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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
Mariah Carey Issues an ‘Emancipation’ Proclamation
Cause it’s my night No stress no fights I’m leavin’ it all behind No tears no time to cry Just making the most of life -”It’s Like That” With The Emancipation of Mimi , Mariah Carey repudiates the rumor mills, negates the naysayers and opens up Her voice and soul to blaze a sensational return to the pinnacle of the charts. Co-writing all 14 tracks,…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.21.05
Ric Kipp
Nashville songwriter Ric Kipp has been named the winner of the AOL Music-sponsored Michael Jackson’s "Dream" Songwriting Contest. The contest was administered through Tonos Entertainment, the global musician's online network founded by legendary BMI songwriters Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds. Kipp’s lyrical submission allowed him the opportunity to work…
From News, posted 8.29.02
Tonos Gets Label Support
Tonos, the online musician/songwriter network, has inked guaranteed development deals with six record labels: Atlantic, Columbia, J Records, DreamWorks, Jive and Interscope Geffen A&M. Each will sign two Tonos members in the next 12 months. Founded by industry veterans and longtime BMI songwriters Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Tonos offers this service only…
From News, posted 7.29.02
BMI Salutes Rock ‘N Roll Past and Present at 50th Annual Pop Awards
BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs during the 50th Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Rob Thomas’s song “If You’re Gone,” songwriter Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down and Universal Music Publishing. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara Cane, Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, handed out BMI Citations of Achievement to…
From News, posted 5.13.02
Tonos and AOL Announce Exclusive Michael Jackson Songwriting Contest
America Online and Tonos Entertainment have announced a "Michael Jackson Songwriting Contest" available exclusively to AOL members. The contest is part of a wide-ranging strategic marketing agreement announced recently to benefit AOL members who are trying to gain exposure for their music. …
From News, posted 5.09.02
BMI to Honor Rock ‘n Roll Icons at 50th Annual Pop Awards
BMI will celebrate its 50th annual Pop Awards on May 14 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. In honor of the milestone anniversary, rock & roll pioneers Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Little Richard will be presented with BMI ICON Awards in recognition of their many contributions to contemporary music. This is the first time the ICON…
From News, posted 4.16.02
BMI and Tonos Entertainment Announce Marketing Alliance
BMI and Tonos Entertainment, the online musician/songwriter network, have announced a partnership to discover and promote new talent in the music industry. Tonos.com, which has in excess of 200,000 registered users, will permit BMI’s more than 220,000 songwriters and composers to enjoy substantial discounts on Tonos membership packages, allowing access to an exclusive suite of professional tools and promotional opportunities in the record business as well as…
From News, posted 12.04.01
David Foster Does It All
It's safe to say that, in the music business at least, David Foster has done it all. The BMI producer/songwriter has been nominated for an impressive 42 Grammy Awards, taking home an astounding 14 trophies (including three for Producer of the Year). He also won a Golden Globe Award in 1999 for co-writing (with Carole Bayer Sager) and producing the hit song "The Prayer" from the animated…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.30.01
Pharrell Williams Follows His Spirit
A nerd, as anyone who's watched a rerun of Happy Days will tell you, is the epitome of uncool. However, nothing could be further from the truth with N.E.R.D., a new group that combines the best elements of hip-hop with classic rock (with a healthy dollop of funk and blues thrown in for good measure) and has produced one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year. As…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.27.01
Mike City
With an impressive list of clients that includes Babyface, Gerald Levert, Brandy and Dave Hollister, writer/producer Mike City was poised to make a major career move. City, who produced a pair of certified gold tracks for Dave Hollister ("One Woman Man and "Keep On Lovin' Me"), sealed the deal when he signed with a…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.11.01
At BMI, Black Music Month Is Celebrated All Year Long
At BMI, Black Music Month Is Celebrated All Year Long By Rob Patterson From the dawning days of rhythm & blues through today's multifaceted urban music scene, BMI has been at the forefront of music from the African American tradition, styles and community. A continuity of teamwork between BMI and Black music-makers extends from Aretha Franklin to…
From News, posted 6.12.01
Talent, Timing Put Babyface on Top
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has fashioned one of the most successful writing and producing careers in the history of pop music. His ability to tailor material and arrangements to a wide roster of clients, including Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men is due, in part, to Babyface's ability to handle production on his own work. Gifted with an evocative voice,…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.30.01
Keith Urban
He’s been accused of being a romantic. ("There are worse things," he replies.) He’s an introspective man and songwriter. ("The Muse doesn’t like to be pressured.") He’s known from the age of seven that he’d one day make it to Nashville. (He moved here from his native Australia in 1992.) He’s widely acknowledged as one of the hottest pickers in a town full of them, not…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.31.00
NSAI Songwriters Honor Their Own
BMI songwriters Vince Gill, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tom Shapiro and the songwriting team of Marv Green, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo were among the top winners at the Nashville Songwriters Association International's (NSAI) 33rd Annual Songwriter Achievement Awards (6/27), held at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville.
From News, posted 6.28.00
Toni Braxton Takes Charge
Toni Braxton's third album, The Heat, is not only the five-time Grammy-winner's first album in four years, it's also something of a personal milestone. On it, the sexy R&B diva takes a more hands-on role, writing or co-writing eight out of 12 songs and producing or co-producing five tracks. "My vision," she explains, "was to have a lot more say in the writing and production for the…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.00
Kevon Edmonds
Down-to-earth and easygoing, R&B vocalist Kevon Edmonds has usually found himself in the musical background or mid-ground. As a kid growing up in Indianapolis, he was too shy to sing in the church choir. Instead, he sang to himself “for my own satisfaction” until his teenage years, when he started singing with his high school buddies. At Indiana University he gained more confidence studying and performing…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.31.00
BMI Icon Recipients
The honor of BMI Icon is awarded to songwriters to honor their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” Pop Carole King David Foster John Fogerty Gamble and Huff Hall & Oates The Bee Gees
From News, posted 1.01.00
Faith Evans Master of Her Own Destiny
by Bruce Britt Though her career only spans a brief four years, Faith Evans' biography already reads like some urban Dickensian novel. The 26 year-old singer was widowed in 1997 when her husband, rapper Biggie Smalls (aka The Notorious B.I.G.), was slain in a mysterious drive-by shooting. The tragedy left Evans to raise the couple's…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.31.99
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