While most of the world met Kara DioGuardi during her stint as a guest judge on “American Idol,” she’s been working in the industry for decades as a songwriter, producer, and performer, collaborating with artists like Miley Cyrus, P!nk, Carrie Underwood, and Jason Derulo. Drawing from her seemingly endless well… Read more...
BMI proudly partnered with the Colorado Restaurant Association to provide the musical entertainment at the CRA’s Industry Spotlight Awards, held virtually this year for the first time. On November 10, BMI songwriter Rozzi helped the trade organization honor the best of the best in Colorado’s restaurant industry by delivering an… Read more...
Wandering between alternative and electronic, CXLOE’s pop sensibility brings these two genres together to create a sound all her own. Having developed her musical career from a young age working alongside some of Australia’s most coveted songwriters and performers, CXLOE has displayed strength after strength, amassing over 35 million streams… Read more...
Raised on soul and R&B, Rozzi Crane is a singer/songwriter with a swelling, soulful voice and a talent for disarmingly intimate lyric-writing. These attributes caught the attention of Maroon 5 singer/songwriter Adam Levine, who signed her to his label, 222 Records. From there, Crane steadily gained a reputation as a… Read more...
Sometimes, playing it safe is the most dangerous thing we can do. This is especially applicable when our goal is to write songs that rise above the competition; songs that become artists’ signature songs; and songs that impact audiences and propel artists to a next level. We need to find… Read more...
BMI is incredibly pleased to announce that multiple award-winning superstar and Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records recording artist Kendrick Lamar has signed a long-term deal with the performing rights organization to represent his critically-acclaimed catalog of music worldwide. Lamar joins BMI’s growing roster of more than 900,000 songwriters, composers and music… Read more...
Although it was more than sixteen years ago, I still recall chatting with a twenty-something guy who stood in front of me in line as we waited to attend the taping of the David Letterman Show. The guy was excited because his brother Adam would be performing on the show,… Read more...
BMI is exceptionally proud to congratulate its many affiliates nominated for awards by the Recording Academy at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, scheduled to be held on February 10, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Nominations for the music industry’s most prestigious accolades were announced on December 7. In… Read more...
Hotel Association executives who gathered recently in Denver, had the opportunity to experience the extraordinary voice and songs of BMI singer-songwriter Rozzi. The 2018 International Society of Hotel Associations’ winter conference, held at Le Meridien (12/2-12/4), featured a performance from the Small Giant Recording artist who played a number of… Read more...
Some travelers make scrapbooks to remember their far-flung travels, but lucky for listeners, husband-and-wife duo Jason and Victoria Evigan, also known as Elephant Heart, make music, which Victoria calls “an outlet to tell our story through sound.” Drawing on the most captivating elements of pop, EDM and world music, their… Read more...
Captured at BMI Pop Awards 2006
