BMI recently hosted a private showcase in its Los Angeles office in collaboration with peermusic for Colombian singer/songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist Jona Camacho, to celebrate the U.S. release of his EP Plástico. This latest work features five original tracks all written and produced by Camacho in his own studio in Bogota,… Read more...
Last night, BMI and Rebeleon Entertainment presented the highly anticipated 8th annual Los Producers at the Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The exclusive, invite-only live music event, hosted by Pili Montilla, featured performances by some of this year’s Latin GRAMMY Award nominees and… Read more...
On October 17, BMI hosted its How I Wrote That Song® panel featuring hit songwriters and producers Yasmil Marrufo, Mario Cáceres, Servando Primera, Haze, and Patrick Ingunza at Hoy Como Ayer in Miami, on the eve of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame induction gala. The private event kicked off… Read more...
BMI’s Barbara Cane and Michael Crepezzi were proudly on hand to help celebrate peermusic’s 90th anniversary at the legendary publishing group’s office in Burbank, CA, on October 26. Additional guests who also enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and network included peermusic staff-writers, as well as other industry executives and tastemakers. Read more...
Last night, BMI announced the songwriters and publishers of Latin music’s most-performed songs of the past year on U.S. radio and television at the 24th annual BMI Latin Music Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Seasoned musical veterans Los Lobos received the BMI Icon Award,… Read more...
BMI’s Senior Director Film, TV & Visual Media, Anne Cecere, joined Tim Cohan, Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs for Peermusic, and Corey Field, a member of the USC Gould School of Law faculty and founder of his own boutique entertainment firm, in a panel at Harvard Law School… Read more...
Kicking off the holiday season and coming together in a spirit of giving, the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Los Angeles chapter held its annual holiday mixer, awards presentation and benefit event at BMI’s LA office on Thursday, December 15, 2016. A great networking opportunity, the celebration also supported… Read more...
On the eve of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame induction gala in Miami, BMI was pleased to present the Noche Bohemia showcase at Hoy Como Ayer on October 12, an evening of diverse Latin music highlighting the talents of six exceptional singer-songwriters. The line-up featured Latin GRAMMY nominees Periko… Read more...
The BMI Foundation is now accepting online applications for its 2017 scholarship season, open to young musicians attending colleges and universities nationwide. The Foundation will administer seven distinct scholarship competitions that span all genres of American music and are aided by panelists of international musical acclaim. These annual programs include… Read more...
BMI celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind the year’s most-performed pop songs at the 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Global superstar Taylor Swift was presented with the first-ever Taylor Swift Award, a special award bearing her name in recognition… Read more...
