R&B Photo Archive
BMI’s Catherine Brewton and breakout star Drake pause for a photo at the pre-BET Awards reception co-hosted by BMI, BET.com, The Stereotypes and August Rigo.
HerStory pause for a photo at the pre-BET Awards reception.
Cool, Busta Rhymes and Dre enjoy the pre-BET Awards reception in Los Angeles.
Candi Staton and One eskimO celebrate at the “Kandi” #1 party on June 17. Pictured are One eskimO’s Adam Falkner and Pete Rinaldi, Candi Staton, and One eskimO’s Jamie Sefton and Kristian Leontiou.
BMI celebrated the legacy of the late Country Music and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Harlan Howard with a #1 party of a different sort. Staged Thursday, June 17 at the organization’s Music Row offices, the event toasted the multi-talented—and multi-cultural—participants in recent AAA chart-topper “Kandi.” UK indie troupe One eskimO sampled the Candi Staton classic “He Called Me Baby,”…
Pictured at the “Kandi” #1 party are One eskimO’s Adam Falkner and Kristian Leontiou, Harlan Howard Songs’ Melanie Howard, and One eskimO’s Pete Rinaldi and Jamie Sefton.
BMI’s Jody Williams, right, looks on as Candi Staton thanks One eskimO for sampling her song “He Called Me Baby,” written by Harlan Howard.
R&B legend Candi Staton mingles with One eskimO at BMI’s “Kandi” #1 party on June 17.
Harlan Howard Songs’ Melanie Howard and Candi Staton enjoy the “Kandi” #1 party at BMI on June 17.
Hip-hop super producer Bangladesh recently joined the BMI family. Ludacris, Missy Elliott, M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Beyonce, and Gucci Mane have all had albums or singles produced by Bangladesh, as well as Lil Wayne, whose smash “A Milli” benefited from Bangladesh’s fingerprints. Pictured are BMI’s Byron Wright (left) and Bangladesh.