BMI award-winning songstress Marsha Ambrosius’ two-decade career has included everything from being a member of spoken word/singing duo Floetry to working with the likes of Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys and Kanye West. After years of behind-the-scenes production and writing work following Floetry’s disbanding, Ambrosius decided to step back into the… Read more...
BMI, in conjunction with RnB Live, presented a sultry evening of performances by hitmaking singer/songwriters Teedra Moses and Marsha Ambrosius (formally of Floetry) July 24 at Cinespace Restaurant & Lounge in Los Angeles. Both delivered polished performances of well-crafted, melodic tunes in the intimate setting. Attendees were treated to new… Read more...
BMI superstars Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend led the list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards with eight nods each when contenders were announced at a star-studded press conference held December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Their three-way tie pushed the… 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...
BMI tonight (9/16) saluted the top UK and European songwriters and publishers in the pop, urban, country, dance, college and film/TV music genres at its 2003 London Awards. The gala dinner and awards ceremony, which honors the most performed songs on US radio and television written by members of its… Read more...
Who would have thought that competing on the basketball courts some 10 years ago would lead to a musical chemistry unlike any other? No one did -- not even singer/songwriter Marsha Ambrosius and emcee/songwriter Natalie Stewart, better known as the hit-making duo Floetry. The only thing Marsha and Natalie thought… Read more...
Isaac Hayes Honored as BMI ICON BMI saluted the top R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 2003 Urban Awards, staged last night (8/5) at Club Tropigala at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami. The black-tie ceremony was hosted by BMI President and… Read more...
BMI's top female R&B songwriter/artists lead the list of stars nominated for the Train Lady of Soul Awards, recently announced in Los Angeles. Dominating the list of nominees was British singing and songwriting duo Floetry, who earned four nominations including Best R&B/Soul Single Group, Band or Duo and Best R&B/Soul… Read more...
BMI announced today the first confirmed attendees to its Urban Awards 2003, to be held Tuesday, August 5 at Club Tropigala at the Fountainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami Beach. Scheduled to perform a salute to Isaac Hayes are Anthony Hamilton (Arista Records), former backup singer for D'Angelo and… Read more...
The 3rd Annual Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards were held last night (6/24) at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, honoring the year's best hip-hop and R&B artists, as well as some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports. Hosted by artist Mo'nique, the BET… Read more...
