Recent Licensing News

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...

From News, posted 3.29.21. BMI singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia was the featured entertainment at this year’s Alpha Media general manager meeting held recently (3/23) via Zoom. Marc performed songs from his recent album Seed of Joy, which he recorded in his home studio during the pandemic, treating the radio executives to his own acoustic version of… Read more...

From News, posted 3.08.21. The New York State Brewers Association closed out their annual Craft Brewers conference this year with an intimate acoustic performance by BMI songwriter SYML at their virtual Happy Hour (3/5). SYML is Brian Fennell’s latest solo project and he streamed his performance from his home studio in Seattle. Fennell is best… Read more...

From News, posted 3.08.21. BMI partnered recently (3/3) with the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association on a special virtual concert that paid tribute to the state’s hospitality industry. Florida restaurant, hotel and resort owners and executives gathered to watch the virtual performance by the Trenton, Florida native that was live streamed from a studio in… Read more...

From News, posted 3.02.21. BMI songwriter Spencer Ludwig highlighted this year’s New York State Brewers Association Craft Brewers conference with a high energy virtual performance from his studio in Los Angeles. As a solo artist and as the trumpeter for Capital Cities, Spencer has performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show with… Read more...

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...