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- 2012 BRIT Awards: London
- The CMA & BMI Present the CMA Songwriter Series in the U.K. and Ireland
- The CMA & BMI Present the CMA Songwriter Series in the U.K. and Ireland
- The CMA & BMI Present the CMA Songwriter Series in the U.K. and Ireland
- The CMA & BMI Present the CMA Songwriter Series in the U.K. and Ireland
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MusicWorld: Geico features Wrinkle Neck Mules, songwriter news, Q&A’s & more
Check out the new BMI MusicWorld digital issue, featuring… Important stories for working songwriters from Billboard, Rolling Stone, the New York Times and more. Geico + Wrinkle Neck Mules: Persevere long enough, and sometimes a stroke of great luck will come your way. This past November, Geico began airing a TV commercial featuring Virginia-based Wrinkle Neck Mules' “Central Daylight Time." Ammar Malik:…
From News, posted 2.06.12
From the Archives
Audrey Winters, Little Richard, Tammy Wynette and George Jones huddle for a photo at the 1974 BMI Country Awards in Nashville.
From MusicWorld, posted 2.06.12
Songwriter Business News
Important stories for working songwriters: Billboard highlights the music that made the 2012 SuperBowl ads. The New York Times looks at the relationship between songs and the politicians who use them. The iHeartRadio app now includes college stations, and Rolling Stone helps spread the good news. Cloud music’s future was discussed at midem 2012 in Cannes, and for those of us unable to fly…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.06.12
Majority of 2012 BRIT Award Nominations Go to BMI Songwriters
BMI’s international songwriting family earned a commanding 55% of the nominations for the BRIT Awards 2012, the celebration of the year’s best popular music in the U.K. and around the world. Many of the nominees are members of British performing rights organization PRS for Music, but choose BMI to represent them in the United States. 2011 belonged to Adele, and her soulful reign is reflected in nominations…
From News, posted 1.23.12
Remembering Etta James: 1938-2012
Etta James died on Friday, January 20. She was 73 years old. “With the passing of Etta James, we lose one of the most powerful and beautiful voices of blues and soul, and a woman whose spirit was as fierce and unapologetic as her music,” said BMI President & CEO Del Bryant. “James lived a life of both triumphs and…
From News, posted 1.23.12
MusicWorld: Skylar Grey, Anthony Hamilton, Sundance & More
Check out the new BMI MusicWorld digital issue, featuring… Anthony Hamilton: “This new album came in sections. I was in a space where I wanted to change it up a bit. I was in a moving mood; I wanted to feel like it was traveling.” Skylar Grey: “I don’t go out and specifically take a song and say, ‘I wanna do something like this’—because…
From News, posted 1.18.12
Dutch Phenom Eva Simons Keeps It In-House
“She’s pretty awesome.” Eva Simons is gushing, her oversized mohawk a tidal wave of orange spilling from one side to the other. The Dutch singer-songwriter launched to pop’s dance-dominated frontlines last year with the surging Afrojack collaboration “Take Over Control,” and she’s hardly reluctant to praise one of that song’s other co-writers—her mother. It’s almost an understatement to say Eva Simons was born into…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.18.12
Songwriter Business News
Here are a handful of the stories that got us talking over the past month: What would the perfect music app do? Wired has some ideas. American Songwriter sits down with Twilight music supervisor and former BMI staffer Alexandra Patsavas. Kickstarter funded almost 12,000 projects last year – and it’s getting bigger. PaidContent.org breaks down the numbers. From e-mailed co-writing to streaming showcases,…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.18.12
CMA Songwriters Series Expands to U.K. and Ireland with BMI in Feb. 2012
The Country Music Association's very popular CMA Songwriters Series is coming to the U.K. and Ireland for the first time with special performances in February 2012 scheduled for London, Belfast, and Dublin, CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore announced today. The international tour will be known as CMA & BMI Present the CMA Songwriter Series. DATES Wednesday, February 22 London Islington Assembly Hall…
From News, posted 1.10.12
BMI’s January Batch of Indie Features Now Live
BMI’s first indie artist profiles of the new year span a wide range of creators, including Girl in a Coma, Gothic Tropic, Harriet, Is Tropical, Jhameel, DJ Kalkutta, Tic Tic Boom, Tiger Waves, Josiah Leming, COYOL, Shannon…
From News, posted 1.04.12
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