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When Ryan Tedder, the OneRepublic frontman and first ever in-house writer and producer on The Voice, had to create the coronation song for the 2013 Season 5 winner, he knew just who to call: Noel Zancanella. That was hardly a tough decision, though. Tedder had leaned on Zancanella’s songwriting and…
Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion Added to BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” Line Up
BMI’s popular “How I Wrote That Song,” featuring GRAMMY-nominated hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes, BMI Country Songwriter of the Year Luke Laird, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter/artist B.o.B , chart-topping songwriter/producer Benny Blanco and multi-platinum artist and entertainment icon Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion is slated for February 9, 2013, from 12:30 – 2:30…
Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards
Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) honored the songwriters and music publishers behind the year’s most-performed songs on Tuesday, May 15 at the organization’s 60th annual Pop Awards, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Carole King received the BMI Icon Award recognizing the “unique and…
Majority of 2012 BRIT Award Nominations Go to BMI Songwriters
BMI’s international songwriting family earned a commanding 55% of the nominations for the BRIT Awards 2012, the celebration of the year’s best popular music in the U.K. and around the world. Many of the nominees are members of British performing rights organization PRS for Music, but choose BMI to represent…
Snoop Dogg, Drake, B.o.B, Lex Luger, Universal Music Publishing & More Honored at BMI Urban Awards
Urban music’s top creators shared the stage tonight at BMI’s Urban Awards at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. The annual event celebrates the songwriters, producers and music publishers of the past year’s most-performed r&b, rap and hip-hop songs in the BMI repertoire. The 2011 ceremony featured high-wattage star power and…
BMI Congratulates Our Members on More Than 375 Grammy Nominations!
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,…
2010 Award Season Belongs to BMI Songwriters & Composers
BMI songwriters dominated the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, winning almost two-thirds of the awards that were handed out across all genres and categories. The Grammy wins cap an incredible year in which BMI songwriters and composers were the most celebrated creative voices in awards presentations and on the…
Alex da Kid’s Massive Attack
Producer Alex da Kid has, in just two years, moved from London, where he grew up, to New York to L.A. – a rapid change of scenery that would, for most people, seem daunting, if not eye-opening. Not for him. “To be honest,” he says, “it’s a lot less different…
Eminem, Lady Gaga & Lady Antebellum Lead List of 2011 BMI Grammy Nominees
Eminem, Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum lead BMI’s triumphant surge in the 2011 Grammy nominations, announced last night in Los Angeles. With 10 nominations, Eminem proves yet again that popularity and critical acclaim are best enjoyed hand in hand. His Recovery will vie for Album of the Year, while “Love…
BMI Presents Building the Beat during A3C Hip Hop Festival
Now in its 6th year, the A3C Hip Hop Festival is a two-day, three-night event held annually in Atlanta, GA. This year’s festival is slated for Oct 7-10, 2010. Since 2005, the event has featured over 500 of the most powerful artists in hip-hop, including B.o.B, Black Sheep,…
B.o.B: B.o.B Interviewed at the 2015 BMI R&B / Hip Hop Awards
Captured at 2015 BMI RnB Hip Hop Awards