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BMI Honors George Clinton, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Many More at Urban Awards in New York
BMI saluted the world’s premier R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers Thursday, September 10 at its annual Urban Awards. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta, hosted the ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. View the BMI Award-Winning Song List View…
From News, posted 9.10.09
Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies at 79
Venerable rock 'n' roll music architect Bo Diddley died Monday. He was 79 years-old. Born Otha Ellas Bates on December 30, 1928, in McComb, Mississippi, to a 15 or 16 year-old mother, Mr. Diddley was raised by a cousin, Gussie McDaniel. While still a young child, he and his family moved to Chicago, and he officially adopted the surname McDaniel. In…
From News, posted 6.02.08
Rocco DeLuca
If you’re the type of singer/songwriter to name your debut album I Trust You to Kill Me (Ironworks), chances are you’re not going to be shy in interviews — and so it is with Rocco DeLuca, a 30-year-old modern blues act who’s more Robert Johnson than Robert Cray. “The music I was raised on had heat. Energy. That feeling of aggression,” he declares. “The music of today…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.31.07
Hitmakers Babyface and L.A. Reid To Be Honored as BMI Icons at 6th Annual Urban Awards
Prolific songwriting and production team Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid will be honored as BMI Icons at the performing right organization's 6th Annual Urban Awards. The invitation-only gala, which will also recognize the past year's most performed BMI urban songs, is set for Aug. 30 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, coinciding with the MTV Video Music Awards being held…
From News, posted 6.14.06
Charlie Daniels to Be Honored as BMI Icon at Country Awards Oct. 18
BMI today announced that country music legend Charlie Daniels will be honored as a BMI Icon at the performing rights organization's 53rd annual Country Awards. The gala ceremony and dinner, which salutes the most performed country songs of the past year, will be held October 18 at BMI's Music Row offices. Daniels, whose hits include the Grammy Award-winning Southern rock classic "The…
From News, posted 9.07.05
Gap Band To Receive Icon Honors at BMI Urban Awards
BMI has announced that the members of legendary soul/funk group the Gap Band will be honored as BMI Icons at the company's 5th annual Urban Awards. The gala ceremony and dinner will take place August 26 at Club Tropigala at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami, coinciding with the MTV Video Awards being held on August 28. Fronted…
From News, posted 6.01.05
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
Carlos Santana to Be Honored as BMI Icon at 12th Annual Latin Awards
Dinner and Ceremony to Be Held April 21 in Las Vegas BMI today announced that multiple Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Carlos Santana will be honored as a BMI Icon at the music performing right organization's 12th annual Latin Awards. The dinner and ceremony will be held April 21 at The Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in…
From News, posted 1.23.05
Shania Twain, Toby Keith, Casey Beathard Lead Winners at 2004 BMI Country Awards
Loretta Lynn Honored as BMI ICON BMI saluted the premier country music songwriters, artists and publishers at its 2004 Country Awards, staged last night (11/8) at the BMI offices on Music Row in Nashville. Country Awards Song List Country Awards Event Photos Crystal Gayle;…
From News, posted 11.07.04
Loretta Lynn to be Honored as BMI ICON at 52nd Annual Country Awards Nov. 8
Legendary BMI songwriter and recording artist Loretta Lynn will be honored as a BMI ICON at the performing rights organization's 52nd annual Country Awards. The gala awards and dinner will be held November 8 at BMI Nashville's Music Row offices. Lynn, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, will be saluted for her…
From News, posted 9.29.04
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