BMI Hosts Pre-GRAMMY Celebration for its 2024 Nominees

BMI gathered some of the industry’s biggest talents to its Los Angeles office for a private event to celebrate its 2024 GRAMMY-nominated affiliates on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The event saw BMI songwriters, composers, producers, and other music creators nominated across multiple categories, including Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and several others, come together to toast these great achievements.

Celebrated BMI songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, accompanied by Matt Sweeney on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, performed a special rendition of their Best Song Written for Visual Media hit “I’m Just Ken [From Barbie: The Album] to a packed room. In addition to its GRAMMY nod, the song, performed by actor Ryan Gosling in the film, has received additional nominations from the Golden Globe Awards, Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards, the Academy Awards and several others. In January, “I’m Just Ken” won Best Song at the 29th Critics’ Choice Awards.

Other attendees included Edgar Barrera, Al Yankovic, BMI Icon Ana Barbara, Jean and Marcus Baylor of The Baylor Project, Lupita Infante, Rob Bisel, Juan Winans and more. The evening was capped off with a speech by BMI’s EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, Mike Steinberg, congratulation BMI’s roster of incomparable creators and wishing them the best of luck at Sunday’s GRAMMY ceremony.