Most of us who are in the business of creating songs are aware of the importance of writing lyrics that have universal appeal, lyrics that connect with millions of hearts. We have also heard about the importance of writing songs that emanate from our hearts, from personal experience. On the surface,… Read more...
Ceremony also celebrated top film, TV and cable composers Read more...
Ceremony also honors year’s top film and television composers in Beverly Hills Read more...
RICHARD KIRK AWARD RACHEL PORTMAN (PRS) CLASSIC CONTRIBUTION AWARD TERENCE BLANCHARD FILM MUSIC AWARDS 17 AGAIN Rolfe Kent 2012 Harald Kloser Thomas Wander ALICE IN WONDERLAND Danny Elfman ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL David Newman THE… Read more...
BMI will present two anticipated panel discussions during the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film/TV Music Conference: the “Conversation With” panel, featuring two key members of The Twilight Saga: New Moon creative hive, and the “Collaborators” panel, featuring the musical team behind HBO’s True Blood. Held October 29-30, the conference will take place at… Read more...
David Newman Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Mike Post Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel… Read more...
For one week in 2006, Jace Everett’s “Bad Things” was downloaded for free by about 210,000 iTunes users – and one of them just happened to be Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball. Country radio ignored the single but Ball ultimately resurrected the spooky-but-sexy song to play under… Read more...
ALL JACKED UP Vicky McGehee EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Oklahoma Girl Music Gretchen Wilson Epic Records AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS Scotty Emerick Toby Keith Big Yellow Dog Music Florida Cracker Music Sony/ATV Tree Tokeco Tunes Toby Keith DreamWorks BELIEVE Ronnie Dunn Showbilly Music Sony/ATV Tree… Read more...
Friends and music industry personnel converged on BMI Nashville's main lobby April 5 to celebrate a landmark in BMI songwriter Jace Everett's burgeoning career-his first No.1 single. Performed by booming vocalist Josh Turner, "Your Man" supplied both artist and writer with their first time atop the charts. Read more...
The City of Nashville came out in droves to raise $300,000 at the GuitarTown Auction Gala held recently at BMI's Music Row offices. The arts projected presented by Gibson Guitar culminated in a star-studded gala auction by Juliens Auctions. BMI songwriter Big Kenny of Read more...
