Broadcast Music, Inc. writers have a lot to celebrate following the announcement of the 2015 GRAMMY nominations. The winners will be revealed during the 57th annual GRAMMY awards, held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live February 8, 2015 on CBS. BMI writers are present in nominations… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. proudly applauds the winners of the 15th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. BMI affiliates took home several prestigious awards: Calle 13 won Best Urban Music Album for MultiViral and Best Alternative Song for “El Aguante,” making them the most-awarded act in history with a total of 21 wins… Read more...
Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Carla Morrison and Don Omar were among BMI’s top winners at the XIII Annual Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 15 in Las Vegas. Juanes took home Album of the Year & Best Long Form Video for “MTV Unplugged” while Juan Luis Guerra was honored with Producer… Read more...
Beatriz Luengo grew up on stage, singing and dancing in a variety of venues including the circus. In her native Spain, the singer/songwriter is known for her early career in film and television as well as for her music. Luengo now resides in Miami, where she is enjoying critical acclaim… Read more...
One could say that Grammy-awarded producer, arranger and songwriter Cachorro Lopez is one of the true pioneers of today’s Latin Alternative movement. After all, he’s worked with many of the genre’s key artists even before the “rock en español” explosion happened in the late 90s: collaborators include Gustavo Cerati, Aterciopelados,… Read more...
International star Juanes led the BMI charge at the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards. Staged in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, November 13, the ceremony honored the movers and shakers in Latin music, the fastest-growing format in the United States. Juanes walked away with a win in every category within which he… Read more...
BMI artist/songwriters captured a slew of the 2008 Latin Grammy nominations, announced recently in Los Angeles. The fastest-growing format in the country, Latin music continues to commandeer the mainstream spotlight, thanks to both established favorites and promising new voices. With six nominations, Café Tacvba garnered the most nods, boasting a… Read more...
You are what you eat. Monte Negro, a bilingual Los Angeles based rock band, has devoured enough music genres over the years to do justice to the bilingual and bicultural musicians that constitute the group. Digesting healthy portions of Jane’s Addiction, The Cure, The Clash, and the… Read more...
BMI and Mun2, the bilingual, multiplatform youth entertainment cable network, will present "Verano Alternativo" on Thursday, July 27 at the Knitting Factory (7021 Hollywood Blvd.). The showcase will feature BMI Latin alternative rock acts La Pestilencia, Fronteras, Moktezoom, Maneja Beto and Crisantes. Doors open at 8 p.m. for 18 and… Read more...
Noted composer Gustavo Santaolalla said when he first got the script to the Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain, he saw it as a romantic tale. “I always saw it as a story of love. I compared what was different or similar to a traditional love story. These personalities get married, have… Read more...
