Grammys to the Tonys, the cultural supremacy of BMI’s deep repertoire has been on full display. January The year launched with a high bar, as Atticus Ross’s music for The Social Network earned Best Original Score at the 68th Annual Golden Globes and 83rd
From News, posted 7.18.11
The Method to the Madness of Nicki Minaj
Autobiography plays a huge role in hip-hop music. MCs rap about their abilities, their street cred and their rags-to-riches stories. They name-drop friends. They stoke feuds with enemies. They take their share of liberties with the literal truth. But they remain, without question, the central characters in the dramas. When Trinidad-born, Southside Jamaica, Queens-raised Nicki Minaj began popping up a handful of years ago on
From MusicWorld, posted 7.11.11
Kane Beatz, from Student to Studio Rat
Recall, for a minute, the rolling bass and overall freaky-in-the-club tone of Trey Songz’ “Bottoms Up.” And now: Oral Roberts University. Things that don’t go together, right? In the world of Kane Beatz, they do. The producer behind that record and a growing cadre of more was once a student at the college founded by the famous minister. But he didn’t last long there:…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.05.11
Chris Brown Leads BMI Blitz at 2011 BET Awards
BMI songwriters took home the overwhelming majority of the BET Awards statuettes handed out Sunday, June 26. As member after member of BMI’s family of songwriter/artists were crowned the year’s best, the cultural supremacy of BMI’s deep urban repertoire was on full display. With four trophies, Chris Brown led the pack, earning Best Male R&B Artist, the fan-voted Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice award and Video of the…
From News, posted 6.28.11
Rick Ross to Headline BMI’s 14th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase
BMI will present its 14th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase Wednesday, May 18, featuring a combination of the recording industry’s eminent stars and most-promising unsigned talent. Staged at The Buckhead Theatre (3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA), the event begins at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. The festivities are open to the public; attendees must be at least 18 years of age with valid identification. Limited advance tickets can be…
From News, posted 4.22.11
Recent Lil Wayne events
| Apr 23 2009 | BMI Unsigned Urban Showcase: Atlanta |
| Feb 7 2009 | BMI “How I Wrote That Song” Panel: Los Angeles |
| Apr 24 2008 | BMI Atlanta’s Unsigned Urban Showcase |
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