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‘We Will Rock You’ Is Most-Played Song at Pro Sports Games for ’08/’09 Season
BMI has determined that “We Will Rock You,” a favorite of sports fans and teams for three decades, ranks as the most-played song at games of the National Football League, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball last season. “We Will Rock You” was written by Brian May and included in a 1977 album titled News of the World by the British rock group Queen. While the song has been…
From News, posted 10.28.09
Mariah Carey Tops List of AMA Nominees
Comeback queen Mariah Carey leads the list of BMI artists and songwriters nominated for the 33rd annual American Music Awards with four nods, including Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Album in both the pop/rock and soul/r&b categories. Her multiplatinum album The Emancipation of Mimi, which held the #1 spot on the Billboard Albums chart for several weeks, remains in the Top 10 more than five months after…
From News, posted 9.22.05
Katie Melua
Katie Melua has just turned 19, and her debut album, Call Off the Search, has already sold more than 1.2 million copies and hit number 1 in the U.K. charts, reaching quadruple-platinum status. A singer/guitarist, she has also signed a five-album recording deal and management contract with Dramatico Entertainment, the record label of her mentor Mike Batt, one of Britain best-known songwriter/composers. Katie was…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.13.04
OK Go
Hailing from the same wintry Chicago hinterland that spawned Cheap Trick, OK Go combines the humor, incisive wit and hard-rocking fervor of their Windy City predecessors with the quirkiness of the Cars. This compelling clash of sensibilities has resulted in one of the smartest debut albums in recent memory. Indeed, OK Go's self-titled album hearkens back to the days of vinyl records and classic rock, when reading…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.15.02
Queen Legacy Belies Critics’ Quibbles
Queen's recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (March 19, 2001) is more than a tad ironic. When the British band was recording its best and most popular records during the 1970s and early 1980s, many critics delighted in heaping scorn on the quartet's extravagant music and stage shows. But Queen's music has clearly gained critical stature with the passage of time.…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.28.01
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