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More Than Half of 2008’s International Top Sellers Feature BMI Songwriters
International record company trade association IFPI recently released its year-end list of the world’s best-selling albums, and BMI songwriters and composers contributed music to 66 percent of the top 50 ranking releases. Mama Mia’s Abba-inspired soundtrack, Duffy’s (PRS) debut Rockferry, Leona Lewis’s (PRS) Spirit, Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black, the High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack, Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter…
From News, posted 3.03.09
BMI Movie Music Tops Golden Globe Nominees List
Movie music from celebrated BMI film composers and pop songwriters made the list of nominees for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Dec. 14 in Los Angeles. Winners will be announced during the live NBC broadcast Jan. 15, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
From News, posted 12.15.06
Kinks Frontman Ray Davies Takes Top Honor at BMI London Awards
BMI saluted the top European songwriters, composers and publishers at its 2006 London Awards, staged Oct. 3 in the Ballroom of London's Dorchester Hotel. In addition to honoring the past year's most-played songs on U.S. radio and television, the gala dinner and awards ceremony also recognized Kinks frontman and legendary songwriter Ray Davies (PRS) as a BMI Icon for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers."…
From News, posted 10.03.06
It’s Eight Grammy Nods for Mariah, Kanye and Legend
BMI superstars Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend led the list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards with eight nods each when contenders were announced at a star-studded press conference held December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Their three-way tie pushed the total number of BMI-nominated songwriters and artists to an astounding 70% in the general fields.
From News, posted 12.11.05
3 Doors Down, Lil Jon, EMI Top BMI Pop Awards; Paul Simon Honored as Icon
BMI announced its 53rd Annual BMI Pop Awards on May 17, with top honors given to 3 Doors Down's "Here Without You" as Song of the Year, Lil Jon as Songwriter of the Year, and EMI Music Publishing as Publisher of the Year. Pop Awards Photo Slideshow2005 BMI Pop…
From News, posted 5.17.05
Icon Tribute Celebrates Three Decades of Santana Success
As the first Icon to be honored at the BMI Latin Awards, Carlos Santana has enjoyed a long and varied career. First exploding into the popular consciousness via his incendiary performance at the original Woodstock festival, Santana’s music has remained relevant through nearly 30 years of trends and fashion. A deeply spiritual man, Santana also regularly devotes himself to charitable works, most recently at a February 11…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.20.05
Mark Batson
Producer/arranger/songwriter Mark Batson is nothing if not on a roll. Fresh off multiple Grammy nominations for his work on Anthony Hamilton’s Comin’ From Where I’m From album, producing and co-writing seven songs on Seal’s multi-platinum Seal IV and writing and producing a track on Beyoncé’s Dangerously in Love , Batson has quickly become one of the industry’s most sought-after talents. …
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.04
Composer Aaron Zigman Writes Noteworthy Music
Versatile BMI film composer Aaron Zigman was featured in a Q&A session along with director Nick Cassavetes following a screening of the dramatic love story, The Notebook. The Society of Composers and Lyricists presented the Q&A and screening at the Directors Guild of America on June 14. Based on Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel, The Notebook stars James…
From News, posted 6.15.04
Wilshire
It's hard enough keeping a marriage together, let alone one in which husband and wife are partners in a rock group. That's the task for the singer/songwriter duo of Micah and Lori Wilshire (rhymes with "fire"), whose debut album, New Universe , on Columbia Records, has spawned the multi-format radio hit, "Special." The Wilshires aren't afraid of exploring romance in the Beatlesque "Without You," the…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.08.03
Seal Sends His Songs Out Into The World
While Grammy-winning vocalist Seal named his current album Seal IV , it could just as easily have been called Seal V : the artist recorded an entire album before junking it and starting over. "When it was all said and done, it just wasn't good enough," the British-born soul singer remarks. "It took a while to accept that fact, and a while longer to regain my…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.16.03
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