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Alison Krauss and Lil Wayne Win Big at 2009 Grammys

Ethereal BMI songwriter Alison Krauss enjoyed frequent trips to the Grammy stage during the Recording Academy’s 51st annual ceremony Sunday, February 8 in Los Angeles. In all, Krauss accepted five trophies for Raising Sand, her collaboration with rock legend Robert Plant. The pair, along with super producer and fellow BMI songwriter T-Bone Burnett, walked away with many of the night’s top honors, including album…


From News, posted 2.09.09

Workshop Master Class Welcomes Guest Speaker David Yazbek

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Grammy Award-winning BMI composer David Yazbek was a guest speaker at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Master Class held recently at BMI's New York office. Moderated by BMI Workshop committee member David Spencer, the Master Class examined two musicals developed in the Workshop: Adam Overett's Call It Courage and Carla Rose Arnone and Jason Coll's Haunted.


From News, posted 10.20.05

Composer David Yasbek to Be Guest Speaker at Workshop Master Class

Grammy Award-winning BMI composer David Yazbek will be a guest speaker at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Master Class on Thursday, September 29. The class will be held at 5:00pm at BMI's midtown office (320 West 57th Street). Admission to the Master Class is for members of the BMI Workshop and New York…


From News, posted 9.22.05

For David Yazbek, It’s Been a Three-Tuxedo Year

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David Yazbek is having a very good decade. The multitalented singer/songwriter started off the new millennium by composing his very first Broadway musical, a theater adaptation of the hit UK film, The Full Monty . The resulting original score earned Yazbek Tony and Grammy nominations, as well as a Drama Desk Award for Best Score. It also won media raves like this one from the…


From MusicWorld, posted 7.21.05

They Might Be Giants Thrive Through Songcraft, Lyrical Wit

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In their 20-years-plus musical association, They Might Be Giants partners John Flansburgh and John Linnell have pursued a remarkably varied and adventurous path that's allowed them to evolve from charmingly homespun lo-fi novelty act into a prolific, accomplished two-man cottage industry. The pair's large and varied body of work includes more than a dozen albums of their lyrically witty, musically eclectic compositions as well as an…


From MusicWorld, posted 4.20.05

‘O Brother’ Soundtrack Rules 44th Annual Grammy Awards

The soundtrack to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the surprise winner at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, presented on February 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The multi-platinum album took home five Grammys including the coveted Album of The Year award, besting works by U2, Bob Dylan, OutKast and India.Arie. Produced by BMI songwriter/producer T Bone Burnett who was named Producer of the Year,…


From News, posted 2.27.02

They Might Be Giants

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The Brooklyn-based duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, aka They Might Be Giants, has been exceedingly prolific of late. In recent months, the talented twosome released an Internet-only album, Long Tall Weekend, available exclusively as an MP3 download via www.emusic.com. They've also contributed original songs to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Disney's forthcoming Peter Pan sequel and the TV series Malcolm in…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.29.00

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