Graham Gouldman and Top Songwriters Honored at 2015 BMI London Awards
‘Stay With Me’ wins Song of the Year for Sam Smith; Ed Sheeran, John Newman and Hozier also recognized Read more...
10 Questions With Alan and Anna Rose Menken
Discover the musical ties that bond this talented father and daughter Read more...
SongHall Inducts Loretta Lynn, Alan Menken, John Sebastian; Anka, Murray, Okun Also Honored
The 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) inducted BMI songwriting greats Loretta Lynn, Alan Menken and John Sebastian at its annual swards show, held June 19 in New York City. BMI songwriters Paul Anka and Anne Murray (SOCAN), along with publisher Milt Okun were also honored for their contributions to popular… Read more...
Broadway Dazzled by BMI Writers
The current Broadway season has theatre-goers scrambling for seats to shows from BMI’s ever-growing list of writers from the Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. A CHORUS LINE A revival of A Chorus Line opened Oct. 5, 2006, at the Schoenfeld Theatre in… Read more...
Heather Headley
Heather Headley took her star-making turn as lioness Nala in the Broadway musical version of The Lion King to a 2000 Tony Award-winning stint in the title role of the Elton John/Tim Rice musical Aida. From there it was an easy jump to her Grammy-nominated 2002 RCA debut album, This is… Read more...
‘Live Like You Were Dying’ #1 Celebrated at BMI
Songwriter Tim Nichols and artist Tim McGraw were center stage at a BMI Nashville-hosted #1 party for "Live Like You Were Dying," their award-winning 10-weeks-at-#1 smash and the title track of McGraw's Grammy-nominated Curb Records album. Read more...
Faith Hill Tops BMI’s List of Grammy Winners
Country singer and BMI songwriter Faith Hill was a big winner at the 43rd annual Grammy Awards, presented February 21 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hill, a first time winner, took home Grammys… Read more...
BMI Honors Bee Gees, Beatles, Bond at Annual Awards Ceremony in London
David Arnold, Lulu, Don Black, Barbara Broccoli, Michael Wilson, and BMI's Frances Preston Sting, The Bee Gees and Queen were among the songwriters honored tonight… Read more...
Elton John’s ‘Aida’ Big Winner at Tony Awards
BMI congratulates Sirs Elton John and Tim Rice on winning Best Original Score for "Aida" at last night's 54th Annual Tony® Awards honoring the best on Broadway. Nominated for five Tony's®, the love-triangle musical… Read more...
McCartney Takes Top Honor at Ivor Novello Awards
Sir Paul McCartney led the list of BMI UK songwriters honored at the recent Ivor Novello Awards, Britain's highest honors given to songwriters. McCartney received the Fellowship of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the first the academy has given. McCartney was cited as "a true giant of the world… Read more...