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BMI Video: 7 Clips from 2011 You Don’t Want to Miss

Throughout the year, BMI captures exclusive moments on video. From sharing a career high with Lady Gaga to advice from pop master David Foster to a mad dash through SXSW with Welsh phenom Bright Light Bright Light, we’ve picked our seven small-screen favorites from 2011. David Foster’s 10 Tips for Songwriters When David Foster was…
BMI Brings Nashville Cool to Bonnaroo

The cool kids are moving to and moving up in Music City, and it shows. BMI will dispatch three of Nashville’s freshest voices to the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 3rd Annual Road to Bonnaroo contest victors Chancellor Warhol, Cheer Up Charlie Daniels, and Uncle Skeleton each earned slots in the festival’s Troo Music Lounge, where they will serve as ambassadors of Nashville’s melting pot—a hodgepodge of international…
Allen Toussaint to be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

BMI great Allen Toussaint will become the newest member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 42nd Annual Induction and Awards Dinner. The star-studded event is slated for Thursday, June 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Additional special award honorees will be announced soon. A giant among giants, Allen Toussaint has helped define the New Orleans’ sound and influenced legends on…
BMI @ SXSW: 25 Years and Counting

In 1986, BMI found a kindred spirit in a baby music festival with big ideas. 25 years later, the SXSW Music and Media Conference sets the industry standard, and anchor sponsor BMI is still one of the festival’s most dedicated supporters. At its core, SXSW’s and BMI’s relationship is one of shared values. SXSW has long-since perfected the marriage of raw musical thrill and real-stakes business machine—the same balance of…
Devo to Headline BMI Showcase at annual SXSW Music and Media Conference
Friday, March 20 concert at Austin Music Hall marks band’s first appearance at SXSWOn Friday, March 20, performing right society BMI will partner with SXSW to present new wave progenitors Devo at Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St). The show marks the climax of BMI’s focused presence at SXSW 2009: Throughout the week, the organization will also stage indie rock showcases, orchestrate film and songwriter panels, and…
Recent Devo events
| Mar 20 2009 | BMI Showcase @ SXSW: Austin |
