BMI was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. BMI is currently the largest music performing rights organization in the U.S. and continues to nurture new talent and new music.
BMI is the bridge between songwriters and the businesses and organizations that want to play their music publicly. As a global leader in music rights management, BMI serves as an advocate for the value of music, representing over 22.4 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers and music publishers.
BMI supports its songwriters, composers and publishers by taking care of an important aspect of their careers – getting paid. BMI supports businesses and organizations that play music publicly by offering blanket music licenses that permit them to play over 22.4 million musical works. Both relationships save each time and money.
Become a BMI MemberBMI’s executive team consists of experts in the fields of music career development, technology, finance, licensing, new media, corporate strategy & copyright law.
View Our Leadership TeamBMI has the ability to power music establishments, restaurants, live concerts, fitness clubs and other music users with the most popular music in all genres. We also have an enduring commitment to innovation that brings our copyright owners and licensees new technologies to manage their music and their music use.
Learn More About BMI's ServicesBMI's role is international in scope. The songwriters, composers and publishers we represent include individuals from international performing rights organizations covering almost 200 countries around the globe with which BMI has reciprocal and unilateral agreements. Income generated by the use of our songwriters' works in the international marketplace represents a significant percentage of BMI's overall revenues.
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Since its founding in 1939, BMI’s goal has been to respect, nurture and represent songwriters so that their music can be heard. BMI has always supported the relationship between art and commerce and continues to help aspiring songwriters through workshops, showcases and our website while offering diverse award-winning content to our licensees.
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