BMI proudly honoured the top UK and European songwriters, composers and music publishers of the most-performed songs of the previous year at the 2021 BMI London Awards. Rising star Arlo Parks received the BMI Impact Award, a recognition given for groundbreaking artistry, creative vision and impact on the future of… Read more...
BMI proudly celebrates the 69th Annual BMI Pop Awards, recognizing the songwriters, publishers and administrators of the previous year’s most-performed pop songs in the United States across radio and digital streaming platforms. All winners were announced in a special online celebration and on BMI’s social channels, including the recipients of… Read more...
California innkeepers and hoteliers were treated to a special performance recently (1/26) by BMI singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia at the INNspire Virtual Conference and Marketplace presented by the California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns (CABBI). The Buffalo native performed songs from his latest album, Seed of Joy, during the opening… Read more...
For most of us, 2020 will rank as one of the most tumultuous years of our lifetime. The restrictions, losses, and fears caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the emotions stirred up in the political and social arenas, touched virtually everyone—and creative people were hit extra hard. Songwriters, musicians,… Read more...
During a recent song critique, I turned off the recording after listening to the first verse and chorus. The writer protested, “But you’ve got to keep listening. It all comes together in the bridge and then the last chorus explodes!” That might have been the case, but the chances are… Read more...
The vocal credits on the songs written by award-winning BMI composer Christopher Lennertz, along with Glenn Slater, for the new animated musical UglyDolls reads like a who’s who in music today. From Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and Janelle Monáe, to Bebe Rexha, Blake Shelton, Pitbull, and more, the… Read more...
Some travelers make scrapbooks to remember their far-flung travels, but lucky for listeners, husband-and-wife duo Jason and Victoria Evigan, also known as Elephant Heart, make music, which Victoria calls “an outlet to tell our story through sound.” Drawing on the most captivating elements of pop, EDM and world music, their… Read more...
When he moved to the U.S. from Istanbul, Turkey, in 2001, writer-producer Warren “Oak” Felder had a degree in network technologies and artificial intelligence from Istanbul Technical University, and zero music expertise save for his abiding love for rock bands including Rage Against the Machine and Modest Mouse. Felder hadn’t… Read more...
The 75th annual Golden Globe nominations are in and BMI composers and songwriters are poised to win big in the two music categories. The prestigious star-studded ceremony will be held at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton on January 7 and will air live on NBC at 5 P.M.… Read more...
U.K.-bred Nolan “Sir Nolan” Lambroza may not have been knighted by the Queen yet, but he’s quickly earning a place in pop music’s royal court. At just 26, the Berklee graduate has scored a handful of Top Ten hits, notably Nick Jonas’ triple platinum “Jealous,” which he co-wrote and produced,… Read more...
