Once again, BMI is exceptionally proud of its many Latin songwriters who have received nominations for the 2023 Premio Lo Nuestro, Univision’s annual award ceremony highlighting the very best in contemporary Latin music. Notable BMI affiliates with multiple nominations include Grupo Firme with 9 nominations, Ozuna with 8 and Rauw Alejandro,…
BMI Celebrates its 2022 Premios Juventud Nominees
BMI is very proud of its many Latin songwriters nominated for Premios Juventud. Highlighting their wide-ranging influence and impact, BMI affiliates were represented in 30 of the program’s 33 categories. J Balvin and Karol G lead the class with eleven nominations each, Rauw Alejandro received nine, Grupo Firme received seven, Anita,…
BMI Congratulates its Premios Tu Música Urbano Nominees
BMI is very proud to congratulate its many Latin affiliates singled out as nominees for the Premios Tu Música Urbano, celebrating the very best in Urban music and its fusions with other genres like pop and tropical that are growing worldwide. Among BMI’s nominated songwriters, Rauw Alejandro leads with 11 nods,…
BMI Congratulates its Nominees for the 2022 Latin American Music Awards
BMI is very proud of its many Latin affiliates who received nominations for this year’s Latin American Music Awards. Several BMI songwriters were cited for recognition with multiple nods, including J Balvin (7 nominations), Karol G (7 nominations), Rauw Alejandro (7 nominations), Grupo Firme (6 nominations), Eslabon Armado (5 nominations), Oswaldo…
The “3 P’s” of Songwriting Success
I often tell my songwriting students that I teach tools—not rules. There are no rules in songwriting. Similarly, there is no road map that points the way to guaranteed success. But there are three things I consistently see in those who achieve their songwriting goals. Let’s look at the “3 P’s”…
BMI Celebrates its 2021 London Award Winners
Rising star Arlo Parks receives the BMI Impact Award; Renowned songwriter/producer Inflo honoured with the BMI Champion Award; “Before You Go” co-written by Tom Barnes is Song of the Year; Million-Air, Top Pop and Film, TV & Visual Media Awards also announced.
Jessica Rose Weiss Takes Off
The rising composer recently celebrated two #1 movies on the same weekend—Amazon’s Cinderella and Netflix’s Afterlife of the Party—and looks forward to a busy rest of the year
BMI Latin Songwriters Dazzle at Fan-Based Premios Juventud 2021
BMI is once again exceptionally proud of its Latin songwriters singled out for their impactful contributions to the world of Latin music, last night, at the fan-based Premios Juventud at the Watsco Center in Miami. The exciting evening of song and celebration, the 2021 edition of this awards show underscored the…
Are Your Songs Too Repetitious – or Not Repetitious Enough?
If we were collaborating on a song and I suggested that one particular line of lyric – and the melody that accompanies it – be repeated eighteen times, would you think that would be entirely too repetitive to be successful? How about if, in the same song, I insisted that an…
BMI Celebrates the 2021 Pop Awards
Maren Morris, Laura Veltz, Halsey and Sony Music Publishing Receive Top Honors
Songwriters, Publishers and Administrators of the Top 50 Songs Also Celebrated