Recent Licensing News

From News, posted 1.29.21. BMI provided the featured entertainment recently (1/28) at “Rising Above: Climbing Higher,” a day-and-a-half live virtual training event designed to teach, coach, inspire and motivate radio and television executives to rise above the challenges of today’s sales and management environment. The dynamic country duo, LOCASH, comprised of BMI songwriters Preston Brust… Read more...

From News, posted 1.28.21. California innkeepers and hoteliers were treated to a special performance recently (1/26) by BMI singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia at the INNspire Virtual Conference and Marketplace presented by the California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns (CABBI). The Buffalo native performed songs from his latest album, Seed of Joy, during the opening night… Read more...

From News, posted 1.22.21. Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Steve Dorff entertained a large gathering of Boston-area hospitality and tourism industry executives recently (1/21) with a lunch hour virtual performance of some of his biggest hits, while sharing the stories behind his songs and how they came to be recorded by some of the music… Read more...

From News, posted 12.21.20. ASCAP and BMI, the nation’s two leading performing rights organizations, today announced the launch of Songview, a comprehensive data platform that provides music users with an authoritative view of copyright ownership and administration shares in the vast majority of music licensed in the United States. Songview technology allows ASCAP and… Read more...

From News, posted 12.16.20. BMI partnered with the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association recently (12/15) to provide the musical entertainment at their annual membership meeting, held virtually for the first time in their 100 year history. BMI country singer and songwriter Stephanie Quayle performed a spirited set of some of her most popular songs for… Read more...

From News, posted 12.03.20. BMI attended the winter board meeting of the Ohio Restaurant Association recently (12/2) in order to present ORA CEO John Barker with a BMI gold record in recognition of the trade organization’s 100 year anniversary. The ORA is a longtime partner of BMI’s having participated in the BMI Association Discount Program… Read more...

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...