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Nadine’s Wild Weekend Set to Strike Bay Area August 22-25
San Francisco's "Godmother of Rock" Nadine Condon is poised to deliver her biggest, most highly anticipated Nadine’s Wild Weekend in its four-year history. Co-sponsored by BMI, the four day local music event devoted exclusively to Northern California music will be held August 22-25 with over 135 bands playing at 15 clubs in San Francisco. …
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…
Top Talent on Tap for Nadine’s Wild Weekend
Nadine's Wild Weekend (NWW), Northern California's favorite music event devoted exclusively to Northern California music, announces the band and venue lineup for this year's showcases. With just a little over two weeks until the August 16 kick-off show at the Fillmore, NWW, sponsored by BMI, is bigger than ever before and features 135 hot up-and-coming bands from Reno to Monterey in 30 shows.
Smash Mouth Avoids ‘One-Hit Wonder’ Label

The recent success of Smash Mouth's sophomore album Astro Lounge offers a strong rebuttal to those who'd presumed that the band's ubiquitous 1997 smash, "Walkin' on the Sun," from the debut album Fush Yu Mang, destined the San Jose foursome — frontman Steve Harwell, guitarist Greg Camp, bassist Paul DeLisle and drummer Kevin Coleman — to one-hit-wonder status. In addition to yielding another infectious…
BMI Fetes Top Pop Songwriters and Publishers - photos
Shown at the dinner after EMI Music Publishing was named Publisher of the year are: BMI's Del Bryant; Evan Lamberg, Sr. VP Creative, East Coast, EMI Music Publishing; Robert Flax, Exec VP EMI Music Publishing Worldwide; Martin Bandier, Chairman/CEO, EMI Music Publishing; BMI's Frances W. Preston; Les Bider, Chairman/CEO, Warner/Chappell Music; BMI's Barbara Cane; and Rick Shoemaker, Vice President Creative Activities, Warner/Chappell Music.
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…
Smash Mouth California in a Can

"After two years of people calling you a one-hit wonder, it just drains you; you start believing it," admits Greg Camp, Smash Mouth's guitarist and main songwriter. "You can let it ruin you, or you can get pissed about it and really try and prove everyone wrong." The California combo's frontman, Steve Harwell, puts it more succinctly.…
