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For as much as New York-born and Los Angeles-based songstress Molly Moore’s music speaks to a 5G generation, her straight-shooting lyrics, soulful timbre, and psychedelically spun style transcend eras. As a songwriter, she’s written for multiplatinum pop superstar, Jesse McCartney, K-pop phenomenon, EXO, and GRAMMY nominee, Lea Michele, and as…
Multi-Talented BMI Songwriter Performs at Craft Brewers Conference
BMI songwriter Spencer Ludwig highlighted this year’s New York State Brewers Association Craft Brewers conference with a high energy virtual performance from his studio in Los Angeles. As a solo artist and as the trumpeter for Capital Cities, Spencer has performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show…
BMI Supports New Song Arts Spring 2021 Songwriting, Collaboration & Production Workshops
BMI is proud to support Song Arts Spring 2021 workshops, which offer songwriters a chance to network, discover new co-writers, and learn the “Advanced Song Craft” tools used by chart-topping writers. The methods taught by SAA Founder Billy Seidman, author of The Elements of Song Craft, have been adopted by…
BMI Supports Song Arts Academy’s New Songwriting, Production & Collaboration Workshops
BMI is proud to support Song Arts Workshops, which offer a proven, live/online, in-person learning experience to network and gain new skill sets to compete in the contemporary music market. Learn SAA’s “Advanced Song Craft Method™” that’s been adopted by educational institutions such as Berklee Valencia to train their writer/producers,…
Indie Spotlight Decade Rewind: X Ambassadors
Since their 2011 appearance on the BMI Indie Spotlight, X Ambassadors have propelled themselves into the global spotlight. The Ithaca-based indie band’s debut album, VHS, went platinum and spawned genre-defining hits like “Renegades” and “Unsteady,” leading them on a three-year tour odyssey across the world. Follow-up albums, VHS 2.0 and…
BMI Bulletin Board: October 2020
International Songwriting Competition The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended the registration deadline to November 4, 2020. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your songs heard by industry execs and celebrity judges like Bebe Rexha, Cam, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Tanya Tucker, and many more.…
BMI Supports New Song Arts Academy Workshop Starting Monday, October 26
BMI is proud to support Song Arts Academy’s next workshop intensive starting Monday, October 26. The workshop is a proven and unique learning destination taught by Billy Seidman, author of The Elements of Song Craft, a bestselling Amazon new release for music composition. Past writers trained in the workshop’s “Advanced…
Indie Spotlight Lolla Rewind: X Ambassadors
Since their 2012 performance on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza (where they performed as The Ambassadors) the group now known as X Ambassadors have propelled themselves into the global spotlight. The Ithaca-based indie band’s debut album, VHS, went platinum and spawned genre-defining hits like “Renegades” and “Unsteady,” leading them on…
Indie Spotlight Lolla Rewind: Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha’s career was meant to be. Her 2011 debut on BMI’s Lolla stage was one of many milestones this singer/songwriter has accomplished, and in 2012, she became one of the youngest recipients of the Abe Olman Scholarship Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Rexha, a New York native…
BMI Supports New Song Arts Academy Online Summer Songwriting Workshop Starting August 10
BMI is proud to support Song Arts Academy’s summer online songwriting workshop starting Monday, August 10. The workshop is a proven and unique learning destination taught by NYU Steinhardt, New School Songwriting faculty member and Berklee NYC/Valencia consultant Billy Seidman. Past writers trained in the workshop’s “Advanced Song Craft Method”™…