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BMI Writers Big Winners at CA Music Awards

California Music Awards and 23rd annual Bammies were held on Saturday, April 8 in San Francisco, CA at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. BMI affiliates Rage Against The Machine came away the top winner, taking home five awards. Other BMI writers who received multiple awards included Santana and Smash Mouth with two awards each. BMI composer Michael Kamen shared the Arthur M. Sohcot Award…


From News, posted 4.11.00

Eric Benet

When he set out to make an emotionally-charged album, Eric Benet didn't need to look far for inspiration: "As a songwriter, I just opened myself up to whatever came out of my heart. Most of the songs lyrically come from me slipping through old diaries and journals from over the years. I've got notebooks and things from years back. I would just flip through them, and something…


From MusicWorld, posted 10.31.99

Me’Shell Ndegeocello:

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On the cover of her new Maverick Records album Bitter, singer/songwriter Me'Shell Ndegeocello lies in woeful repose, crumpled on a bed like a carelessly cast-off blouse. In stark contrast, the back cover features a photo of the singer staring mirthfully into the camera. Like its ambiguous cover art, Bitter is a record of contrasts: lovelorn ballads…


From MusicWorld, posted 9.30.99

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