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Top Latin Songwriters Honored at 19th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards
Leading U.S. music rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) honored the songwriters and publishers of Latin music’s most-performed songs on U.S. radio and television at the 19th annual BMI Latin Music Awards tonight at the Encore Las Vegas. En Español International superstar Pitbull received the BMI President’s Award in recognition of his profound influence on the entire entertainment industry. As the 2012 recipient, Pitbull joins an elite list of…
From News, posted 3.31.12
“Stand By Me” to Receive Towering Song Award at 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner
The Songwriters Hall of Fame will bestow the prestigious Towering Song Award on timeless composition “Stand by Me” at the organization’s 43rd Annual Induction and Awards Dinner, slated for Thursday, June 14 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, “Stand by Me” has earned more than…
From News, posted 3.28.12
They’re Playing Our Song: Jerry Leiber and the Power of Collaboration
Last month, the world lost one of the greatest songwriting collaborators of all time — Jerry Leiber. A legendary and iconic BMI songwriter, Leiber was instrumental in shaping the sound and subject matter of rock & roll and early rhythm & blues. The songs Jerry Leiber wrote with his longtime friend and writing partner Mike Stoller — risqué, funny, tongue-in-cheek and exquisitely crafted —…
From News, posted 9.06.11
Jerry Leiber Dies
With partner Mike Stoller, Mr. Leiber crafted the songs that ushered in the era of rock and roll. The pair wrote “Hound Dog” for Big Mama Thornton, and Elvis Presley was paying attention. Elvis recorded the tune, and as his career ignited, Leiber and Stoller continued to help create the fuel. They penned many of the King’s signature hits, including “Jailhouse…
From News, posted 8.23.11
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to Receive SongHall’s Johnny Mercer Award
BMI songwriting giants Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award, presented by the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHoF) during the organization’s 42nd annual ceremony on Thursday, June 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Through their lives as professional songwriters and the standard-defining caliber of their work, Weil and Mann epitomize BMI’s commitment to depth and…
From News, posted 3.15.11
California Copyright Conference Launches 09-10 Season with Leiber and Stoller
The California Copyright Conference (CCC) will kick off its 2009/2010 season by hosting an in-depth discussion with iconic songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller on Tuesday, September 15 at the Courtyard by the Marriott (15433 Ventura Blvd) in Sherman Oaks, California. David Ritz, co-author of the Leiber and Stoller biography Hound Dog, along with biographies of Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson…
From News, posted 9.01.09
Pop Songwriting’s ‘Leader of the Pack’ Ellie Greenwich Dies
Ellie Greenwich, the pen behind several of pop music’s most enduring standards, died on Wednesday in New York City. She was 68. A veteran of the legendary Brill Building in Manhattan, Greenwich co-wrote 60s nuggets including “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Baby I Love You,” “Hanky Panky,” “Then He Kissed Me,” “Chapel of Love,” “Be My Baby,” “Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry,” “Do Wah Diddy…
From News, posted 8.27.09
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