March is Women’s History Month, and BMI is proud to celebrate with a brand new, all-women edition of the Indie Spotlight! These nine incredible artists are releasing some of the most exciting indie music of the moment, and we can’t wait for you to meet them. First up is Kimbra and… Read more...
Kimbra is a New Zealand-born pop star and two-time GRAMMY-winning tour de force who released her debut album, Vows, in 2011. She was named Best Female Artist two years in a row at the ARIA Music Awards and took home an impressive five New Zealand Tui Awards in 2012. That same… Read more...
Hope Tala is a London-based artist, producer, and songwriter who first made waves with her song “Peace Freestyle” in 2016. A self-taught guitarist who also taught herself how to record music on Logic Pro, Tala’s sound can be described as a creative flow featuring R&B, soul, alternative, pop, and even bossa… Read more...
Born and raised in both Los Angeles and Malibu, NERIAH is a rising singer/songwriter who never holds back. Her desire for self-expression has been constant (she wrote her first song when she was just five, and she also developed an online following with her YouTube vlogs), and the last few years… Read more...
Most people keep personal, embarrassing, and crazy thoughts to themselves, but Annika Wells isn’t one of them. Her songs are peppered with the kind of honesty you’d expect from a childhood friend, creating undeniably catchy tunes that deal with love, death, and doomed romance. Wells earned a GRAMMY nomination in 2022… Read more...
Halima is a singer/songwriter born in New Jersey and raised by her mother between Lagos and London. Her creativity was evident at an early age when she began taking part in collaborative day camps and community programs intended to foster creativity in theater and music, and she distinctly remembers developing processes… Read more...
Meg Smith is an indie pop singer/songwriter whose debut single, “Cross My Heart I Hope U Die” is the theme of Ezra, the popular LGBTQ+ vampire series on Apple TV (she also appeared in the first season!), and a soundtrack song in the second season of Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia. She… Read more...
DellaXOZ is the moniker of 18-year-old Daniella Lubasu, who grew up on the outskirts of Manchester and felt the influence of the city’s strong indie rock legacy from the beginning. Equally significant to her was the music of her Congolese heritage: upbeat rhythms, driving bass, and intricate guitar riffs were a… Read more...
Ayleen Valentine is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music showcases vulnerability and self-expression on songs that explore love, depression, and growing older. Her hard work and dedication have already earned her a place among new artists on the rise, and she has independently released two EPs and multiple singles that… Read more...
Grace Enger is a Hoboken, NJ-based singer/songwriter who won the 2022 Abe Olman Scholarship from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She fell in love with songwriting at a young age and has recently started using TikTok to share her original songs (she currently has over 36K followers on the platform), including… Read more...
