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Jacksons To Be Honored as BMI Icons

The Jacksons will be named BMI Icons at the organization’s eighth annual Urban Awards ceremony, to be held Thursday, September 4, in Los Angeles. Staged at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills, the event will also salute the world’s premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers by touting the most-performed urban songs of the past year in the BMI repertoire. BMI President & CEO Del…
Daryl Hall and John Oates named BMI Icons at 56th Annual Pop Awards
'Lips of an Angel' Earns Song of the Year, Polow Da Don Takes Home Songwriter of the Year & EMI-Blackwood Secures Publisher of the Year Honors View List of Award Winning Songs BMI held its 56th Annual Pop Awards tonight, May 20, honoring Daryl Hall and John Oates as BMI Icons. Famed songwriter and producer Polow Da Don earned the…
Daryl Hall & John Oates to be Named BMI Icons at 56th Annual Pop Awards May 20 in Los Angeles
BMI will salute duo Daryl Hall & John Oates as BMI Icons at its 56th annual Pop Awards, slated for Tuesday, May 20 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, Barbara Cane, the invitation-only event will also honor the…
Peter Gabriel To Be Honored as Icon at London Awards

Peter Gabriel will be honored as an Icon at BMI’s annual London Awards, set for Oct. 16 in the London’s Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane. The black-tie, invitation-only gala will recognize the U.K. and European songwriters and publishers of the past year’s most-played BMI songs on American radio and television. The Icon designation is given to BMI songwriters who have had “a unique and indelible influence on generations…
Willie Nelson To Be Honored as Icon at 55th Annual BMI Country Awards

American legend Willie Nelson will be honored as an Icon at BMI’s 55th annual Country Awards, the oldest awards saluting country’s top music makers. The black-tie, invitation-only gala will recognize the past year’s most-performed BMI country songs and is set for Nov. 6 at the company’s Music Row offices. The Icon designation is given to BMI songwriters and artists who have had “a unique and indelible influence…
BMI Honors The Bee Gees as Icons at 55th Annual Pop Awards

Kara DioGuardi, Sean Garrett Share Songwriter of The Year Honors; “Because of You” Named Song of The Year; Warner/Chappell Music Takes Publisher of The Year Accolades BMI staged its 55th Annual Pop Awards on May 15, honoring the Bee Gees as Pop Icons; Kara DioGuardi and Sean Garrett as Songwriters of the Year; “Because of You” as Song of the Year;…
Bee Gees To Be Named BMI Icons at 55th Annual Pop Awards

BMI will recognize the Bee Gees as BMI Icons at its 55th annual Pop Awards, to be held Tuesday, May 15 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, Barbara Cane, the invitation-only event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s top songs.…
BMI Salutes Top Urban Music Makers at Star-Studded Gala in NYC
BMI saluted the premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 6th Annual Urban Awards held Aug. 30 in New York City. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Atlanta Writer/Publisher VP Catherine Brewton, the red carpet was hopping at the star-studded ceremony, which took place at the famed Roseland Ballroom.
James Blunt Leads BMI’s ‘Beautiful’ Night at Ivors
BMI singer/songwriter James Blunt leads the list of winners for the 51st Annual Ivor Novello Awards, held May 25 at the Grosvenor House in London. Presented by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in association with the Performing Right Society (PRS), the Ivors honor British songwriters and composers and their contributions to the music industry.
BMI Honors Top European Writers, Publishers at 2005 London Awards; Steve Winwood Named a BMI Icon
BMI saluted the top European songwriters and publishers in the pop, urban, country, dance, Latin, college, Christian and film/tv music genres at its 2005 London Awards held November 29. The gala dinner and awards ceremony, which honors the most performed songs on U.S. radio and television written by members of its foreign sister societies, was hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Senior Vice…
BMI’s Norah Jones Dominates The 45th Annual Grammy Awards
Come Away With Me, the debut album and single by 23-year old Norah Jones, was the big winner in February 23’s Grammy Awards Presentations at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Jones’s sultry vocals and piano styling led her first CD to grab the coveted Recording Academy Gramophones in the top categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year, best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.…
BMI Mourns Loss of Bee Gee Maurice Gibb
BMI songwriter Maurice Gibb, harmony-singing member of the Bee Gees, died early Sunday (1/12) from cardiac arrest before emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami. He was 53. Maurice Gibb is seen here at the 2002 BMI Latin Awards receiving a certificate from…
BMI Honors Top Latin Songwriters, Publishers at 9th Annual Awards Ceremony
En Espanol BMI presented its 9th Annual Latin Awards on May 8 with top honors going to songwriter/producer Estefano, “Enséñame A Olvidarte,” and publisher Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC. The black-tie ceremony, hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston and Assistant Vice President of Latin Music Diane J. Almodovar, honored the top writers and publishers of the most performed Latin songs on U.S.…
The Bee Gees Return to Their Roots

The Bee Gees' current release, This Is Where I Came In, finds the durable sibling trio returning to their roots, re-embracing the organic, harmony-driven approach that originally propelled them to chart success in the 1960s, a decade before the disco-era superstardom that accompanied the group's work on the Saturday Night Fever film soundtrack. The English-born, Australian-raised trio of Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb…
BMI Leads 2001 Class of Rock Hall Inductees
Congratulations to the following BMI artists, songwriters and publishers who have just been inducted into to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Solomon Burke, The Flamingos, Michael Jackson, Queen (PRS), Paul Simon, Ritchie Valens, James Burton ( Sidemen category) and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell (Non-Performer category). Other inductees included Aerosmith, Steely Dan and sideman Johnnie Johnson.
Producer Arif Mardin Named Nordoff-Robbins Man of the Year
Veteran producer and BMI songwriter Arif Mardin has been named Man of the Year by the Nordoff-Robbins Music Foundation, a charitable organization that provides music therapy for a broad range of people, including disabled and autistic children, individuals under psychiatric care, self-referred adults seeking a creative approach to emotional difficulties or personal development, and individuals with medical problems and…
BMI Honors Bee Gees, Beatles, Bond at Annual Awards Ceremony in London
David Arnold, Lulu, Don Black, Barbara Broccoli, Michael Wilson, and BMI's Frances Preston Sting, The Bee Gees and Queen were among the songwriters honored tonight by BMI, the US performing rights organization. The awards are given annually to the BMI songs from the
For Arif Mardin, The Song Remains the Same

Respect, to quote Aretha Franklin, one of the many superstars whose music has been graced by Arif Mardin's presence, is the legendary producer's main criteria in selecting a project. "I don't work with an artist if I don't respect the artist," he says. "Respect for the artist's genius is vital to me in making excellent music. I love good music that is honest,…
