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Sweet Dreams: Roy Orbison and the Birth of the Pop Masterpiece

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BMI legend Roy Orbison - rock & roll's greatest singer, a crooning rockabilly Caruso who brought opera's high drama to the malt shop jukebox, broke the hearts of bobbysoxers, and pioneered the three-minute pop masterpiece - started out in a dust-covered oven called Wink. He was a West Texas sensation by the time he was 17, playing to crowds as big as 10,000 in 100 degree heat…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.24.09

Big & Rich ‘Lost in this Moment’ of First No. 1

Music Row came out in full force to congratulate the singing, songwriting super-duo Big & Rich on Wednesday on their very first, multiple week, number one single, "Lost In This Moment," penned by John Rich, Keith Anderson, and Rodney Clawson. Big & Rich were blown away by all the support and acknowledged how they could not have gotten to this place…


From News, posted 8.07.07

BMI Pop Awards Honor Crosby, Stills & Nash as Icons at 54th Annual Ceremony

Rockers Maroon 5 Share Songwriter of the Year Crown with Rapper Lil Jon and See 'She Will Be Loved' Named Song of the Year; EMI Music Repeats Publisher Win BMI staged its 54th Annual Pop Awards on May 16, with top honors given to BMI Icons Crosby, Stills & Nash; Jesse Carmichael, Ryan Dusick, Adam Levine and Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 and Lil Jon as Songwriters of the…


From News, posted 5.16.06

Newcomer Melissa Jimenez Stops by BMI

BMI songwriter/artist Melissa Jimenez stopped by the New York office to say hello and play some of her latest songs for BMI executives. The urban pop singer is currently in the studio with six-man production team Full Force (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, James Brown, Backstreet Boys) and other top producers and writers, working on her debut album set for release…


From News, posted 7.24.05

Music Row Helps Narmore, Morgan Celebrate First #1

Music Row turned out in full force at BMI Nashville to help Broken Bow Records' artist Craig Morgan and BMI Award-winning songwriter Mark Narmore celebrate their first #1 single, "That's What I Love About Sunday." The song, which Narmore co-wrote with Adam Dorsey, spent five weeks at the top of the charts and is the leadoff track on Morgan's second Broken Bow album,


From News, posted 5.04.05

BMI and Guitar Center to Present ‘Career Connection’ Seminar on July 28

Exclusive Webcast on Songwriter101.com to Feature Atlantic CEO Jason Flom and EMI EVP Evan Lamberg BMI will present the first in a series of educational seminars on Wednesday, July 28 from Guitar Center's Manhattan store (25 W. 14th St.). This unique event entitled "Career Connection," starts at 7:00pm and is free and open to the public. Speakers include two of the music industry's most successful executives, Atlantic…


From News, posted 7.19.04

Circle of Success!

BMI's launch of its "Circle of Songs" showcase in LA proved a huge success thanks to the tremendous talents of Neal Kassanoff, Lenna, Duane Neillson and Reeva Hunter. After an introduction by singer/songwriter Jimmy Muffin, each performed their songs from the heart with sheer enthusiasm and a flair for imagery. Although their humorous banter kept the audience laughing between songs, it could not steal the spotlight from…


From News, posted 3.30.00

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