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BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2003 Awards Ceremony

Isaac Hayes Honored as BMI ICON BMI saluted the top R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 2003 Urban Awards, staged last night (8/5) at Club Tropigala at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami. The black-tie ceremony was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston, with Executive Vice President Del Bryant and Assistant Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations…


From News, posted 8.05.03

BMI Salutes Rock ‘N Roll Past and Present at 50th Annual Pop Awards

BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs during the 50th Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Rob Thomas’s song “If You’re Gone,” songwriter Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down and Universal Music Publishing. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara Cane, Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, handed out BMI Citations of Achievement to…


From News, posted 5.13.02

BMI to Honor Rock ‘n Roll Icons at 50th Annual Pop Awards

BMI will celebrate its 50th annual Pop Awards on May 14 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. In honor of the milestone anniversary, rock & roll pioneers Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Little Richard will be presented with BMI ICON Awards in recognition of their many contributions to contemporary music. This is the first time the ICON…


From News, posted 4.16.02

Cory Rooney Satisfies His Muse and the Market

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As if winning the coveted BMI Pop Songwriter Of The Year Award and working with some of the top talents in the music business, including Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige wasn't enough, Cory Rooney had just experienced the joy of becoming a father when he sat for an interview with us. "Winning this award is unbelievable. Every day…


From MusicWorld, posted 6.12.01

BMI Honors Top Latin Songwriters and Publishers at 8th Annual Awards Ceremony

en Espa�ol press photos BMI presented its 8th Annual Latin Awards on Friday, April 20 with top honors going to “Morir De Amor,” songwriters Robert Dee Blades, Jos� de Jes�s Navarro and Kike Santander, and publisher Foreign Imported Productions and Publishing, Inc. The black-tie ceremony, hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston…


From News, posted 4.20.01

La Octava Celebraci�n de Los Premios Latinos de BMI

press photos BMI, la organizaci�n de derechos de ejecuci�n, present� anoche la octava entrega anual de los Premios Latinos galardonando la canci�n "Morir De Amor", escrita por Ram�n Gonz�lez Mora, a los compositores Robert Dee Blades, Jos� de Jes�s Navarro y Kike Santander y a la editora Foreign Imported Productions and Publishing, Inc. La…


From News, posted 4.20.01

BMI Has

BMI's Latin songwriters and artists were hot hot hot at the recent 1st annual Latin Grammy Awards, presented by the Latin Recording Academy in Los Angeles. The two-hour ceremony aired nationally on CBS and was full of heart-felt speeches, in Spanish and English, as well as some of the best performances the Grammys have ever seen. Songwriters represented by BMI won 80% of the total awards, including…


From News, posted 9.17.00

Emilio Estefan Tops Latin Grammy Noms List

BMI songwriter/producer Emilio Estefan, Jr. topped the nomination list with six nods for this year's First Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which will take place on September 13, 2000 in Los Angeles. His nominations include two for Tropical Song of the Year - one for the Marc Anthony hit "Da La Vuelta," co-written with Kike Santander, and the other…


From News, posted 8.08.00

Cory Rooney

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Who is Cory Rooney? Only music insiders seem to know the answer to that question, but the buzz around the recording studio will soon be ringing in the ears of mainstream America. The music industry's best kept secret may be more business than show, but in the wake of today's dissatisfaction with over-hyped producers, Cory Rooney proves business before ego is the best policy. One of the…


From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.00

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