BMI provided the musical entertainment at Dave & Buster’s general manager’s conference held recently (03/05) at The Fairmont in Dallas. BMI songwriter and recording artist, Marc Scibilia, entertained the group of executives at the kick-off reception. Scibilia is a Nashville artist who, in 2015, had the most Shazamed moment in… Read more...
The BMI Foundation is now accepting online applications for its 2017 scholarship season, open to young musicians attending colleges and universities nationwide. The Foundation will administer seven distinct scholarship competitions that span all genres of American music and are aided by panelists of international musical acclaim. These annual programs include… Read more...
BMI provided the musical entertainment at the opening dinner of the National Association of Licensing Compliance Professionals annual conference held recently (10/6) in New Orleans. BMI songwriter and recording artist, Marc Scibilia, entertained the group of executives who are responsible for the music and liquor licensing at their respective companies,… Read more...
BMI is saddened by the passing of BMI songwriter, and folk music legend Oscar Brand, who passed away Friday at the age of 96. Brand is most famously remembered for his New York public radio show Folk Festival, which set the Guinness World Record in 2006 as the longest-running radio… Read more...
Last night was another historic occasion at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville where the winners of the 2016 Americana Honors and Awards were announced, capping off “AmericanaFest,” the Americana Music Festival and Conference. BMI congratulates its winners and honorees on another terrific year. Here’s the list: Album of the… Read more...
As has become tradition, BMI once again presented a powerhouse concert this year at the Media Financial Management Conference. BMI songwriters Marc Scibilia and Paul McDonald dazzled the large gathering of financial executives from the radio, television and cable industries during their annual conference, held recently at the Sheraton Downtown… Read more...
Hailed back in September as a burgeoning singer-songwriter to watch, Marc Scibilia is continuing to turn heads. On the back of the BMI writer’s star-making turn covering Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” for a Jeep Renegade commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, Scibilia released Out of… Read more...
There’s no doubt we’re living in a crazy world, and for Marc Scibilia, it can be overwhelming at times. That’s when he turns to the best medicine: music. “Sometimes I look at the world in a darker way, but when I hear a melody, when a lyric comes… Read more...
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...
The opening of the 9th Annual Woody Guthrie Fellowship Program has been announced by Porfirio Piña, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc., and Deana McCloud, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Center and Archives. The BMI Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the Woody Guthrie Center, offers one short-term fellowship to… Read more...
