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Change of Address
What you should know about keeping your contact info up-to-date with BMI.
When you move without notifying BMI, we cannot send you correspondence or royalty payments until we receive the updated information. Not only is your address important, but there is additional information you can provide to ensure that you always receive your royalties in a timely fashion, including your email address. There are several options for supplying BMI with this information.
Option 1 – OnlineLog in to your account at BMI's Online Services. This option is currently available to writers and most publishers.
Option 2 – Download the form
Download the Change of Address form. Return the completed, signed form to your local BMI office.
Option 3 – Contact UsEmail or call your local BMI office - Ask the Writer / Publisher Relations department to mail, fax, or email you a Change of Address form.
Please note: Other than updating your address online, BMI can only accept updated address information on our standard Change of Address form with an authorized signature. Do not email us your new address unless a signed copy of the form is attached.
BMI is Looking For You
BMI invests much time and effort to locate members who have not updated their contact information. We will post some of your names in this space in the hope that you will see it and make contact with us using one of the options above. If you happen to know any of the people or companies listed here, we would appreciate your bringing this fact to their attention and directing them to this page.
At this time we are trying to contact:
GLOBAL REVERB
ABSOTIVELY MUSIC
LYON FARM MUSIC LTD
BARNSTORM MUSIC
GRUNDY MUSIC SERVICES INC
FAQs
Did you know that your royalties can be escheated?
What is escheat?
Escheat, often called abandoned property, is the concept by which a company that pays out money, such as BMI, is obligated by law to remove unclaimed funds from its books on a regular cycle (usually 3-5 years) by sending it to the state of the last known address of the payee. The person whose money it is then will have to claim it from the state.
What happened to the money that BMI escheated because it took me too long to update my address?
Royalties, once escheated, cannot be reclaimed by BMI. Although BMI can tell you how much was escheated and where it was sent, you must contact the state unclaimed property office in order to retrieve them. Therefore, it is imperative that you notify BMI about your change of address as soon as possible to avoid us escheating any of your royalties.
Additional Resources
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