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BMI Rocks American Music Awards
BMI songwriter/artists dominated the 35th American Music Awards, held November 18 in Los Angeles, taking home 67 percent of awards across a wide variety of musical genres, from rock and rap to country, Latin and gospel. American Idol alum and multi-platinum recording artist Daughtry led the way, winning three awards, including Favorite Album (Rock or Pop) for Daughtry, Favorite Artist (Adult Contemporary), and Favorite Breakthrough Artist. The…
From News, posted 11.21.07
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;…
From News, posted 5.15.07
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.…
From News, posted 3.27.07
Billboard Awards Honor BMI Chart-Toppers
American Idol alumna Carrie Underwood and Atlanta rapper T.I. earned a whopping five awards each, leading the list of BMI chart-toppers who collected trophies at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, held Dec. 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. T.I.'s handful of awards included a sweep of the rap genre with his album King and the Videoclips Artist of the Year win. Underwood…
From News, posted 12.06.06
Black Eyed Peas Lead AMA Winners
Hip-hop quartet the Black Eyed Peas led the list of BMI winners at the American Music Awards held last night (11/21) at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. The band accepted a total of three statuettes, two for Favorite Group in both the rap/hip-hop and soul/rhythm and blues categories, as well as the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album award for their multi-platinum release Monkey Business.
From News, posted 11.21.06
Shinedown
Pounding out over 200 concerts a year is probably one of the quickest ways for a group to either make it or break it: You’re either demonstrating some pretty solid chops as a band to be reckoned with, or you’re exposing yourselves as never-will-be’s. For the four members of melodic hard-rock band Shinedown, life on the road has definitely landed them in the former category. Indeed, after…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.15.06
BMI Again Posts Record Revenues; $779 Million Is Highest In Industry
BMI this week posted revenues (excluding Landmark Digital Services, LLC) of more than $779 million for its fiscal year 2005-2006, which ended June 30. The figure represents an increase of 7 percent over the previous year, it was announced by Del Bryant, President & CEO of BMI. The revenues resulted in royalties for distribution to BMI-affiliated songwriters, composers and publishers of $676 million, an increase of 8.2…
From News, posted 8.27.06
Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger Receives BMI Pop Award
BMI executives from the Los Angeles office visited Nickelback lead singer/songwriter in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, to present him with a 2006 BMI Pop Award for the band's hit, "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good." Congratulating Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger (2nd left) are BMI's Barbara Cane, Tracie Verlinde…
From News, posted 7.06.06
Nickelback: Making Music ‘For All the Right Reasons’
"I really want to make music for the right reasons," says Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. "The most important reason is to make music because you love it. And I think that's why we spend so much time on it." Nickelback's devotion to their craft inspired the title of the band's hard-hitting new album, For All the Right Reasons. Fueled by Kroeger's raspy vocals and melodic songs, the…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.12.06
CSN to Join Elite List of BMI Icons at 54th Annual Pop Awards May 16
Legendary singing trio Crosby, Stills & Nash will be honored as BMI Icons at the performing right organization's 54th Annual Pop Awards set for Tuesday, May 16 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The invitation-only, black-tie dinner and ceremony, which will also honor the songwriters and publishers of the past year's most performed pop songs, will feature a special musical tribute to CSN.
From News, posted 3.27.06
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.
From News, posted 12.11.05
3 Doors Down, Lil Jon, EMI Top BMI Pop Awards; Paul Simon Honored as Icon
BMI announced its 53rd Annual BMI Pop Awards on May 17, with top honors given to 3 Doors Down's "Here Without You" as Song of the Year, Lil Jon as Songwriter of the Year, and EMI Music Publishing as Publisher of the Year. Pop Awards Photo Slideshow Paul Simon's BMI Awards…
From News, posted 5.17.05
Music Industry Celebrates Canadian Talent at SOCAN Awards
The who's who of Canada's music industry came together to recognize some of Canada's most talented songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers at the 15th annual SOCAN Awards, held November 15 at the Carlu in Toronto. SOCAN CEO André LeBel presents BMI President Emeritus Frances Preston with the…
From News, posted 11.22.04
Rapper Kanyé West Leads AMA Nominees List
Rapper/producer Kanyé West leads the list of BMI nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, which were revealed on September 14. West, who was named a Top Ten producer at the recent BMI Urban Awards, earned three AMA nominations, including two in the rap/hip-hop category for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album (The College Dropout), and one for the cross-genre award as Favorite New Artist.…
From News, posted 9.14.04
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…
From News, posted 12.04.03
BMI Salutes Top Names in Music at 51st Annual Pop Awards
Legendary Songwriting Trio Holland-Dozier-Holland Honored as ICONS BMI saluted the past year's 50 most performed songs during the 51st Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" as Song of the Year, Irv Gotti as Songwriter of the Year and EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. as Publisher of the Year. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara…
From News, posted 5.13.03
Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Norah Jones Top Grammy Nominees List
BMI songwriter/artists Sheryl Crow, Eminem and Norah Jones lead the list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards with five nods each. Nominees were announced today (1/7) at a press conference at New York's Madison Square Garden. The 45th Grammy Awards will be held on February 23 at the Garden, and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-11:30 (ET/PT).
From News, posted 1.06.03
BMI Tops the Charts at Billboard Awards
BMI songwriters and artists were among the top winners at the recent star-studded Billboard Music Awards held December 9 in Las Vegas. BMI rockers Creed and Nickelback (SOCAN) led the list of winners with four awards each. Creed's four wins including being named Group/Duo Albums Artist of the Year and Nickelback's smash hit "How You Remind Me" was named…
From News, posted 12.11.02
BMI Stars Top List of AMA Nominees
BMI stars were once again at the top of the list as nominees for the 30th annual American Music Awards were announced recently in Beverly Hills (11/20). Superstar rapper Eminem led the list of BMI nominated artists with four nods, including Favorite Male Artist in both the Pop/Rock and Hip Hop/R&B categories. Earning two nominations each were rockers
From News, posted 11.21.02
Theory of a Deadman
Black metal, death metal, thrash metal, speed metal . . . whatever you want to call it, the band Theory of a Deadman immediately conjures up images of a group of dour dudes wearing inverted crosses and growling about dancing with Mr. D. The quartet’s affiliation with Roadrunner Records — the past breeding ground for satanic metal gurus such as Deicide and Mercyful…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.13.02
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