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Queen, the Script, Andrew Frampton, Fraser T. Smith & more honored at 2011 BMI London Awards

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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

Songwriter/Producer Benny Blanco ‘Builds the Beat’

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BMI presented “Building the Beat” with genre-traversing songwriter/producer Benny Blanco on April 21 at Jungle City Studios in New York. Fifteen up-and-coming BMI producers submitted two beats through Production MarketPlace (PMP) to attend the workshop. Participants got chance to interact with Benny and listen to him discuss his many roles, including controlling a recording session, overseeing musicians, mixing and mastering. In addition, the fifteen bourgeoning producers were…


From News, posted 4.22.11

BMI Congratulates Our Members on More Than 375 Grammy Nominations!

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Read BMI’s 2011 Grammy nominees news story from Decmeber 2, 2010. Name, Number of Nominations Eminem, 10 Lady Gaga, 6 John Legend, 5 Rihanna, 5 The Roots, 5 B.o.B, 4 Drake (socan), 4 Cee Lo Green,…


From News, posted 2.08.11

Benny Blanco Fills in the Blanks

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Benny Blanco, the 22-year-old songwriter and producer with a string of hits to his credit, is driving through Los Angeles talking about how he has always loved music. Since he was a kid growing up in suburban Virginia—pulling out the stereo in the middle of his parents’ dinner parties to dance and lip synch to Prince, bugging his big brother to buy him the CDs with the…


From MusicWorld, posted 1.07.11

3OH!3 Ride High on ‘Streets of Gold’

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Nathaniel “Nat” Motte and Sean Foreman, the duo who make up 3OH!3, have come a long way since the days when they were fellow students at the University of Colorado, hanging around the Boulder hip-hop scene and making their first recordings in Nat’s “creepy” basement. They’ve been riding a wave of success that began with their 2008 single, “Don’t Trust Me,” which introduced a wide audience to…


From MusicWorld, posted 8.20.10

BMI Offers Bold Breakout Performers During Lollapalooza

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BMI is proud to present the performers on its 2010 Lollapalooza stage. Running August 6, 7, and 8 at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field in Chicago, IL, BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day, setting the pace at the mammoth music festival. The BMI/Lollapalooza stage, a superstar forecaster, has launched performers such as Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, and Eric Church. Providing a…


From News, posted 7.15.10

Benny Blanco: Verve through a $10 Mic

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21 year-old Benny Blanco inhabits both the underground and the mainstream. “I like to do pop, but I also do the weird indie stuff,” he says. Credited as a co-producer on three tracks, he co-wrote two songs, including the title cut, for Britney Spears’ multi-platinum Circus. Additionally, he has worked with a roster of artists that includes Ciara, Kylie Minogue, Lady…


From MusicWorld, posted 9.24.09

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