BMI is saddened by the loss of celebrated American singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston, who passed away on September 11 at his home in Waller, Texas, at the age of 58. A pioneering figure in the lo-fi indie scene and a BMI affiliate since 1986, Johnston occupied a distinctive niche with his… Read more...
Dan Romer grew up cherishing gritty singers—from Dylan and Daltrey, to Cobain and Corgan. These days the Brooklyn-based producer and all-around studio whiz is just as concerned with vocalizations, but contending for his attention is the constant search for an agile string arrangement or the perfect drum sound. Checking in… Read more...
References to the Northeastern Mexican city of Monterrey as “the Seattle of Mexico” have been around as long as the term “grunge.” It’s hard to talk about the Mexican rock scene or Latin alternative music without mentioning many of the American and British bands like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails or… Read more...
BMI has announced its lineup of performers at its 2007 Lollapalooza stage. On August 3-5 in Chicago, IL, at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field, BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day and finish at 6:15 p.m. Presenting acts from the U.S. and abroad, BMI will showcase… Read more...
The best of BMI's U.K. songwriters and artists topped the list of nominees for the 2007 Brit Awards. Winners of Britain's most prestigious music awards will be announced Wednesday, Feb. 14 during a live ceremony airing on British television network ITV 1. Read more...
BMI will host two events at the 7th Annual Woodstock Film Festival, being held Oct. 11-15 in Woodstock, N.Y. BMI's 7th annual Film Music panel will take place on Oct. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Utopia Studios; tickets are $12. BMI and WACBIZ will also co-present… Read more...
Pop, punk, country, emo, indie, blah blah blah. How do you describe the music of worldofotis? It’s like trying to describe an emotion. It’s happy, it’s sad, it’s carefree, it’s raw. It’s the whimsical nature of the Flaming Lips, mixed with the melancholy of Coldplay. They convey what they believe: … Read more...
BMI songwriter/artists are once again at the top of the nominees list for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, announced December 4 at a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pharrell Williams of red hot production duo, The Neptunes, leads the… Read more...
Come Away With Me, the debut album and single by 23-year old Norah Jones, was the big winner in February 23’s Grammy Awards Presentations at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Jones’s sultry vocals and piano styling led her first CD to grab the coveted Recording Academy Gramophones in the top… Read more...
Oh, what a long strange trip it’s been for the Flaming Lips. The band sprang up in Norman, Oklahoma-area in the mid-’80s as a Replacements/Butthole Surfers-style punk band. Eleven albums later, the group’s (guitarist/singer/songwriter Wayne Coyle, bassist Michael Ivins and drummer, guitarist, keyboardist and generally go-to-it-guy Steven Drozd) current… Read more...
