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The Songwriters Hall of Fame will offer a free seminar Tuesday, February 3, from 6 until 8:30 p.m., featuring music industry veteran Eric Beall. Beall will discuss a selection of the strategies featured in his new book, The Billboard Guide To Writing and Producing Songs That Sell, and will field…
Podcast 19 Scours Atlanta’s Rock Scene
BMI continues to share tomorrow’s music today with its groundbreaking “See It Hear First™” new artist podcast series, the first of its kind in the music industry. Available at bmi.com/podcast, edition #19 explores Atlanta’s eclectic and bustling indie rock scene. BMI’s hand-picked sampling of the region’s up-and-comers features hard rockers…
BMI’s UK Stars Honored at Annual Ivor Awards
Some of BMI's biggest British songwriters and composers were among the winners at the 48th annual Ivor Novello Awards presented on May 22 at Le Meridien Grosvenor House in London. The Ivor Novello Awards, presented by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in association with the PRS,…
David Gray Succeeds by Keeping Things Simple
In an era of rampant record label mergers and media homogenization, the current grass-roots success of English troubadour David Gray is remarkable indeed. Having already released three albums to middling cult notoriety, the Manchester-born, London-based singer/songwriter/guitarist's platinum album White Ladder, released in the U.S. on longtime…