Recent Licensing News

From News, posted 7.28.21. BMI singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb was the featured entertainment at this year’s Council of State Restaurant Associations Summer Conference, held in person recently in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The GRAMMY-winning artist highlighted the closing dinner by playing her hits and telling the stories behind her incredible repertoire of songs in front of… Read more...

From News, posted 7.02.21. Award-winning BMI songwriter Steve Dorff made the trip up to Boston recently to entertain state and national hotel & lodging association executives who were in town for the summer meeting of the International Society of Hotel Associations (ISHA). Dorff, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018, performed… Read more...

From News, posted 6.25.21. BMI singer-songwriter Willa Amai provided finance executives from the broadcast and cable industries an afternoon to remember, when the 16-year-old budding pop superstar told the stories behind the songs from her debut album and performed a handful of her favorites at the Media Financial Management Association’s Media Finance Focus Conference, which… Read more...

From News, posted 5.27.21. BMI country songwriter Terry McBride helped the International Broadcasters Idea Bank celebrate their 60th anniversary with a spirited and entertaining performance at their Spring Conference held in person recently at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. The event, hosted by Payne Media Group President Will Payne, attracted independent radio station owners… Read more...

From News, posted 5.24.21. BMI helped kick off the National Restaurant Association’s Spring Board of Directors Meeting recently by sponsoring a virtual performance by rock ‘n roll legend Randy Bachman. Bachman, who was a founding member of both The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, regaled the restauranteurs with the stories behind some his most iconic… Read more...

From News, posted 5.12.21. The National Association of Broadcasters’ State Leadership Conference, held virtually for the first time in NAB’S history, featured performances from two award-winning BMI songwriters. Platinum selling country artist Chris Janson and pop superstar Rachel Platten performed for more than 500 broadcasters from across the country who tuned into the annual conference,… Read more...

From News, posted 4.23.21. BMI and the Texas Restaurant Association teamed up recently (4/20) on a virtual benefit concert to raise money for the Texas Restaurant Relief Fund that featured a headlining performance from BMI songwriter Lukas Nelson. Nelson is best known for fronting the band Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, as well… Read more...

From News, posted 4.21.21. The National Restaurant Association’s annual Public Affairs Conference went virtual this year (4/20) and featured an intimate interview and performance by BMI songwriter Sam Harris of X Ambassadors. The band’s lead singer shared stories of the time he spent working in the restaurant industry, while providing some insight into what his… Read more...

From News, posted 4.21.21. BMI partnered recently (4/19) with five state restaurant & lodging associations to present a special tribute to the hospitality industry that featured a live streamed performance from Nashville by BMI country superstar Josh Turner. The concert, which was a collaboration between BMI, the South Dakota Retailers Association, the Idaho Lodging &… Read more...

From News, posted 4.16.21. BMI was the proud sponsor of this year’s Michigan Association of Broadcasters High School and College Radio Stations of the Year Awards. The virtual show took place Wednesday, April 7, during which BMI honored each award recipient with a gold record. load_slides_from("BMI Honors High School and College Radio Stations at MAB… Read more...