Recent Dance News

From News, posted 6.05.18. First making an impact in 2016 with “Can’t Let Go,” VALNTN (a.k.a. Valentin Fritz) is a German-born songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist who started his path with aspirations of becoming a film composer and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Now based in Los Angeles, VALNTN signed with Sony ATV and sold over… Read more...

From News, posted 11.28.17. BMI is very proud to congratulate our many talented affiliates on their prestigious GRAMMY nominations, which were announced this morning by the Recording Academy. The 60th GRAMMY Awards, to be held in Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28, 2018, will salute a wide array of BMI… Read more...

From News, posted 10.09.17. BMI tonight proudly honored internationally-celebrated musician and songwriter Jay Kay (of Jamiroquai) with the BMI President’s Award at the 2017 BMI London Awards. Music industry guests including Naughty Boy, Foals and Bipolar Sunshine filled London’s Dorchester hotel to celebrate UK and European songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs of… Read more...

From News, posted 9.12.17. BMI announced today that legendary songwriter and lead singer of Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, will receive the BMI President’s Award at this year’s BMI London Awards in recognition of his profound influence on songwriting within the music industry. The event will be returning to London’s Dorchester Hotel on October 9, 2017, and… Read more...

From News, posted 6.30.17. Like the punk rockers of the late `70s, musician David Maurice and digital innovator Natalie Lam were put off by the growing divide between music-creators and music-fans. In response, the two New Yorkers took a page from the Do-It-Yourself playbook and started The Foxgrove, a DJ and music production school designed… Read more...

From News, posted 1.19.17. Specializing in Jersey Club, a bass-heavy hybrid of hip-hop and electronic dance music originally born out of the Garden State’s DIY party underground in Newark, DJ Sliink has swiftly become a titan of the subgenre. After collaborating with Flosstradamus, playing festivals around the globe, scoring high-profile fashion events for designers like… Read more...

From News, posted 12.07.16. Boasting a resonant, exotic sound informed by her Australian and Greek roots, singer/songwriter/producer VASSY has already made a big impact on the DJ world courtesy of her 2014 collaboration with David Guetta and Showtek on the track “BAD.” The track earned 7 double platinum and gold certifications with over a billion… Read more...

From News, posted 10.28.16. Initially an anonymous duo, TWRK were already cranking out dance floor hits for Diplo’s Mad Decent imprint when the influential DJ/producer revealed their true identities on his BBC Radio program as Benzi and Esentrik. On the backs of recent club-filling anthems like “Hands On it” and “Wheels in Motion,” TWRK are… Read more...

From News, posted 10.11.16. BMI is happy to extend its congratulations to this year’s nominees for the American Music Awards. Leading BMI’s class of affiliates with an incredible seven nominations, Rihanna stands poised to collect awards for Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year for her single “Work,” Video of the Year for “Work,”… Read more...

From News, posted 10.10.16. BMI proudly honored internationally-celebrated songwriter Sting as a BMI Icon today at the 2016 BMI London Awards. Music industry guests including Hozier, Rudimental, Snow Patrol, Disciples and Wayne Hector filled London’s Dorchester hotel to celebrate the UK and European songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs of 2015 on U.S.… Read more...