Recent Kara DioGuardi Updates
Gamble & Huff to be Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards May 19 in Los Angeles

BMI will honor preeminent production and songwriting team Gamble & Huff as Icons at its 57th annual Pop Awards, slated for Tuesday, May 19 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 songwriters and publishers of the past year’s…
Kara DioGuardi Delivers with Start-to-Finish Finesse

An ambitious practitioner of the old-fashioned art of matching song and artist, Kara DioGuardi wasn't sure if her agent had gotten hold of the right person a few months ago. But the news was indeed good: Already an amazingly successful songwriter who had come up in the record business the hard way, the New York-born DioGuardi learned she was on the short list to become the newest…
Dave Stewart: Dreamer, Innovator & Visionary

Whoever insisted that you can’t do it all, obviously never met Dave Stewart. Best known as one-half of the hit-making duo Eurythmics with singer Annie Lennox, he is a songwriter, guitarist and producer for some of contemporary music’s top acts whose output also includes everything from a musical to film scores. Stewart also has produced and directed films, hosts HBO’s On The Record interview…
Kara DioGuardi To Join ‘American Idol’ Judges Panel
Grammy-nominated BMI songwriter Kara DioGuardi will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson when the eighth season of American Idol premieres in January, according to the Fox network. DioGuardi, who shared BMI 2007 Pop Songwriter of the Year honors with Sean Garrett, has had her songs recorded by Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and Pink,…
BMI & Los Angeles Times Announce 2nd Annual ‘How I Wrote The Song’ Panel
Marquee Lineup Includes Rodney Jerkins, Chris Daughtry, Mos Def, Ben Moody, Polow Da Don, Anthony Hamilton and Brian Howes BMI will pair with the Los Angeles Times to present the second annual “How I Wrote the Song” panel Saturday, February 9, from 1p.m. until 3p.m., at the Key Club…
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;…
BMI, ‘Los Angeles Times’ Host Sold-Out ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Panel
Some of BMI’s top hitmakers were on hand for the highly anticipated “How I Wrote That Song” panel, co-hosted by BMI and the Los Angeles Times. The sold-out panel discussion, held during Grammy Week at the Key Club in Los Angeles, featured stellar songwriting talents including John Legend (“Ordinary People”), Dallas Austin (TLC’s “Unpretty”), Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump (“Sugar, We’re…
John Legend Joins ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Panel Line-Up

Grammy-winning neo-soul artist John Legend has been added to the “How I Wrote That Song” panel discussion to be presented by BMI and the Los Angeles Times during Grammy Week. The panel, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. at L.A.’s Key Club (9039 Sunset Blvd.), will feature some of BMI’s most successful songwriters discussing their craft. Tickets are $10 and are on…
‘How I Wrote That Song’ Panel to Feature Top BMI Songwriters
Hitmakers Cee-Lo, Dallas Austin, Fall Out Boy‘s Patrick Stump, Sean Garrett, Kara DioGuardi, Butch Walker and Jeffrey Steele Scheduled to Speak at the Key Club Feb. 10 BMI and the Los Angeles Times will present “How I Wrote That Song,” a panel discussion with some of music’s most successful songwriters. The panel will be held Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Key Club (9039 Sunset…
BMI Pop Awards Honor Crosby, Stills & Nash as Icons at 54th Annual Ceremony
Rockers Maroon 5 Share Songwriter of the Year Crown with Rapper Lil Jon and See 'She Will Be Loved' Named Song of the Year; EMI Music Repeats Publisher Win BMI staged its 54th Annual Pop Awards on May 16, with top honors given to BMI Icons Crosby, Stills & Nash; Jesse Carmichael, Ryan Dusick, Adam Levine and Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 and Lil Jon as Songwriters of the…
BMI Sponsors Kaua`i Music Festival
BMI was a proud sponsor of the 1st annual Kaua`i Music Festival, a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting. The Festival, which took place June 1-4 on the island of Kaua`i in Hawaii, gave aspiring songwriters the opportunity to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. The multi-faceted event featured seminar style instruction for small groups of songwriters in…
Kara DioGuardi

By toughing out difficult personal and professional times, songwriter/producer Kara DioGuardi has reached a point in her career where she accepts jobs based on her creative desires rather than financial needs. Her fierce can-do attitude helped. "I'm the type of person if you say I can't do something, I'm going to go all out and get it done," she states. Intense focus and belief in self has…
