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BMI was saddened to learn of the passing of singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan, who died Tuesday at the age of 57. One of the preeminent voices of `90s-era grunge, Lanegan found initial renown singing for the Seattle band, Screaming Trees, whose sound meshed aspects of psychedelia with the punk-inspired underground rock…
International Hitmaker Mark Ronson to be Honored With the BMI Champion Award at 2018 BMI Pop Awards
BMI is pleased to announce that internationally renowned super producer, artist, songwriter and DJ Mark Ronson will be honored with the BMI Champion Award at the 66th Annual BMI Pop Awards. Marking the first time this honor has been given out during the ceremony’s history, the five-time GRAMMY Award-winner will…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 GRAMMY Nominees
BMI is very proud to congratulate our many talented affiliates on their prestigious GRAMMY nominations, which were announced this morning by the Recording Academy. The 60th GRAMMY Awards, to be held in Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28, 2018, will salute a wide array of…
BMI Gets Into the Act With Unforgettable Performances and Not-to-Be-Missed Events at SXSW
BMI songwriters are ready to blow the doors off venues at SXSW with the return of BMI’s renowned indie rock and Latin showcases, unstoppable acts at Lambert’s Day Party, welcoming and farewell performances at the Austin airport, and a very special performance by the one and only Iggy Pop! In…
Indie Spotlight: Highly Suspect
For only three people, East Coast rock and rollers Highly Suspect sure make a lot of noise. What started for childhood friends Johnny Stevens and Rich and Ryan Meyer as a casual cover band quickly morphed into something so much more when the group discovered a knack for songwriting. Since…
GRAMMY Nods Showcase Depth of BMI Roster
The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards are less than two weeks away and the dozens of BMI affiliates nominated are well positioned for a huge evening. Rapidly ascendant newcomers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis snagged an impressive seven nods, including Album of the Year for The Heist, Song of the Year and…
Veterans Them Crooked Vultures Wield a New Fang
Music fans have always guarded their album collections, and more importantly, their approval, closely. But with a lineup that reads more as a “who’s who” among veteran rock gods than it does a standard album credit listing, if any fans gave a solemn nod of approval without even hearing a…
Indie Spotlight: Mini Mansions
Mini Mansions are a three-piece psych pop band from Los Angeles—featuring Michael Shuman from Queens of the Stone Age, Tyler Parkford and Zach Dawes —who serve a mix of baroque-pop requiems, Motown eulogies, and Mersey-era break beats. Let’s just say it’s like The Zombies playing at ODB’s funeral. In addition…
Mastodon
Concept albums aren’t just for nostalgic ’70s lava-lamp owners, as recent releases by such diverse acts as Green Day and The Mars Volta have proved. And still more new life is being breathed into the model by Atlanta-based quartet Mastodon. New album Blood Mountain (Reprise) tells of…
God or Julie
Some rock ‘n’ roll families snort up mountains of blow and fookin’ belittle each other in every interview. Some rock ‘n’ roll families outgrow their evangelical heritage and nail every aspiring model on either side of the Atlantic. Other rock ‘n’ roll families freak out when they share rehearsal space…