Recent Death Cab For Cutie Updates
Death Cab for Cutie

On album number five, Plans, rising modern rock band Death Cab for Cutie has definitely arrived. It’s their first release on a major, Atlantic Records, after selling nearly half-a-million copies of their 2003 album, Transatlanticism, on the Seattle-based independent Barsuk label. And it comes on the heels of their high-profile participation in 2004’s Vote For Change tour, where they shared the stage with superstars like R.E.M., Pearl…
Death Cab for Cutie

On album number five, Plans, rising modern rock band Death Cab For Cutie has definitely arrived. It’s their first release on a major, Atlantic Records, after selling nearly half-a-million copies of their 2003 album, Transatlanticism, on the Seattle-based independent Barsuk label. And it comes on the heels of their high-profile participation in 2004’s Vote For Change tour, where they shared the stage with superstars like R.E.M., Pearl…
It’s Eight Grammy Nods for Mariah, Kanye and Legend
BMI superstars Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend led the list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards with eight nods each when contenders were announced at a star-studded press conference held December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Their three-way tie pushed the total number of BMI-nominated songwriters and artists to an astounding 70% in the general fields.
Smoosh Act Their Age

Music is nothing if it’s not conceived for the joy of it. “My favorite thing is how when I play out places, it makes me feel all happy. I like to watch my friends watching me,” confesses Chloe, one half of Seattle’s Smoosh. The preternaturally gifted duo spearheads a growing movement of young female independent bands with an ingenuous, instinctual wisdom that comes as naturally as their multifaceted, genre-tickling songwriting.…
BMI Spotlights Music at 2005 Sundance Film Festival
BMI will be hosting its annual Songwriters Snowball and Composer/Director roundtable at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, being held this year in Park City, UT from January 20-30. BMI has been an ongoing sponsor of the Festival, as well as the Sundance Composers Lab held annually at Sundance in July and August.
