Recent Sarah McLachlan Updates
Cat Stevens: A Legacy of Lasting Favorites

The artist best known as Cat Stevens is a man of many names — born Steven Georgiou and now named Yusuf Islam — as well as a number of musical incarnations and at least a small measure of controversy. But his songs transcend all of that, as lasting favorites that continue to resonate in his own recordings and numerous cover versions. His songwriting legacy includes such…
Sarah McLachlan: Creativity and Consistency

In a music world increasingly defined by what-have-you-done-for-me-latelys -- performers who hit with a single and then vanish, seemingly overnight -- the career of Sarah McLachlan stands out both for its creativity and its consistency. Few acts, after all, could risk a span of six years between studio albums and expect accolades upon their return … yet that’s just what McLachlan has accomplished with Afterglow (Arista), which…
Neptunes, Evanescence Top List of BMI Grammy Nominees
BMI songwriter/artists are once again at the top of the nominees list for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, announced December 4 at a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pharrell Williams of red hot production duo, The Neptunes, leads the BMI pack with six nods including three individual and three with partner Chad Hugo, who himself earned…
Stevie Nicks: Music That’s Always Deep, Always Real

Hers is the voice that launched a million record shipments. Indeed, before Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, the group was a road-weary blues band with a surplus of critical acclaim and an undeserved lack of commercial success. But with Nicks' recruitment, the tide dramatically shifted for the stalwart quintet. Nicks was a bona fide goldmine: a superb songwriter with bewitching good looks and the…
A Million Remembrances
BMI writer Seamus Egan was presented a platinum disc for one million plus sales in recognition of his song "I Will Remember You," from Sarah McLachlan. Egan co-wrote the hit single with with McLachlan and David Merenda. Pictured (left to right) are BMI's Alison Smith, Mary Jo Mennella, Seamus Egan, and BMI's Phil Graham.
BMI Artists Top Grammy Nominations List
BMI songwriters and artists were among some of the biggest names nominated for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, it was announced today by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). BMI songwriter Carlos Santana, whose comeback album Supernatural is the music industry�s much talked about success story, received an impressive 10 nominations including the coveted Record of the Year and Album of the Year categories.…
BMI Tops the Charts at Billboard Awards
BMI songwriters and artists were among the top winners at last night's star-studded 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Britney Spears heads the list with four awards including Female Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Female Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year and Female Albums Artist of the Year. Other big winners included the Dixie Chicks, who took home…
Life’s A Ball for Sarah McLachlan

"I'm just addicted to mirror balls," Sarah McLachlan says, explaining the title of her new live album, Mirrorball. "There is something about singing under a mirror ball when it's going and the lights are down and that thing's moving on its axis . . ." The 14-song Mirrorball - recorded over 35 shows on McLachlan's 1998…
