BMI is once again exceptionally proud of its many Latin affiliates who received nominations for this year’s Latin American Music Awards. Numerous BMI songwriters were cited for recognition with multiple nods, including eight each for Grupo Frontera, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro and Rosalía. The eighth annual award ceremony for the… Read more...
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 presented the highly anticipated installment of its popular How I Wrote That Song series at Billboard Latin Music Week on Tuesday, April 24, at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The discussion featured insight into the art of songwriting from hitmakers Motiff, IAMCHINO, Jorge Gomez, Justin Quiles, Alcover and… Read more...
On Saturday, January 27, BMI presented its annual pre-GRAMMY event How I Wrote That Song® (HIWTS), in partnership with the Apollo Theater, at the legendary performance hall. The audience was treated to an enlightening panel discussion that featured multi-platinum and GRAMMY award-winning music producer Mark Batson, GRAMMY award-winning R&B royalty… Read more...
What constitutes a hook? Any element of a song that grabs a listener’s attention and “hooks” them in. With there being so much competition for our listeners’ attention, including multiple hooks throughout our songs has become more important than ever. According to an article in The Atlantic magazine, “A short-attention-span… 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...
BMI will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of “How I Wrote That Song,” Saturday, February 11 at 1 Oak Los Angeles. Moderated by BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton, the highly anticipated annual pre-GRAMMY event will feature rap superstar Fat Joe, multi-hyphenate phenom DJ Khaled, GRAMMY Award-winning music producer Alex… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. last night announced the songwriters and publishers of Latin music’s most-performed songs of the past year on U.S. radio and television at the 22nd annual BMI Latin Music Awards at the Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach. Also during the star-studded evening, multiple GRAMMY award winner, multitalented producer, pianist… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. proudly applauds the winners of the 2014 MonitorLatino Radio Awards, held on Monday, August 25, 2014, at the Pacific Palms Resort in Los Angeles. Delia Orjuela, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin, was in attendance to celebrate their success. The awards ceremony recognizes outstanding leaders of the radio… Read more...
Great songs are at the heart of every style of music. But the process of writing and demoing those songs—as well as business practices—varies by genre, and is approached differently in various music centers. This article will examine those differences. How the Songs Are Written In… Read more...
