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Pitbull to Receive BMI President’s Award at 19th Annual BMI Latin Awards
Pitbull will receive the BMI President’s Award at the 19th annual BMI Latin Awards slated for March 30 at the Encore Wynn Las Vegas. The private ceremony salutes the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s most-performed Latin songs on American radio and television in the U.S. The BMI President’s Award is presented on unique occasions when an individual songwriter or executive has distinctly and…
From News, posted 1.31.12
Sandy Vee on Producing the Perfect Pop Song
If renowned pop music producer Sandy Vee had come across his current job among the help wanted ads, it may have read something like this: Job Listing: Top Music Producer Major Duties and Responsibilities: Ideal candidate must basically know how to do everything and do it extremely well on a daily basis — including, but not limited to, producing, mixing and mastering pop songs that much of…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
Calle 13 Rock 12th Annual Latin Grammys
Calle 13 stormed the 2011 Latin Grammys, taking home golden hardware in eight of their record-breaking 10 nominations during the ceremony November 10 in Las Vegas. The Puerto Rican duo took home top prizes in the general field, including Record and Song of the Year for “Latinoamérica,” as well as Album of the Year for Entren Los Que Quieran. Calle 13’s eclectic reggaeton veers into hip-hop, traditional,…
From News, posted 11.14.11
Calle 13 Lead 2011 Latin Grammy Nominations
Calle 13 broke records and led the BMI surge as the 2011 Latin Grammy nominations were announced last week. The Puerto Rican power duo earned an historic 10 nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album for Entren Los Que Quieran, as well as an Album of the Year nod for their work as producers on Shakira's Sale El Sol; Record…
From News, posted 9.21.11
Gocho Breaks Out from Behind the Scenes
Sometimes plans change and sometimes destiny finds a way of making that change inevitable. Reggaeton producer, songwriter and recording artist José “Gocho” Torres fell happy victim to the latter. Growing up in Puerto Rico in a family of musicians, he planned to become a doctor and studied biology for two years at the University of Puerto Rico. But then a visit to a recording studio with a…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.01.11
Merengue Urbano: Not Your Father’s Merengue
What do you get when you mix the national music of the Dominican Republic with North American hip-hop? How about a new style of Latin popular music which looks poised to explode internationally? Called merengue urbano (or “urban merengue”), it blends fast-paced, aggressive tropical merengue with urban hip-hop, rap and r&b. Superstars of merengue urbano such as Omega and Fuego perform primarily in Spanish but have adopted…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.26.11
Eminem Dominates 2011 Billboard Music Awards
Eminem dominated the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, which were handed out Sunday night live on ABC. The BMI trendsetter won six trophies: Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Rap Artist; Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album for Recovery; and Top Rap Song for “Love the Way You Lie.” As BMI songwriter after BMI songwriter was called to the stage, the immense popularity of the…
From News, posted 5.24.11
Eminem Leads BMI Wins at 2010 American Music Awards
Eminem added two more wins to his already long list of career accolades during the fan-voted American Music Awards, broadcast live on ABC Sunday, November 21. With trophies for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Recovery), the hip-hop icon underscored his undeniable staying power. The Black Eyed Peas’ world domination was recognized with the Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group win, while…
From News, posted 11.22.10
BMI Reports Increased Revenues for 2010
BMI has announced that it generated more than $917 million in revenues for its 2010 fiscal year ended June 30, including its subsidiary Landmark Digital Services®, LLC. The company also announced distributable royalties of more than $789 million for the songwriters, composers and copyright owners it represents. With more than 475,000 songwriters, composers and music publisher affiliates, BMI is the world’s largest music copyright organization. BMI’s long-term focus on revenue…
From News, posted 9.13.10
Sundance Institute Selects Six Fellows for 2010 Film Composers Lab
Composers Tyler Bates, George S. Clinton, Randy Edelman, Blake Neely and Aaron Zigman Among Advisors Six composers have been selected as Fellows to the Sundance Institute Film Composers Lab taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from August 11-26, 2010. This year’s Composers Lab Fellows are Sherri Chung,
From News, posted 8.10.10
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