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Juanes Receives President’s Award at 17th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards

Espinoza Paz Earns Songwriter of the Year Crown; "Te Presumo" Named Song of the Year; Editora Arpa Musical Earns Latin Publisher of the Year en español BMI held its 17th annual Latin Music Awards tonight at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Juanes received the BMI President’s Award; Espinoza Paz claimed his third consecutive Songwriter of the Year title; “Te Presumo” earned Song… more

From News, posted 3.04.10

Submit Applications for Music 101: Building the Beat Workshop by March 16

BMI’s Atlanta office is currently accepting submissions from aspiring producers for the exclusive Music 101: Building the Beat workshop, featuring top producer Zaytoven, whose work includes helming boards for Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy, Plies, and #1 single “Papers,” recorded by Usher. 15 applicants will be selected not only to attend the workshop, but also to compete with one another for dinner with Zaytoven. Submissions must… more

From News, posted 3.09.10

BMI Sponsors First Annual Country Throwdown Tour

BMI will proudly sponsor the inaugural Country Throwdown Tour, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. The multi-stage, multi-city summer run will launch May 14 in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap June 20 in Mountain View, California. The top-tier lineup includes a slew of BMI favorites: Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Little Big Town, Jack Ingram, Eric Church,… more

From News, posted 3.08.10

Samuel Genao Wins peermusic Latin Scholarship 2010

Porfirio Piña, Director of the BMI Foundation's peermusic Latin Scholarship, has announced that Samuel Genao is the winner of the seventh annual peermusic Latin Scholarship, a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions. Genao, a 22-year-old native of New York City and a student at The City College of New York, received a $5,000 scholarship for his song, “Amor Entre Acordes.”  The award was presented onstage… more

From News, posted 3.08.10

Producers and Artists Confer at BMI Industry Insider Panel

A mix of fans, music executives and bourgeoning singer/songwriters packed New York’s Highline Ballroom March 4 for BMI Presents: Industry Insider – “How I Produced the Record.” The panel featured recording artists and top music producers, the latter of whom discussed their many roles, which include controlling a recording session, overseeing musicians, mixing and mastering. FUSE TV’s Allison Hagendorf moderated the panel, which featured the Grammy-nominated production duo more

From News, posted 3.08.10

‘The Weary Kind’ Garners Oscar Gold

BMI songwriters T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham walked away with the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 82nd annual Academy Awards, held Sunday, March 7 in Los Angeles. “The Weary Kind,” co-written by Burnett and Bingham, is the theme song for the critically acclaimed Crazy Heart, starring fellow BMI songwriters Jeff Bridges and Robert Duvall, as well… more

From News, posted 3.08.10

Miriam Cutler’s Reel-Life Music

After more than two decades of working as a film score composer, Los Angeles-based musician Miriam Cutler understands her job perfectly well: “I have really learned,” she says, “that I am just a vessel for the director.” It would be easy for any artist in this situation to view herself simply as a hired gun. In Cutler’s case, the opposite has proven true. As the person responsible… more

From MusicWorld, posted 3.04.10

Homemade Jamz Gets the Blues

Ryan Perry was stoked. Minutes before his scheduled interview with BMI MusicWorld, the 17-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist completed his latest tinkering project—an electric guitar built from a cigar box. “We just put the finishing touches on it five minutes ago,” Perry said. “We plugged into the amp and it works fine. We used a buzzer from an alarm clock for the (transducers).” The guitar assembly project is just the… more

From MusicWorld, posted 3.03.10

Lady Antebellum Leads 2010 BMI ACM Nominations

Lady Antebellum leads the list of 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees, which were announced this week in Nashville. With seven nominations, including Top Vocal Group, Album, Single, and Song of the Year, the breakout trio has solidified their status as major players. Critic favorite Miranda Lambert claimed five nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year, as well as Single and Song nods… more

From News, posted 3.03.10

March Indie Features Spotlight International Favorites

March has become a red-letter month for indie artists: SXSW pops up on international radars, attracting top independent talent from all over the world. In addition to blanketing SXSW with its annual slew of mixers, panels and showcases, BMI is profiling another round of indie music’s finest on www.bmi.com/indie: boxViolet, Hey Marseilles, Aslyn, The Kicks, more

From News, posted 3.01.10

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