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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…
Indie Spotlight: Stamps
Don’t mistake Stamps for your everyday catchy, contemporary, dance-inspiring pop band. Their mission is a bit deeper than that - “to write music that is fun for people, that helps them get over broken hearts and hard times.” Singer/songwriter Ren Patrick and songwriter/drummer Adam James first bonded three years ago…
Indie Spotlight: Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird is an indie-rock-pop duo from Berkeley, CA, consisting of singer/guitarist Jonathan Devoto (previously of the Matches) and drummer/singer Ross Traver. After trying out numerous band lineup configurations, the two proudly decided to move forward as a duo, taking advantage of their strong rapport and exuberant chemistry. Their…
Tally Hall
25 Miles Northwest of Detroit resides one of the world’s largest museums of arcade machines, collectible curiosities, and mechanical antiques. The sprawling exhibit houses everything from coin-operated fortunetelling machines of the 1920s to the latest high-tech video games; from model airplanes to P.T. Barnum’s legendary Cardiff Giant; from vintage fans…
OK Go
Hailing from the same wintry Chicago hinterland that spawned Cheap Trick, OK Go combines the humor, incisive wit and hard-rocking fervor of their Windy City predecessors with the quirkiness of the Cars. This compelling clash of sensibilities has resulted in one of the smartest debut albums in recent memory. Indeed,…
OK Go
Members of the Chicago rock band OK Go are toasted backstage by BMI's J.W. Johnson after a recent show at the Metro in the Windy City. Pictured are drummer Dan Konopka, keyboardist/guitarist Andy Duncan, Johnson, singer Damian Kulash, bassist Tim Norwind and keyboardist Burleigh Seaver.
OK Go
Hailing from the same wintry Chicago hinterland that spawned Cheap Trick, OK Go combines the humor, incisive wit and hard-rocking fervor of their Windy City predecessors with the quirkiness of the Cars. This compelling clash of sensibilities has resulted in one of the smartest debut albums in recent memory. Indeed,…
OK GO
Chicago-based rock band OK Go recently stopped by the New York office to meet with BMI executives and sign their affiliation papers. The band has just also signed with Capitol Records. Seen here…