The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica was the place to be last night when BMI composers and songwriters took wins in both music categories: Best score went to Hildur Guðnadóttir for Joker (her third win this year for this incredible work), while Best Song was a tie between “Glasgow (No… Read more...
The Guild of Music Supervisors has announced its nominees for their 2020 awards, to be held February 6 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. This year, the annual event marks the tenth anniversary of the GMS. Here is the list of BMI nominees. Congratulations to all! BEST SONG WRITTEN… Read more...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday unveiled the shortlists for nine Oscar categories including Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Academy members will choose the 2020 Oscar nominees in these categories from these reduced lists of awards hopefuls! Congratulations to all. Here’s the list of… Read more...
BMI congratulates the many BMI songwriters and composers who received nods for the 2020 Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on January 12, 2020, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, and will air live on the CW Network. Good luck to all! Here’s the… Read more...
It’s hard to imagine a time when Nashville wasn’t a musical hotbed, churning out the next chart-topper not just in country, but across genres. That wasn’t always the case. The diverse musical scene and collaborative spirit that exists there today started as a result of forward-thinkers wanting to go beyond… Read more...
It’s that time of year again for sun, sand and songwriters. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s 19th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival kicks off Wednesday, May 7, and continues through Sunday, May 11. The lineup this year is stronger than ever with Sara Evans, Anders Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Robert… Read more...
Presented by BMI, Perennial Favorite Slated for April 27-May 1 The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI, is exploding, surpassing even the biggest dreams of its founders and longtime supporters. The 2011 lineup is unprecedentedly deeper: genre-hopping singer/songwriters Raul Malo, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Earl Keen;… Read more...
BMI proudly sponsored the 22nd Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival this year in Gulf Shores, Alabama, November 8 through 18. A tiptop grab bag of Nashville country and innovative pop songwriters including Bob DiPiero, Bobby Pinson, Rodney Clawson, Trent Tomlinson, Max T. Barnes, Tim James, Kendell Marvel, Jeff Stevens,… Read more...
BMI will head south with a slew of Music City’s ace songwriters in tow for the 12th annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival in Key West, Florida, May 2-6. Designed to thrust the writers behind today’s country hits into a deserved spotlight, the festival boasts intimate live performances in… Read more...
For the third consecutive year, BMI will host a concert stage for writer/artists at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The three-day ACL Fest is being held September 23-25 in the 45-acre Zilker Park in Austin, TX, featuring over 130 bands on eight stages.… Read more...
