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The CMA nods are out with BMI affiliates taking center stage in nearly every category. Miranda Lambert leads the pack with an incredible seven nominations, including her fourth for Entertainer of the Year. Carrie Underwood, who is up for two awards, was also nominated for Entertainer of the Year, making…
Sting and Top Songwriters Honored at 2016 BMI London Awards
BMI proudly honored internationally-celebrated songwriter Sting as a BMI Icon today at the 2016 BMI London Awards. Music industry guests including Hozier, Rudimental, Snow Patrol, Disciples and Wayne Hector filled London’s Dorchester hotel to celebrate the UK and European songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs of 2015 on…
BMI Honors Taylor Swift and Legendary Songwriting Duo Mann & Weil at the 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards
BMI celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind the year’s most-performed pop songs at the 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Global superstar Taylor Swift was presented with the first-ever Taylor Swift Award, a special award bearing her name in recognition…
The Good, the Bad and the Hits That Come From Collaboration
At the time this article was written every song in the top-10 on Billboard’s Pop, Country, Christian, and R & B/Hip-Hip charts was the result of collaboration. Out of forty top-10 hits, zero were created by a solo writer. I’m not insinuating that successful songs are never written by one…
BMI Bands show Loufest Some Love
Eight BMI bands from areas as far as South Carolina, Texas, New York and Tennessee brought high energy and hit songs to the BMI sponsored stage at Loufest music festival, held September 12 and 13 in St. Louis. Now in its third year, the festival highlights up-and-coming acts including BMI…
BMI Writers Honored With Ivor Novello Awards
Foreign songwriters, whose music is licensed in the U.S. through BMI, recently took home some impressive Ivor Novello Awards, including Best Song Musically and Lyrically, which was awarded to Hozier for his smash hit “Take Me To Church” and Songwriter of the Year, which went to pop powerhouse Ed Sheeran.…
Big Night for BMI Writers at 2015 Billboard Music Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. affiliates took home the majority of the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, including songstress Taylor Swift, who earned an astounding 8 awards, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. Announced during a live broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas May…