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Atlanta’s daRome Bentley Wins Demo Contest
Atlanta-based singer/songwriter/producer daRome Bentley is the winner of BMI's inaugural Demo Contest, co-sponsored with music production company the Demo Center and electronic press kit producer Sonicbids.com. Over 1,000 songwriters and artists entered the highly anticipated competition, which ran from January through early April 2006, with Bentley chosen as the winner by a panel of prominent music…
From News, posted 10.26.06
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.
From News, posted 8.30.06
BMI Offers Backstage Pass to the Rock Star Life with Free Seminar
BMI is your backstage pass to the rock star life, offering a free seminar entitled "The Star In You" on Tuesday, Aug. 29 in New York City. Designed to help songwriters, artists and the general public learn how to live like a rock star, the seminar will be held at 7 p.m. at Sin-E Bar (148-150 Attorney Street, corner of Stanton; F, V subway trains to Second Ave). This unique…
From News, posted 8.08.06
Hitmakers Babyface and L.A. Reid To Be Honored as BMI Icons at 6th Annual Urban Awards
Prolific songwriting and production team Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid will be honored as BMI Icons at the performing right organization's 6th Annual Urban Awards. The invitation-only gala, which will also recognize the past year's most performed BMI urban songs, is set for Aug. 30 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, coinciding with the MTV Video Music Awards being held…
From News, posted 6.14.06
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…
From News, posted 5.16.06
Chris Brown
Chris Brown has a lot in common with most teenagers his age: He enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with his friends and, oh yeah, dropping an album that goes platinum within months of its release. As soon as Brown unleashed his debut single, the electro-r&b jam "Run It" in November 2005, the song became a phenomenon, hitting No. 1 across the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100 and…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.07.06
Songwriter Sean Garrett Poses Triple Threat on the Charts
Congratulations to BMI Award-winning songwriter Sean Garrett, who scored big with the top three songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for the second consecutive week. Garrett is credited with the hit singles "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp, "Check On It" by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug and "Run It!" by Chris Brown in…
From News, posted 1.29.06
BMI Presents Demo Center Contest
Attention all singers and band members: Enter now for your chance to have top industry pros make a radio-ready demo for you! BMI is teaming up with music production company the Demo Center and electronic press kit producer Sonicbids.com for the first annual Demo Competition. The contest is open exclusively to Sonicbids members. Sign up now! The…
From News, posted 1.22.06
Lil Jon, R. Kelly, Kanye West and EMI Take Top Honors at BMI Urban Awards
'Yeah!' Named Most Performed Song; Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band Honored as BMI Icons BMI saluted the premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 2005 BMI Urban Awards, staged August 26 in the Grand Ballroom of the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach. BMI Urban Awards Event Photos Billboard #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs…
From News, posted 8.26.05
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
Avila Brothers
Bobby and IZ Avila, also known as The Avila Brothers, never imagined that their years of hard work behind the scenes of the music industry would get recognition as big as a Grammy nomination. Usher’s Confessions CD, which was nominated for Album of the Year, made this dream come true. "Never, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.05
Kauai Music Fest Adds Hit BMI Songwriters to Staff
The Kauai Music Festival today announced that hit BMI songwriters Vanessa Carlton ("A Thousand Miles"), Sean Garrett ("Yeah!" by Usher) and 2005 Grammy winner Harold Lilly ("You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys) will be joining the instructional staff for this year's event.
From News, posted 3.03.05
BMI Hosts Songwriter101.com Panel at DIY Convention
BMI hosted a Songwriter101.com panel featuring some of BMI's leading pop, urban and country songwriters at the DIY Convention on February 11 in Los Angeles. The panel, moderated by music journalist Dan Kimpel, featured 2005 Grammy-nominated songwriter Sean Garrett ("Yeah!" by Usher); Lauren Christy of production trio The Matrix ("Complicated" "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne; "So…
From News, posted 2.17.05
Ray Charles and ‘Company’ Top List of BMI Grammy Winners
Legendary soul singer Ray Charles, whose posthumously-released album of duets Genius Loves Company earned him five trophies at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, leads the list of BMI winners, announced last night (2/13) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Charles' Album of the Year win marked the first time the top album prize has gone to a deceased artist since John Lennon received…
From News, posted 2.13.05
Rich Harrison
Songwriter/producer Rich Harrison, a Maryland native, is a classically trained pianist and trumpet player who has a special gift for being able to play back just about anything he hears. Propelled by his talent and love of music, he decided to pursue music full time after graduating from Howard University. In 1999, Harrison got his first chance at producing when he co-produced “Beautiful…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.04
Lil’ Jon Serves Up Some ‘Crunk Juice’
BMI's Erica Tompkins crunks with rapper Lil' Jon at a CD listening party held recently in New York for the upcoming Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz release, Crunk Juice. The album, which features Snoop Dogg, Usher, R. Kelly, Ludacris, Nate Dogg, Ying Yang Twins and others, drops November 16th.
From News, posted 10.28.04
BMI Sponsors Grammys On The Hill
BMI is proud to partner with the Washington, DC Chapter of the Recording Academy to host its annual signature advocacy event, Grammys On The Hill, recognizing outstanding individuals and institutions that have improved the environment for the creative community. The gala evening will take place on Wednesday, September 8 at Willard Inter-Continental Hotel. Honorees include Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA), Grammy Award-winning…
From News, posted 9.04.04
The Neptunes are Locked in a Hit-Making Orbit
“Omnipresent” doesn’t even begin to tell the story of The Neptunes, the hot production team from Virginia Beach, VA. The ubiquitous pair has worked with everyone from hip-hop heavy hitters Jay-Z, Noreaga and Mystikal to rockers No Doubt, Marilyn Manson and Garbage, not to mention pop stars Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and Justin Timberlake. …
From MusicWorld, posted 12.16.02
Lou Reed Puts ‘Poetry’ in Motion
Lou Reed has never been one to do the obvious, so the ambitious nature of this cutting-edge rock icon's latest endeavor shouldn't be surprising. The project in question is POEtry, a thematically and compositionally ambitious stage production that Reed wrote with revered avant-garde theater veteran Robert Wilson. The duo previously collaborated on the 1996 production Timerocker. POEtry, which made its U.S. debut in…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.24.02
Eddie Hustle
Though he's currently enjoying a great deal of success as an individual, Eddie Hustle is quick to point out that his family is central to the dreams that are now being played out. "I grew up in Philadelphia and got my first education in music by watching my parents, who were performers, on stage," he says. Early piano lessons from their mom would serve both Eddie…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.27.01
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