Cole Marks 10th Anniversary in Toronto
ole celebrated its 10th anniversary with a star-studded event in Toronto, featuring performances by Haley Reinhart and Tim Hicks plus industry executives....
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BMI Honors Sir Tim Rice as 2014 Icon
BMI honored legendary lyricist Sir Tim Rice as a BMI Icon at the 2014 London Awards ceremony. Nile Rodgers won Song of the Year for...
Pandora Announces New Agreement with BMG
Pandora and BMG announce multi-year US licensing agreement for complete BMI and ASCAP catalog. Deal benefits major artists like Beyonc�, Jay-Z, and Bruno Mars....
Anne Cecere: Youngest CA Copyright President
Anne Cecere, BMI's Director of Film & TV Relations, becomes the youngest president in California Copyright Conference's 61-year history for 2014-2015....
BMI Writer Shines at Radio Advertising Bureau Dinner
BMI and Radio Advertising Bureau hosted their 7th annual women's leadership program in Nashville, featuring a performance by Capitol recording artist Mickey Guyton....
BMI Songwriter Performs for Nebraska Broadcasters
BMI award-winning songwriter Wendell Mobley performed at the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Pinnacle Awards Dinner, celebrating the organization's 80th year....
BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards Celebrate Music Industry’s Top Talent
The 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards honored top songwriters and performers at the Pantages Theatre. Ludacris received the BMI President's Award while Chris Brown, Future, and...
Popular BMI Composers Featured at Musical Direction Seminar
BMI composers Rickey Minor and William Ross shared insights at the SCL Musical Direction seminar. Minor directs American Idol while Ross has won four Emmy...
BMI Modernizing Consent Decree for Music Industry
BMI filed a submission with the DOJ requesting modernization of its consent decree to better serve songwriters and publishers in today's digital music landscape....
Summer Nights Got Better: BMI Free Concert Series
BMI partners with Levitt Pavilion for free Summer Nights concert series featuring Latin and rock artists including Nina D�az, Elsten Torres, and Ni�a Dioz at...
Apollo Theatre and BMI Host Songwriting Panel for Aspiring
Apollo Theater and BMI host free songwriting panel featuring Latin GRAMMY winners and nominees. Aspiring songwriters learn from hitmakers behind 'Danza Kuduro' and other hits....
BMI Participates in U.S. Copyright Office Music Licensing
BMI joined 84 organizations in filing submissions with the U.S. Copyright Office's Music Licensing Study, addressing digital music licensing challenges. The study evaluates existing licensing...
NMPA Reports $2.2B in U.S. Music Publishing Revenue
NMPA reports $2.2 billion in U.S. music publishing revenue for 2013, but estimates $2.3 billion lost annually due to outdated copyright laws and regulations....
Does Radio Need Higher Royalty Fees?
Radio industry faces pressure to pay higher music licensing fees beyond current BMI, ASCAP, SESAC rates as lawmakers consider new artist royalty requirements....
John “Sly” Wilson Receives BMI Pop Music Songwriter Award
John 'Sly' Wilson of Sly Slick & Wicked receives BMI Pop Music Songwriter Award for co-writing Justin Timberlake's #1 hit 'Suit & Tie' featuring Jay...
Tina Hart Joins BMI as Executive, Europe Relations
Tina Hart joins BMI as Executive for Writer/Publisher Relations in Europe, based in London. Former Music Week Deputy Features Editor will recruit songwriters and manage...
BMI Presents the Super Producers Beat Summit in the ATL
BMI presents the Super Producers Beat Summit in Atlanta featuring legendary hip-hop producers Mannie Fresh, DJ Toomp and KLC at Terminal West....
BMI Launches 75th Anniversary Celebration at NAB Convention
BMI launches its 75th anniversary celebration, declaring 2014-2015 'The Year of the Songwriter' with events honoring Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds and initiatives supporting music creators....
Troy Ave Signs with BMI
New York rapper Troy Ave makes history as first independent artist to perform on Hot 97's Summerjam main stage while signing with BMI....
BMI, ASCAP, and SOCAN Make Life a Bit Easier for Songwriters
ASCAP, BMI, and SOCAN launched MusicMark, a collaborative platform that simplifies music registration for songwriters and publishers across all three PROs simultaneously....
Sony/ATV Reinstates Licensing Authority to BMI for Public
Sony/ATV Music Publishing returns licensing authority to BMI for public performance uses, ensuring stable royalty flow to songwriters and publishers from hundreds of thousands of...
Alex Da Kid on Writing “Airplanes”
Producer Alex Da Kid reveals the creative process behind writing the hit song 'Airplanes' at BMI's pre-GRAMMY panel featuring top music industry hitmakers....
Linda Perry on the Life of a Songwriter
Grammy-nominated songwriter Linda Perry joined fellow hitmakers at BMI's pre-Grammy panel discussing the creative process behind writing hit songs....
BMI Writers Nominated for Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
Five BMI Latin music affiliates including Gloria Estefan and Juan Luis Guerra have been nominated for the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame 2014 induction....
BMI’s Richard Conlon on Digital Licensing at MIDEM 2014
BMI's Richard Conlon joins industry leaders at MIDEM 2014 to discuss digital licensing and rights clearance in the modern music industry....