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Industry Great Arif Mardin Dies at 74
Internationally renowned producer/arranger and BMI songwriter Arif Mardin passed away June 25 from pancreatic cancer. He was 74. In a career that lasted more than four decades, Mardin collected numerous awards, including 12 Grammys, and his many recordings earned him more than 40 gold and platinum albums. Honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) with a Trustee Award for Lifetime…
From News, posted 6.26.06
BMI Writers Take Home Majority of This Year’s Grammys
Some of BMI's biggest songwriters and artists were among the top winners at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mariah Carey Alison Krauss Adding…
From News, posted 2.08.06
January Line-Up Announced for BMI Rockwood ‘Songwriter in Residence’ Series
BMI New York has announced the line-up for its January "Songwriter in Residence" series at Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street between E. Houston and Stanton). All shows start at 9pm and admission is free and open to the public.
From News, posted 1.03.06
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
Pat McLaughlin
Pat McLaughlin is well known around Nashville, and in the nationwide musicians’ circle, as one soulful dude. And a humble one, too, because he downplays that endemic respect by saying that practically anybody who tries to do their own thing and is successful at it, gets tagged by others as having soul. Maybe he’s right to a certain degree; but anyone who knows McLaughlin’s music will tell you that there…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.11.05
Songwriters Hall of Fame to Induct Cropper, Hayes, Porter and Sherman Bros.
BMI songwriters Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes, David Porter, and Richard and Robert Sherman are among those who will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. The organization, which is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create popular music around the world, will host its 36th annual induction and awards dinner Thursday, June 9, at…
From News, posted 2.28.05
Marshall Chapman
Songwriters are by nature storytellers, and Marshall Chapman does indeed have some tales to tell. With eight albums to her credit and hundreds of songs written and recorded (including the BMI Country Award-winning Million-Air, "Betty's Bein' Bad"), Chapman's name is well known in music circles. But it's her life that's chronicled in "Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller," and the adventures…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.13.04
BMI Songwriting Stars Lead NSAI Awards Slate
BMI Award-winners Paul Overstreet and John Prine are the newest additions to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Overstreet and Prine, along with Hal Blair and Rodney Crowell, were inducted November 2 during annual ceremonies hosted by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel in Nashville.
From News, posted 11.09.03
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees Unveiled
The Nashville Songwriters Foundation (NSF) has announced this year's nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Winners will be revealed at the annual dinner and induction ceremony on Sunday, November 2. In the two categories of Songwriter and Songwriter/Artist, BMI affiliates accounted for 12 of the 15 nominations.
From News, posted 10.08.03
Americana Awards Honor Kristofferson, Douglas, Prine and Phillips
BMI affiliates Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Douglas, John Prine and the late Sam Phillips of Sun Studios were saluted at the recent Americana Music Association Awards in Nashville. Pictured backstage Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville are BMI Award-winning songwriter Dennis Morgan,…
From News, posted 10.08.03
Renowned Songwriter Felice Bryant Dies At 77
Nashville - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 -- Felice Bryant, who wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of Rock & Roll and Country music with her husband Boudleaux Bryant, died this morning at her home in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She was 77 years of age and had been diagnosed with cancer. It has been estimated that the 800 recorded titles written by…
From News, posted 4.21.03
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…
From News, posted 1.31.01
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,…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.30.00
John Prine
As he approaches his 30th year as a recording artist, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter John Prine looms as the master of his own destiny. A perennial favorite among critics and musicians, Prine has cultivated a devoted following with his rootsy melodies, Dylanesque vocals and barbwire wit. And though his songs have been covered by Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, The Everly Bros. and Bette Midler, among others, Prine’s biggest achievement…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.31.99
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