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Fall Out Boy Releases Highly Anticipated New Album on Island Records
On May 3rd, Island recording group Fall Out Boy - named one of the “10 Artists To Watch” by Rolling Stone - released its hotly anticipated major label debut, From Under The Cork Tree. Already tipped off as one of the “Most Anticipated Releases of 2005” by Alternative Press in its annual “Most Anticipated” issue (January) and chosen by MTV as one of the bands to watch…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.29.05
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
9th Annual Lady of Soul Nominees Announced
BMI's top female R&B songwriter/artists lead the list of stars nominated for the 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, recently announced in Los Angeles. Dominating the list of nominees was British singing and songwriting duo Floetry, who earned four nominations including Best R&B/Soul Single Group, Band or Duo and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, Group, Band or Duo for their…
From News, posted 8.03.03
Barry White Dead at 58
Barry White, the legendary singer of sensual soul, died Friday (7/4) in Los Angeles at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 58. A statement released by his manager, Ned Shankman, said the cause was attributed to a long battle with various health problems, primarily kidney failure caused by hypertension. Remembered for his lush baritone voice in songs like "You're The First, The Last, My Everything" and "It's Ecstasy When…
From News, posted 7.07.03
One Talented Kid
Cole Marcus (center) -- drummer extraordinaire, television personality, new BMI affiliate -- and all at the age of four. Cole made his television debut on the NBC reality program, "America's Most Talented Kid," in which he competed against other gifted children for the coveted title. Marcus recently dropped by BMI's LA office where he put the beat into songs such as "Crazy Train," and…
From News, posted 6.24.03
Shemekia Copeland Leads Handy Award Winners With Three
BMI blues artist Shemekia Copeland collected three trophies at the 24th Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards, presented by the Blues Foundation at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee (5/23). Copeland was named Contemporary Female Artist of the Year and her Talking To Strangers was voted both Blues Album of the Year and Contemporary Blues Album of the Year. BMI winners took home…
From News, posted 5.22.03
BMI Tops List of Handy Awards Noms
BMI's top blues artists and composers lead the list of stars nominated for the 24th Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards presented by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee. The Handy Awards, co-sponsored by BMI, will be presented on Thursday, May 22, 2003 at the Orpheum Theatre adjacent to world-famous Beale Street, "the Home of the Blues," where W.C. Handy wrote…
From News, posted 5.19.03
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. …
From News, posted 8.15.02
James L. Venable
Things are sounding grim for the Powerpuff Girls on the Paramount lot's Soundstage M: Horns blare deep, ominous tones, accented by fretful notes from a worried string section. In the studio, James L. Venable monitors the recording of The Powerpuff Girls Movie score, asking the conductor to lead the 50-piece orchestra through a tricky passage that sounds, in his estimation, "a bit train-wrecky." (For…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.30.02
BMI ICON Awards Honor Three of Rock & Roll’s Founding Fathers
"Monumental" is an apt description of the 50th Annual BMI Pop Awards, held May 14, 2002 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The gala ceremony not only marked the golden anniversary of the Pop Awards, but also witnessed the inaugural presentation of the BMI ICON Awards. Instituted to recognize the "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers" of its recipients, the first…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.30.02
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