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BMI & Los Angeles Times Announce 2nd Annual ‘How I Wrote The Song’ Panel
Marquee Lineup Includes Rodney Jerkins, Chris Daughtry, Mos Def, Ben Moody, Polow Da Don, Anthony Hamilton and Brian Howes BMI will pair with the Los Angeles Times to present the second annual “How I Wrote the Song” panel Saturday, February 9, from 1p.m. until 3p.m., at the Key Club…
From News, posted 2.03.08
L.A. ‘Industry Insider’ Spotlights Latin Music
BMI, Gibson Guitar and Billboard magazine will present a Latin music-focused “Industry Insider” panel series on Wednesday, October 17. Focusing on Latin music, the “Producers Roundtable” will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gibson Guitars Showroom in Beverly Hills. The showroom is located at 9350 Civic Center Drive, Suite 130. The panel will be moderated by Billboard Latin music correspondent Ayala Ben-Yehuda, and will feature some of…
From News, posted 9.26.07
Song Hall To Honor John Legend with Hal David Starlight Award
Hal David, Chairman/CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has announced that John Legend will be the recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2007 Awards dinner, slated for Thursday, June 7 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was renamed in honor of the SHOF Chairman for his longtime support of young songwriters. The Hal David Starlight Award…
From News, posted 4.18.07
‘How I Wrote That Song’ Panel to Feature Top BMI Songwriters
Hitmakers Cee-Lo, Dallas Austin, Fall Out Boy‘s Patrick Stump, Sean Garrett, Kara DioGuardi, Butch Walker and Jeffrey Steele Scheduled to Speak at the Key Club Feb. 10 BMI and the Los Angeles Times will present “How I Wrote That Song,” a panel discussion with some of music’s most successful songwriters. The panel will be held Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Key Club (9039 Sunset…
From News, posted 1.24.07
Songwriter Sean Garrett Poses Triple Threat on the Charts
Congratulations to BMI Award-winning songwriter Sean Garrett, who scored big with the top three songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for the second consecutive week. Garrett is credited with the hit singles "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp, "Check On It" by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug and "Run It!" by Chris Brown in…
From News, posted 1.29.06
Rockwilder
Producer Rockwilder earned his initial entrée into the music industry in the late 1990s by working with pal Redman. On discs like Muddy Waters and Busta Rhymes‘s When Disaster Strikes , Rockwilder showed a penchant for creating terrifically dark, slightly rock-influenced beats that perfectly complemented hardcore hip-hop’s somber themes. The dawn of the new millennium saw Rockwilder venturing out of his musical…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.02.05
Avila Brothers
Bobby and IZ Avila, also known as The Avila Brothers, never imagined that their years of hard work behind the scenes of the music industry would get recognition as big as a Grammy nomination. Usher’s Confessions CD, which was nominated for Album of the Year, made this dream come true. "Never, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.05
John Legend Is Living Up To His Name
Sometime around 2004, a New York singer/songwriter named John Stephens matter-of-factly changed his name to John Legend. The move was so bold, detractors easily could have dismissed it as delusional grandeur. But judging from the mountain of fawning press Mr. Legend has received for his debut album, Get Lifted , the name change was simply a case of destiny being fulfilled. Indeed, if…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.03.05
Newcomer John Legend Living Up to His Name
BMI congratulates neo-soul artist John Legend, whose major-label debut Get Lifted opened this week at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 7 on the Top 200 chart. The singer/songwriter/pianist, who has worked with various artists including Janet Jackson, the Black Eyed Peas, and Jay-Z, is the 2002 recipient of the BMI-sponsored Abe Olman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting. This…
From News, posted 1.10.05
Rapper Kanyé West Leads AMA Nominees List
Rapper/producer Kanyé West leads the list of BMI nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, which were revealed on September 14. West, who was named a Top Ten producer at the recent BMI Urban Awards, earned three AMA nominations, including two in the rap/hip-hop category for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album (The College Dropout), and one for the cross-genre award as Favorite New Artist.…
From News, posted 9.14.04
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