Recent Licensing News

From News, posted 11.24.20. The Council of State Restaurant Associations held their fall conference virtually this year (11/17-18), and it was highlighted by an appearance from BMI singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia who provided the restaurant association executives a break from two days of difficult meetings by performing a few songs from his new project Seed of… Read more...

From News, posted 11.23.20. Award-winning BMI songwriter Lisa Loeb highlighted the California Hotel & Lodging Association’s Stars of Industry Awards show recently (11/19) by performing virtually at the pre-show reception for a large audience of hotel owners and executives from across the state. The GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter performed several of her big hits, including the platinum-selling… Read more...

From News, posted 11.23.20. GRAMMY-winning BMI singer-songwriter Bonnie Bishop was the featured performer at the 2020 International Society of Hotel Associations Awards Show, held virtually this year on November 19. The Texas native, who won a GRAMMY for a song she wrote for Bonnie Raitt, entertained the executives who run the state hotel & lodging… Read more...

From News, posted 11.12.20. BMI proudly partnered with the Colorado Restaurant Association to provide the musical entertainment at the CRA’s Industry Spotlight Awards, held virtually this year for the first time. On November 10, BMI songwriter Rozzi helped the trade organization honor the best of the best in Colorado’s restaurant industry by delivering an inspiring… Read more...

From News, posted 10.26.20. BMI partnered with Xperi, parent of HD Radio, in sponsoring a performance by GRAMMY-nominated BMI songwriter Frankie J at this year’s Radio Ink Hispanic Conference, held recently (10/22) as a virtual event. The Mexican-American singer songwriter talked about the impact commercial radio has had on his career while performing some of… Read more...

From News, posted 10.19.20. BMI television composer Mike Post highlighted the NAB Sales & Marketing TV Exchange by sitting down recently (10/15) to do a one-on-one interview that gave television executives from across the country insight into how he became the most successful composer in TV history. Post told the stories behind some the iconic… Read more...

From News, posted 9.02.20. As has become tradition, BMI provided one of its award-winning songwriters to perform at the closing luncheon of the annual Media Finance Focus conference presented recently (8/27) by the Media Financial Management Association. As a result of the pandemic, this year’s conference was held virtually over July and August, and once… Read more...

From News, posted 3.05.20. BMI partnered with the Maine Brewers Guild to provide the musical entertainment at the 2020 New England Brew Summit, held recently (2/28) in Portland, Maine. BMI singer/songwriter Bre Kennedy was the featured performer at the Summit afterparty, which took place at Oxbow Blending & Bottling. The Nashville-based indie artist, who has… Read more...

From News, posted 2.27.20. BMI provided both education and entertainment at the 2020 Wyoming Governor’s Hospitality & Tourism Conference, held recently (2/24-25) in Cheyenne. Dedicated to celebrating and educating Wyoming’s tourism industry, the Wyoming Governor’s Conference is an annual event that brings together more than 300 influential tourism and hospitality industry representatives. One of the… Read more...

From News, posted 2.26.20. BMI was a major participant at the 51st Annual Country Radio Seminar (2/19-2/21), showcasing a handful of emerging BMI artists in front of an influential group of radio executives and association partners, as well as paying tribute to an iconic BMI country star. As has become tradition, BMI hosted a dinner… Read more...