Keb’ Mo’ has had a busy year and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. In June, he released his fourteenth studio album, Oklahoma, featuring contributions from Taj Mahal, Robert Randolph, Rosanne Cash (who joined him on lead single “Put a Woman in Charge”), and his wife, Robbie Brooks Moore.… Read more...
The nominations for this year’s Creative Arts Emmys have the names of BMI composers and songwriters written all over them. The prestigious awards will be given out in ceremonies on September 14 & 15 at the Microsoft Theater at LA Live. Congratulations to all with a special call out to… Read more...
BMI is proud to announce the names of its 2017 Tony nominees. The prestigious awards will be presented in New York on Sunday, June 11, with the broadcast at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central on CBS. Congratulations to all! Here’s the list of BMI affiliates who received this year’s nods,… Read more...
After another prolific year of incredible music, BMI songwriters made a strong showing in the nominations for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards, slated to be presented Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Earning multiple nods across the prestigious Recording Academy accolade’s 84 separate categories, the… Read more...
BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross, along with more than 300 members of L.A.’s musical community, filled the Skirball Cultural Center on Sunday, November 6, to honor esteemed BMI composer William Ross, who was one of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers prestigious 2016 Golden Score award winners. Ross, who is… Read more...
2015 proved to be another explosive year for BMI songwriters. In advance of the 58th Annual GRAMMY awards, BMI is very proud to congratulate all of our many affiliates who have earned impressive nominations for their musical contributions across a wide range of genres, including Taylor Swift and Maroon 5… Read more...
BMI teamed up with the New York State Restaurant Association recently (11/23/15) to present a special night of live music at a legendary New York City venue known for its support of singer-songwriters for close to 40 years. The Cornelia Street Café in Greenwich Village was the site for “Nashville… Read more...
Since its debut in 2011, MTV’s wildly popular drama Teen Wolf has gripped fans through four intense seasons of werewolves, witches, demons and more, pairing creepy, knuckle-biting scenes with equally terrifying music. The man behind the score, Dino Meneghin, grew up playing music, then cut his teeth touring, spending time… Read more...
David Hodges (@hodgesmusic) is a multiplatinum songwriter-producer, multi-instrumentalist, BMI award recipient, GRAMMY winner and Golden Globe nominee. Hodges cut his teeth as one of the founding members of 18 million-selling Little Rock, Ark.-based legendary rock act, Evanescence. At the height of the band’s success, he left for Los Angeles to… Read more...
Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Roman Polanski, Meryl Streep: Hollywood’s year-end release schedule is so packed with high-profile films and big names, even the staid New York Times referred to it as Hollywood’s “big binge.” That’s good news for movie fans and even better news for film composers, who have been… Read more...
