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Gamble & Huff to be Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards May 19 in Los Angeles
BMI will honor preeminent production and songwriting team Gamble & Huff as Icons at its 57th annual Pop Awards, slated for Tuesday, May 19 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, Barbara Cane, the invitation-only event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s…
From News, posted 2.24.09
The Who Return with `Endless‘ Appeal
It started, most memorably and famously, with a stutter. The title track of The Who’s 1965 debut American album, The Who Sings My Generation, with such stuttered lyrics as “talkin’ ‘bout my g-generation,” introduced one of the most important and revered bands of the 1960s — and one of the very few to still remain active some four decades later. It’s not exactly the same band, of…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.21.07
Mieka Pauley
Her voice ranges from haunting, delicate beauty to an explosion of shattering, soaring soul. Her lyrics bloom from a place of uncompromising honesty and raw emotion, wise beyond her years. Her roots are the blues, classic soul and R&B, rock, gospel and folk, and the result is a personal brand of pop music that is uniquely her own. Billboard magazine and the Boston Globe have compared her to everything from…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.04.06
Meika Pauley Wins NEMO/Starbucks Songwriter Competition
BMI singer/songwriter Meika Pauley has been named the grand prize winner of the first ever NEMO/Starbucks Emerging Artist Songwriting Contest. Pauley was chosen from among nine regional finalists who performed three songs each in front of a sold out audience at the famed Paradise Lounge in Boston. The finalists, initially selected out of over 1,800 artists from throughout…
From News, posted 9.20.05
Ingram Hill (Rock &) Rolls By NYC
Memphis-based quartet Ingram Hill was in New York City recently for a show at Irving Plaza, and BMI executives were on hand to greet them. The band's major label debut on Hollywood Records, June's Picture Show, is a follow-up to their self-released EP entitled Until Now. Described as "pop rock with a Southern twist," Ingram Hill has been touring endlessly, sharing stages with artists such as…
From News, posted 4.06.04
McKeehan/ Franklin Top 34th Annual Dove Nominations
Nominees for the 34th Annual Dove Awards were recently announced at a press conference at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center (1/14), and BMI songwriter/artists led the way in multiple nominations. Toby McKeehan topped the list with nine nods including Artist, Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Song and Modern Rock/Alternative Song. Kirk Franklin earned eight total mentions including Contemporary Gospel Song and Contemporary Gospel Album. Producer Wayne Haun claimed…
From News, posted 2.03.03
Lifehouse Finds a Home at the Top
“My world's upside down/And I wouldn't change a thing,” sings 22-year-old Jason Wade on “Spin,” the first single from his band Lifehouse's sophomore album, Stanley Climbfall (DreamWorks), and you'd think he was talking about the group's dizzying trip to the top of the pop heap. After all, the then-threesome — which now includes bassist Sergio Andrade, drummer Rick Woolstenhulme and newest member guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme, Rick's brother…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.16.02
BMI Salutes Rock ‘N Roll Past and Present at 50th Annual Pop Awards
BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs during the 50th Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Rob Thomas’s song “If You’re Gone,” songwriter Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down and Universal Music Publishing. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara Cane, Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, handed out BMI Citations of Achievement to…
From News, posted 5.13.02
American Music Awards Nominees Announced
BMI stars were once again at the top of the list as nominees for the 29th Annual American Music Awards were revealed on November 13 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Most earned two nominations including 'N Sync, Tim McGraw, and R. Kelly, who is nominated for Favorite Male Artist in both the Pop/Rock and…
From News, posted 11.14.01
Lifehouse
This past spring, Lifehouse's debut album No Name Face was certified platinum. This came on the heels of a smash radio hit for the band, "Hanging By a Moment," which soared to number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. "It's all been unbelievable," says the group's vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jason Wade. "We didn't expect any of this, but we're so grateful to…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.07.01
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