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BMI is excited to once again be supporting Deadline’s Sound & Screen Concert, a musical showcase featuring composers from some of the year’s most celebrated TV shows. Taking place on May 9 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, this in-person event will feature a live 50-piece orchestra performing original…
BMI Congratulates its 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners
The winners of the 73rd Creative Arts Emmy Awards have been announced, with BMI composers and songwriters taking the majority of prestigious trophies. The ceremony will be broadcast on Saturday, September 18, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FXX. We’re so proud of our BMI winners. Congratulations to all! Outstanding Music…
BMI Congratulates its 2021 Emmy Nominees
Nominations for the 73rd Creative Arts Emmy Awards are officially out with many BMI composers and songwriters poised to take the coveted trophies. The Creative Arts ceremony date has not yet been announced, but will be broadcast on Saturday, September 18, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FXX. Here are the…
BMI Congratulates its World Soundtrack Award Nominees
The nominees for this year’s World Soundtrack Awards have been announced, with several BMI-affiliated composers in the running for the prestigious accolades. This year, Alexandre Desplat, who is also up for Film Composer of the Year and holds the record for most wins in that category, is the event’s Guest…
BMI Supports Krakow Film Music Festival Online Performances
In place of this year’s prestigious Krakow Film Music Festival, which has been a cornerstone event for visual media composers throughout the world, KFMF is presenting online videos of past performances from their festivals, with the work of several BMI composers front and center. Featured in the videos…
What Makes a Song a Worldwide Phenomenon?
Warning: Listening to the songs referenced in this article is likely to result in an inability to get them out of your brain. It is an incredible accomplishment for a song to reach the top of one of the Billboard charts. Occasionally, songs connect with listeners sufficiently to…
BMI Congratulates its 2020 Oscar Nominees
The nods for this year’s Oscars are in, with BMI composers and songwriters in the majority to take home the coveted trophies. Winners will be announced February 9, 2020, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with a live broadcast at 8PM EST/5PM PT on ABC. Congratulations to all! Here…
BMI Congratulates its 2020 Guild of Music Supervisors Award Nominees
The Guild of Music Supervisors has announced its nominees for their 2020 awards, to be held February 6 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. This year, the annual event marks the tenth anniversary of the GMS. Here is the list of BMI nominees. Congratulations to all! BEST SONG WRITTEN…
BMI Congratulates its Oscar Shortlist Contenders
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday unveiled the shortlists for nine Oscar categories including Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Academy members will choose the 2020 Oscar nominees in these categories from these reduced lists of awards hopefuls! Congratulations to all. Here’s the list of…
BMI Congratulates its 2020 Critics Choice Award Nominees
BMI congratulates the many BMI songwriters and composers who received nods for the 2020 Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on January 12, 2020, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, and will air live on the CW Network. Good luck to all! Here’s the…