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BMI Songwriters Win 62% of 2012 Billboard Music Awards
BMI songwriters scored 62% of the Billboard Music Awards handed out on Sunday, May 20 in Las Vegas. BMI’s commanding majority spanned pop, dance, hip-hop, country and contemporary Christian music wins, reflecting the diversity and unparalleled popularity of the BMI repertoire. With 12 trophies, Adele led the BMI surge, while Lil Wayne followed with four awards.
From News, posted 5.21.12
BMI Presents Music 101: Feedback Listening Session
BMI is proud to present Music 101: Feedback, an exclusive listening session that provides up-and-coming r&b and hip-hop songwriters and producers the opportunity to play their songs for a panel of industry leaders. Panelists include producer Damon Thomas (Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Brandy); Atlantic Records VP of A&R Darrale Jones (Lupe Fiasco, Usher, Missy Elliot); Alpine Music Group President Eric Nicks (August Rigo, Kelly Sheehan, Jerren Howard); producer Mac Robinson (Miguel,…
From News, posted 5.02.12
Rising Superstars Shine at BMI’s “Live From Loews” Showcase
Atlanta’s music community gathered for an evening of smooth sounds by bourgeoning pop and r&b talents at BMI Presents: Live From Loews the “Know Them Now” edition, held Thursday, April 26 in Atlanta. Four auspicious acts, Kalenna, India Shawn, Tiffany Bleu, and Shay Mooney, wowed a standing-room-only crowd at the Loews Atlanta Hotel. Singer/actress Brandy and multi-talented T-Pain mingled at the must-attend…
From News, posted 4.27.12
10 Questions: Kris Bowers
He was still 22 when he won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition last fall. And while his performance garnered fans in the panel of judges, all illustrious jazz pianists, as well as the also-attending Aretha Franklin, it was hardly the first time the pianism of Kris Bowers turned heads. From gigging around New York to his…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.28.12
BMI Indie Profiles: March
BMI’s March indie picks include innovative and inspirational hip-hop, along with a reflective singer/songwriter currently turning heads: The Vibrant Sound, Roc$teady and Angelo De Augustine. bmi.com/indie
From News, posted 3.19.12
10 Questions: Vonnegutt’s Kyle Lucas
When Vonnegutt guitarist Neil Garrard slipped his band’s raw demo to a classmate who just happened to be the brother of Big Boi (of Outkast fame), everything changed—but not overnight, frontman Kyle Lucas is quick to point out. Now 26, Lucas was 22 when he and Garrard signed their Marietta, Georgia, band to Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon Records. Big Boi was taken…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.12.12
Grammy Winners & Nominees Share Songwriting Secrets at BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’
BMI presented “How I Wrote That Song”, its annual pre-Grammy event, today at The Key Club in West Hollywood. The panel featured RZA, the Grammy-winning founder of the Wu-Tang Clan; Joel and Benji Madden, co-founders of Good Charlotte; Rev Run, the Grammy-winning hip-hop icon; DJ Khaled, a multiple Grammy-nominee/producer/artist; and RedOne, a Grammy-winning songwriter/producer. The…
From News, posted 2.13.12
BMI Songwriter/Artists Win 68% of Grammys; Adele Takes Home Six
The 54th annual Grammy Awards belonged to BMI songwriters, who earned almost 70% of the year's 78 trophies – resounding proof of the strength of the BMI repertoire. Adele took home Grammy gold in every category in which she was nominated. She won six trophies in all, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. Adele is a member of British performing right society PRS for…
From News, posted 2.13.12
Save the Date: Grammy Edition of BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” Slated for Feb. 11 in L.A.
Grammy-winning hip-hop icon Rev Run; RZA, the Grammy-winning founder of Wu-Tang Clan; Good Charlotte co-founders Joel and Benji Madden; multiple Grammy nominee/producer/artist and official voice of South Florida DJ Khaled; and Grammy-winning songwriter/producer RedOne are confirmed panelists for BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” 2012, slated for Saturday, February 11, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Key Club (9039 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069).…
From News, posted 1.26.12
MusicWorld: Skylar Grey, Anthony Hamilton, Sundance & More
Check out the new BMI MusicWorld digital issue, featuring… Anthony Hamilton: “This new album came in sections. I was in a space where I wanted to change it up a bit. I was in a moving mood; I wanted to feel like it was traveling.” Skylar Grey: “I don’t go out and specifically take a song and say, ‘I wanna do something like this’—because…
From News, posted 1.18.12
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