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Rock Hall Names 2007 Inductees
Indie rockers R.E.M. and hip-hop pioneers Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five are among the BMI talents set to be inducted into the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 22nd annual induction ceremony, which will make history by welcoming Grandmaster Flash as its first rap act, will be held March 12 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. …
From News, posted 1.09.07
Death Cab for Cutie
On album number five, Plans, rising modern rock band Death Cab For Cutie has definitely arrived. It’s their first release on a major, Atlantic Records, after selling nearly half-a-million copies of their 2003 album, Transatlanticism, on the Seattle-based independent Barsuk label. And it comes on the heels of their high-profile participation in 2004’s Vote For Change tour, where they shared the stage with superstars like R.E.M., Pearl…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.22.06
Composers Lab Fellows Get Film Music Advice
BMI continues to be a key sponsor of the Sundance Composers Lab, a major component of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program, which is dedicated to supporting emerging film composers and enhancing the role of music in independent film. BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, serves as an advisor to the Lab, held each year in July and August in Sundance, Utah. …
From News, posted 9.18.05
R.E.M. Sets a Standard for Greatness
R.E.M. set the standard for alternative rock greatness. The Athens, Georgia-based band has managed to score hit singles like "The One I Love," "Stand," "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts" and retain the respect of critics, fans and fellow musicians as a group who have sold millions of records yet have never sold out. Their popularity spans the globe and they've by now influenced generations of other…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.30.03
Warren Zevon Offers a Lesson in Living
As a songwriter, Warren Zevon is one of the most articulate and witty observers of the vicissitudes, absurdities and ironies of modern life. He's given us glimpses at the "Werewolves Of London, the "Excitable Boy" and "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner." He has called for "Lawyers, Guns and Money, done time in the "Detox Mansion, and shown us what it's like to be "Poor Poor Pitiful Me."…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.29.03
Renowned Songwriter Felice Bryant Dies At 77
Nashville - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 -- Felice Bryant, who wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of Rock & Roll and Country music with her husband Boudleaux Bryant, died this morning at her home in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She was 77 years of age and had been diagnosed with cancer. It has been estimated that the 800 recorded titles written by…
From News, posted 4.21.03
BMI Stars at the Head of Song Hall Class of 2002
Some of BMI's brightest stars were among the class of 2002 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, honored Thursday night (6/13) at the organization's 33rd annual Induction Ceremony at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. Legendary BMI songwriters Barry Manilow, Sting, Michael Jackson and Song Hall member Carole King, who received the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award, were feted with special performances…
From News, posted 6.17.02
Injected
Hailing from the same Georgia hinterland that spawned roots rock acts like R.E.M. and the Black Crowes, Atlanta's Injected is altering the southern rock landscape. Where many of their southern contemporaries draw musical inspiration from blues, folk and country, Injected creates a molten metallic din on their appropriately titled Island Records debut CD, Burn It Black. But while the band's skullcrushing alternative metal continues…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.09.02
BMI Songwriter Carole King to Receive SHOF’s Johnny Mercer Award
The National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame, has announced that BMI songwriter Carole King will be this year's recipient of the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award at the 2002 Awards dinner, set for Thursday, June 13 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. Other inductees were announced previously and include BMI songwriter/artists Barry Manilow, Michael Jackson and
From News, posted 5.01.02
Man Who Loves Horses Gives Lyrical Voice to Mustangs
If mustangs had human voices, John Abernathy believes they would sing a song called "Runnin' In The West." The song, with lyrics written by Abernathy, has become the basis of a television public service announcement promoting the adoption of wild horses. The lyrics recently won a nomination for a…
From News, posted 12.11.01
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