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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 Salutes its 2016 GRAMMY Winners
BMI songwriters had an amazing night at the 58th GRAMMYs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, on Monday, taking home top awards across the board. Taylor Swift continued her ascendance by winning Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of The Year for 1989, Mark Ronson snagged Record of…
BMI Writers Receive Multiple GRAMMY Nominations
2015 proved to be another explosive year for BMI songwriters. In advance of the 58th Annual GRAMMY awards, BMI is very proud to congratulate all of our many affiliates who have earned impressive nominations for their musical contributions across a wide range of genres, including Taylor Swift and Maroon 5…
BMI Composers Honored at 15th World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent
BMI composers Antonio Sanchez, Alan Silvestri and George Fenton all received high honors at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards, held recently in Ghent. Sanchez was recognized with Best Original Film Score of the Year, as well as Discovery of the Year, for his mesmerizing music in Birdman: Or (The Unexpected…
10 Questions With Antonio Sanchez
If you saw last year’s Academy Award-winning movie Birdman, you’ve heard the music of BMI composer Antonio Sanchez, whose wildly inventive drums-only soundtrack propelled the script’s madcap odyssey. If you enjoy contemporary jazz, you’ve also heard him playing in the bands of an array of fellow world-class composers including Pat…
BMI Congratulates 2015 Golden Globe Nominees
Award season nomination announcements continue to honor Broadcast Music, Inc. songwriters and composers, who are among the impressive group of nominees for the 2015 Golden Globes. The winners will be announced during a televised broadcast January 11, 2015, on NBC, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. BMI writers and…
Antonio Sanchez Featured Composer at SCL ‘Birdman’ Screening
BMI composer and four-time GRAMMY winner Antonio Sanchez was a featured composer at the Society of Composers & Lyricists’ (SCL) screening of the Regency film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) on Monday, November 3, at the Landmark Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Following the screening, Sanchez participated in…
Antonio Sanchez, Reaching New Heights
Antonio Sanchez fondly recalls an inadvertent compliment he received years ago. Scheduled to accompany the legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden at New York’s Village Vanguard nightclub, Sanchez was warned beforehand that Haden harbored a particular distaste for loud drummers. Sanchez took heed. “I started out playing with brushes, then little…