BMI is proud to celebrate the legendary music from the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. Songs from the timeless TV classic have become a holiday staple for families around the world, and its lead composer, Vince Guaraldi, along with another BMI affiliate, Lee Mendelson, are responsible for composing… Read more...
It would be hard to look at a list of current hit songs without noticing a trend: the growing use of featured artists. A featured artist is one who makes a guest appearance on another artist’s recording to create a collaboration. What’s the difference between a duet and a song… Read more...
BMI is pleased to announce that revered singer-songwriter John Prine will be honored with the Troubadour Award at a private dinner held at BMI’s Nashville office on Monday, September 10. The Troubadour Award celebrates songwriters who have made a lasting impact on the songwriting community. The award, given only once… Read more...
Toby Lightman’s expansive musical history is featured on many of TV’s top shows, including Bones, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, 90210 and movies such as What’s Your Number and P.S. I Love You. From her major label debut in 2004 to her current independent spirit, Lightman has mastered her own… Read more...
BMI composer Joel McNeely knows how to stay busy. With more than 100 film and television credits to his name, McNeely also produces, conducts and arranges music. He has scored works by directors including George Lucas and James Cameron, written the music for all of Disney’s Tinker Bell movies, brought old film… Read more...
Many of the writers whose songs I listen to at my workshops work long and hard on their lyrics, striving to find unique, fresh ways to tell their stories and express their concepts. But they sometimes forget that we’re not writing poems, but songs—and if we hope to create songs… Read more...
Emily Greene released her full-length debut Is This What You Had in Mind in 2010, then skyrocketed, earning placements USA Network television series Covert Affairs, slots at marquee festivals and opening duties for heroes including Dar Williams and Eliza Doolittle. Critics have embraced the Miami native. Time Out New York… Read more...
Legendary music industry executive Bruce Lundvall was honored at a reception hosted by the New York chapter of the Recording Academy on June 20 at the Jazz Standard in New York City. Lundvall was hailed as someone who “in his long career … rose above label, above… Read more...
Read BMI’s 2011 Grammy nominees news story from December 2, 2010. Name, Number of Nominations Eminem, 10 Lady Gaga, 6 John Legend, 5 Rihanna, 5 The Roots, 5 B.o.B, 4 Drake (socan), 4 Cee Lo Green, 4 Lady Antebellum,… Read more...
The Mountain Stage NewSong Contest has announced the complete list of finalists who will square off against one another in the Award Round performance competition, slated for Friday, October 22 at Arts World Financial Winter Garden in New York City. The indie artists represent every region of North America and… Read more...
