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Anthony Hamilton Breaks Down ‘The Point of It All’
Anthony Hamilton’s singing voice revealed itself early, making friends and turning ears from the first time he opened his mouth as a youngster at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C. His songwriting “voice,” however, remains an instrument he constantly hones — and occasionally reshapes — as he emerges as one of music’s foremost r&b practitioners. Both voices are at their sharpest and loosest on The Point…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.20.09
Anthony Hamilton Sees the Light of Day
Soulful songwriter Anthony Hamilton is finally getting his due. His sophomore release, Comin From Where I’m From , garnered him three Grammy nominations. Starting his career singing in the church choir at age 10, Hamilton moved to New York in 1993 and inked a deal with Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records for a disc that disappeared when the company went out of business. He paid…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.03.04
A Nappy Day at BMI
Members of mega-selling hip-hop group Nappy Roots stopped by the New York office recently to visit with BMI executives. The Grammy and American Music Awards-nominated sextet has just released their sophomore album, Wooden Leather, the follow-up to their platinum-plus Atlantic Records debut Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz. Pictured in the BMI…
From News, posted 9.10.03
Stars Coming Out For BMI Urban Awards 2003
BMI announced today the first confirmed attendees to its Urban Awards 2003, to be held Tuesday, August 5 at Club Tropigala at the Fountainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami Beach. Scheduled to perform a salute to BMI ICON honoree Isaac Hayes are Anthony Hamilton (Arista Records), former backup singer for D'Angelo and one of Rolling Stone magazine's 10 Artists to Watch…
From News, posted 7.27.03
Nappy Roots
For years, hip-hop’s East and West coasts hogged the headlines. But thanks to such gifted street poets as Atlanta’s Outkast and Detroit’s Eminem, the rap world has become a far more geographically diverse place in recent years. Kentucky’s Nappy Roots is currently adding to this diversity by bringing a distinctly rural-Southern flair to its fetching hip-hop sound. The group’s recent CD, Watermelon, Chicken,…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.15.03
Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Norah Jones Top Grammy Nominees List
BMI songwriter/artists Sheryl Crow, Eminem and Norah Jones lead the list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards with five nods each. Nominees were announced today (1/7) at a press conference at New York's Madison Square Garden. The 45th Grammy Awards will be held on February 23 at the Garden, and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-11:30 (ET/PT).
From News, posted 1.06.03
BMI Stars Top List of AMA Nominees
BMI stars were once again at the top of the list as nominees for the 30th annual American Music Awards were announced recently in Beverly Hills (11/20). Superstar rapper Eminem led the list of BMI nominated artists with four nods, including Favorite Male Artist in both the Pop/Rock and Hip Hop/R&B categories. Earning two nominations each were rockers
From News, posted 11.21.02
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