Yes, his bite is as big and as bad as his bark: With incendiary lyricism and blazing beats, Pitbull has become one of the most recognizable names in modern hip-hop. Now, with his new full-length, Rebelution, the Miami-based artist, born Armando Christian Pérez, is continuing his global domination. And a roster…
Miami Science Museum Partners with BMI for ‘Music Música’ Showcase October 22-25
BMI and the Miami Science Museum will present three musical events surrounding the opening of the museum’s newest exhibition, Music Música, October 22-25. Music Musica is a combination of two exhibits – “American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music” and “Music: Access All Areas” – that showcase music from cultural and…
Hurricane Chris
As his name suggests, Hurricane Chris blew into consciousness during the summer of 2007 like, well, a hurricane. In just a matter of weeks, 18-year-old Chris Dooley, Jr. saw the song he created and performed around his hometown of Shreveport, La. — “A Bay Bay” — go from local delight to…
2007 BMI Urban Awards: BMI Award Winning Songs
BADD D-Roc (Ying Yang Twins) Mike Jones Kaine (Ying Yang Twins) Mr. ColliPark 2 Playas Publishing LLC ColliPark Music Da Crippler Publishing E W C Publishing Co. EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Who Is Mike Jones Music Ying…
T.I., Ne-Yo, Mr. Collipark, Pharrell Williams Take Top BMI Urban Honors
BMI saluted the world’s premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 2007 Urban Awards, held September 7 at the Zumanity Theatre at New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta Catherine Brewton,…
2007 BMI Pop Awards: Song List
BAD DAY Daniel Powter Song 6 Music Daniel Powter Warner Bros. Records BECAUSE OF YOU David Hodges Ben Moody 12:06 Publishing Dwight Frye Music, Inc. EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Smellslikemetal Publishing
Mr. Collipark
Mr. Collipark is one of the most promising young entrepreneurs to have emerged out of the hip-hop industry. He’s not only a multi-platinum producer for artists such as the Ying Yang Twins, Mike Jones and Jamie Foxx, but he’s also a successful solo artist. Michael Crooms, Collipark’s real name, moved to…
2006 BMI Pop Awards
1, 2 STEP (Internet Song of the Year) Jazze Pha Bubba Gee Music Noontime Tunes Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Ciara featuring Missy Elliott Sho'Nuff Records 1985 John Allen Eastside Johnny No Ass Music EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Bowling For Soup Silvertone/Jive/Zomba ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE David Bryson Adam Duritz David…
BMI Pop Awards Honor Crosby, Stills & Nash as Icons at 54th Annual Ceremony
Rockers Maroon 5 Share Songwriter of the Year Crown with Rapper Lil Jon and See 'She Will Be Loved' Named Song of the Year; EMI Music Repeats Publisher Win BMI staged its 54th Annual Pop Awards on May 16, with top honors given to BMI Icons Crosby, Stills & Nash;…
Ying Yang Twins
With beat-happy simplicity, Ying Yang Twins — D-Roc and Kaine — have emerged as hit-makers of the first order. “Wait (the Whisper Song),” ushered in on spare, bare-bones drumbeats, finger snaps and whispered vocals, is one of the duo’s biggest hits in their seven-year career and has propelled their album…