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Colbie Caillat: On songwriting and the BMI Awards

Captured at BMI Pop Awards 2009

BMI Tops Previous Year in Revenues with $905 Million in FY 2009

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BMI has announced that it earned more than $905 million in revenues for its 2009 fiscal year, including its subsidiary Landmark Digital Services®, LLC. The company also announced that it increased royalty distributions to more than $788 million for the songwriters, composers and copyright owners it represents. With more than 400,000 songwriters, composers and music publisher affiliates, BMI is the world’s largest music copyright organization. Despite one of the most…


From News, posted 8.25.09

T-Pain Celebrates BMI Songwriter of the Year Win in Atlanta

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BMI staffers recently visited T-Pain in Atlanta’s Crossover Studios for a belated celebration of a glittering career milestone: Thanks to his compositions “Kiss Kiss” and “Low,” T-Pain garnered the 2009 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year crown. While most of his peers were honored at the 57th annual BMI Pop Awards on Tuesday, May 19 in Los Angeles, T-Pain had more pressing business to which he needed…


From News, posted 6.24.09

Watch Interviews with Top Music Creators

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BMI's annual award shows honor the year's best in every genre, attracting and celebrating the world's preeminent songwriters, composers, and superstars. At each ceremony, BMI captures red carpet interviews, which are now available for viewing exclusively on bmi.com. To watch one-on-one chats with a-listers including Colbie Caillat, Taylor Swift, Michael Bublé, Estelle, Polow Da Don, and


From News, posted 5.29.09

The Eagles Lead BMI Nominees for 2008 American Music Awards

Venerable rock legends the Eagles lead the BMI charge of the recently announced American Music Award nominees. With four nominations encompassing Artist of the Year, Favorite Band, Favorite Album, and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, the Eagles leave no doubt of their sustained artistic dominance. The Eagles Chris Brown Lil Wayne BMI trendsetters


From News, posted 10.20.08

Colbie Caillat

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She’s a contemporary pop Cinderella; a singer/songwriter whose soul-melting voice and easy rocking songs transformed her into the most popular unsigned artist on the net. Now, with her signing to Universal/Republic Records, Colbie Caillat officially begins her glass-slippered procession to international stardom. Colbie’s debut album, Coco, features the singer delivering bashful, girl-next-door sentiments in a bewitching r&b voice. Upon its summer 2007 release, the album shot to…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.17.08

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