In this special rewind edition of the Indie Spotlight, we’re looking back at twelve incredible artists, bands, and duos who we’ve featured throughout the last decade. At BMI, our finger is always on the pulse of what’s happening in new music, and we’re proud to have highlighted so many groundbreaking… Read more...
We first featured Andy Grammer in the Indie Spotlight in 2011. At the time, his song “Keep Your Head Up” had just been released, and he was preparing to play BMI’s Acoustic Brunch at SXSW. After years of honing his performance skills by busking on the Third Street Promenade in… Read more...
The Met brothers, Adam, Jack, and Ryan (hence the band name, AJR), got their start busking on the street in NYC and self-releasing music before landing deals with Warner and later S-Curve Records. The Ivy League indie-pop trio has released five EPs and five albums, toured with Demi Lovato, Train,… Read more...
BMI honored internationally renowned super producer, artist, songwriter and DJ Mark Ronson last night with the BMI Champion Award at its 66th Annual BMI Pop Awards. The evening also celebrated the songwriters, publishers and administrators of the past year’s most-performed pop songs in the United States from BMI’s extensive catalogue.… Read more...
BMI helped hoteliers from across the Pine Tree State celebrate the Maine Innkeepers Association’s 95th anniversary (11/9) by sponsoring a performance from BMI singer-songwriter Sam James, who was a finalist on Season 3 of The Voice. The New England native performed several selections from his recently released EP Word of… Read more...
BMI provided the musical entertainment at the opening dinner of the National Association of Licensing Compliance Professionals annual conference held recently (10/6) in New Orleans. BMI songwriter and recording artist, Marc Scibilia, entertained the group of executives who are responsible for the music and liquor licensing at their respective companies,… 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...
Andy Grammer will play BMI’s Acoustic Brunch during SXSW. Holding the attention of an audience is one thing that Andy Grammer knows how to do. It’s a skill that he had to master. That’s not to say it’s something he merely strove for: He literally had to master it in… Read more...
