Mark Ronson Receives the BMI Champion Award at the 66th BMI Pop Awards
Justin Tranter named Songwriter of the Year; “Shape of You” awarded Song of the Year; Sony/ATV Music Publishing Presented with Publisher of the Year
BMI honored internationally renowned super producer, artist, songwriter and DJ Mark Ronson last night with the BMI Champion Award at its 66th Annual BMI Pop Awards. The evening also celebrated the songwriters, publishers and administrators of the past year’s most-performed pop songs in the United States from BMI’s extensive catalogue. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President Worldwide Creative Barbara Cane, the private event was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
As one of the most sought-after producers in the world, the five-time GRAMMY winner received the BMI Champion Award in recognition of his extraordinary creative accomplishments, dedication to charitable causes and commitment to supporting the next generation of songwriters and music makers. Marking the first time such an honor was given out at the BMI Pop Awards, Ronson joins an elite group of previous recipients including singer/songwriter/rapper Residente, Country superstar Keith Urban, Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA-9) and singer/songwriter and activist, Lee Thomas Miller.
After receiving his award, Ronson brought the house down with electrifying performances by special guests curated by the hitmaker himself. His protégé King Princess, backed by Ronson on guitar, performed a mash- up of his hits “Somebody to Love Me,” “Ooh Wee,” “Joanne,” “Uptown Funk,” and “Bang Bang Bang.” Yebba followed up with a stunning rendition of “Back to Black” from Amy Winehouse’s 2006 album of the same name. Back to Black went on to sell more than 20 million copies worldwide, earning Ronson a GRAMMY for Producer of the Year in 2008.
Throughout the evening, video tributes were shown from many of Ronson’s celebrity friends including Quincy Jones, Nile Rodgers, Sir Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Martin, Josh Homme and Ellen DeGeneres to name a few. The 50 best-performing songs were also named including a moving tribute to Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park for their hit song “Heavy,” marking the band’s fourteenth BMI Award.
The BMI Pop Song of the Year went to BMI songwriters Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran for the smash hit “Shape of You,” which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart and 33 consecutive weeks in the Top 10, the longest run for a single in the history of the chart. Justin Tranter took home the coveted Songwriter of the Year award for the second year in a row for his hand in co-writing hit singles “Believer” performed by Imagine Dragons, “Cold” performed by Maroon 5 featuring Future, “Heavy” performed by Linkin Park and “Issues” by Juliana Michaels. Sony/ATV Music Publishing took home Publisher of the Year for representing 26 of the top 50 most performed songs of the previous year.
Below is the complete list of the 2018 Pop Award winners.
SONG OF THE YEAR
Shape of You
Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs (ASCAP-Pay)
Johnny McDaid
Ed Sheeran (PRS)
Hitco Music
Pepper Drive Music
Songs of Windswept Pacific
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Spirit B-Unique Polar Patrol Songs
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Justin Tranter
Believer
Cold
Heavy
Issues
PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
1-800-273-8255
All in My Head (Flex)
Bad Things
Call on Me
Castle on the Hill
Cold
Despacito
Feel It Still
Handclap
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)
In the Name of Love
It Ain’t Me
Love on the Brain
Mercy
Million Reasons
Paris
Rockabye
Say You Won’t Let Go
Scars to Your Beautiful
Shape of You
Stay
Strip That Down
That’s What I Like
There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
This Town
Wild Thoughts
CHAMPION AWARD
Mark Ronson
Award Winning Songs
1-800-273-8255
Alessia Cara (SOCAN)
Robert “Logic” Hall
Arjun “6ix” Ivatury
Khalid
Dylan “Sir Dylan” Wiggins
Sony/ATV Ballad
Three Oh One Productions
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
ALL IN MY HEAD (FLEX)
Ally Brooke
Camila Cabello
Sly Dunbar (PRS)
Brian “Peoples” Garcia
Daniel Gonzalez
Dinah Jane
Lauren Jauregui
Nolan Lambroza
Julia Michaels
Normani
Daystar Peterson
Brian Derek Thompson
Prodbyplay LLC
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Tenyor Music
Thanks For The Songs Richard
Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
ALL TIME LOW
Jonathan David Bellion
Volta
Mark Williams
Art In The Fodder Music
BMG Bumblebee
Mark Oji Music
R.I.C. Volta Publishing
Songs of A Beautiful Mind
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc.
ATTENTION
Charlie Puth
Artist 101 Publishing Group
Charlie Puth Music Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
BAD THINGS
Stephen John Basil
Camila Cabello
Machine Gun Kelly
Annuity Songs
For Casie Publishing LLC
Milamoon Songs
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Stephen Basil Publishing
BELIEVER
Ben McKee
Daniel Platzman
Dan Reynolds
Wayne “Wing” Sermon
Justin Tranter
Imagine Dragons Publishing
Justin’s School For Girls
Songs for KIDinaKORNER
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
CALL ON ME
Starley Hope (APRA)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
CASTLE ON THE HILL
Ed Sheeran (PRS)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM
Skip Marley
Levi Sky LLC
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
COLD
Noel “Detail” Fisher
Future
Adam Levine
John Ryan
Justin Tranter
BMG Platinum Songs US
Bob Erotik Music
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
If You Need Me Don’t Leave Me
Irving Music
Justin’s School For Girls
Music of BIG DEAL
Nayvadius Maximus Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sudgee 2 Music
The Family Songbook
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
DESPACITO
Luis Fonsi
Marty James
Dafons Songs
Music of Underbyte, Inc.
Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC
These Are Pulse Songs
DON’T WANNA KNOW
Adam Levine
Ammar Malik
Kurtis McKenzie
Jon Mills (PRS)
John Ryan
BMG Platinum Songs US
Bob Erotik Music
Maru Cha Cha
Music of BIG DEAL
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sudgee 2 Music
The Family Songbook
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Where Da Kasz At?
FEEL IT STILL
Robert Bateman
Brian Holland
Kyle O’Quin
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
EMI-Stone Agate Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
FRESH EYES
Ross Golan
Andy Grammer
Ian Kirkpatrick
Back In Djibouti
BMG Platinum Songs US
Buckley Tenenbaum Publishing
Ladder Soul Music LLC
S-Curve Songs Worldwide, a BMG company
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
GOLD
Kiiara
Beats of Primary Wave
Lil Kii Kii Publishing
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
HANDCLAP
Ricky Reed
Frederic and Ried Music
Songs From The Boardwalk
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
HEATHENS
Tyler Joseph
Fueled By Music
Stryker Joseph Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
HEAVY
Chester Bennington
Rob Bourdon
Brad Delson
Dave Farrell
Joe Hahn
Julia Michaels
Mike Shinoda
Justin Tranter
Big Bad Mr. Hahn Music
Chesterchaz Publishing
Justin’s School For Girls
Kenji Kobayashi Music
Nondisclosure Agreement Music
Pancakey Cakes Music
Rob Bourdon Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Thanks For The Songs Richard
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
I DON’T WANNA LIVE FOREVER (FIFTY SHADES DARKER)
Jack Antonoff
Samuel Joseph Dew
Taylor Swift
Ducky Donath Music
Greyscape Songs
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sony/ATV Ballad
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sony/ATV Tree
Taylor Swift Music
U P G Music Publishing
I FEEL IT COMING
Thomas Bangalter
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
I’M THE ONE
Nick Balding
Robert Clifton Brackins III
Chance the Rapper
DJ Khaled
August Grant
Lil Wayne
David Park
BMG Platinum Songs US
Dad’s National Publishing LLC
Give Thanks Publishing
Ninth City Sound
Primary Wave Beats
Settled Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Young Money Publishing, Inc.
IN THE NAME OF LOVE
Ilsey Juber
Bebe Rexha
BMG Platinum Songs US
Kiss Me If You Can Music
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sparko Phone Music
ISSUES
Julia Michaels
Justin Tranter
Justin’s School For Girls
Thanks For The Songs Richard
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
IT AIN’T ME
Kygo
Brian D. Lee
Ali Tamposi
Andrew Watt
Reservoir 416
Songs From The Dong
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
LET ME LOVE YOU
Brian D. Lee
Edwin Perez
Austin Rosen
Ali Tamposi
Andrew Watt
Briyunlee Songs
Electric Feel Music
Reservoir 416
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc.
LOVE ON THE BRAIN
Joseph Angel
Fred Ball (PRS)
Rihanna
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Monica Fenty Music Publishing
Pen Therapy
Songs of Roc Nation Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
MALIBU
Miley Cyrus
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Suga Bear Recordz Publishing
MERCY
Teddy Geiger
Ilsey Juber
Shawn Mendes (SOCAN)
Danny Parker
BIG DEAL Beats
Danny Clementine Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sparko Phone Music
TG Worldwide Publishing
The Family Songbook
Words & Music
MILLION REASONS
Lady Gaga
Mark Ronson
Concord Copyrights
House of Gaga Publishing, Inc.
Songs of Zelig
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
NO PROMISES
Trevor Dahl
Ari Leff
A5B Music
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Where Da Kasz At?
NOW OR NEVER
Cashmere Cat (TONO)
Ashley Frangipane
Happy Perez
17 Black Music
Back Hair Music Publishing
Infinite Stripes
Songs of Universal, Inc.
OPHELIA
Jeremiah Fraites
Wesley Schultz
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
The Lumineers
PARIS
Freddy Alexander
Kristoffer Eriksson
Selector Music Global
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Ballad
ROCKABYE
Ammar Malik
Jack Patterson (PRS)
Ina Wroldsen (PRS)
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Maru Cha Cha
Reservoir 416
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Where Da Kasz At?
SAY YOU WON’T LET GO
James Arthur (PRS)
Neil Ormandy
Steven Solomon
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Third and Verse Boulevard
Ultra Empire Music
SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL
Alessia Cara (SOCAN)
Oak Felder
Sebastian Kole
Pop Wansel
Crow’s Tree Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sony/ATV Ballad
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
SHAPE OF YOU
Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
Johnny McDaid
Ed Sheeran (PRS)
Hitco Music
Pepper Drive Music
Songs of Windswept Pacific
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Spirit B-Unique Polar Patrol Songs
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
SIDE TO SIDE
Nicki Minaj
Songs of Universal, Inc.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Jeff Bhasker
Tyler Johnson
Creative Pulse Music
One Year Yesterday Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc.
These Are Pulse Songs
Way Above Music
SLIDE
Frank Ocean
BMG Bumblebee
Heavens Research
SLOW HANDS
Julian Bunetta
RuthAnne Cunningham (IMRO)
Niall Horan (PRS)
Tobias Jesso, Jr. (SOCAN)
John Ryan
BMG Platinum Songs US
Bob Erotik Music
Downtown DMP Songs
Dragon Bunny Music
Music of BIG DEAL
Songs of Universal, Inc.
The Family Pulse
The Family Songbook
These Are Pulse Songs
Words & Music
STARBOY
Thomas Bangalter
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
STARVING
Robert McCurdy
Christopher Petrosino
Kyle Trewartha
Michael Trewartha
Asia Whiteacre
Club Noise
Noise Club Songs
Persuasia Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
STAY
Sarah Aarons (APRA)
Alessia Cara (SOCAN)
Anders Froen (TONO)
Noonie Bao (STIM)
Linus “LotusIV” Wiklund (STIM)
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Ballad
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Stellar Songs Limited
STRIP THAT DOWN
Liam Payne (PRS)
Shaggy
Ed Sheeran (PRS)
Brian Derek Thompson
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Tenyor Music
THAT’S WHAT I LIKE
Ray Romulus
Jonathan Yip
Music for Milo
Please Enjoy the Music
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
THERE’S NOTHING HOLDIN’ ME BACK
Teddy Geiger
Scott Harris Friedman
Shawn Mendes (SOCAN)
Geoff Warburton (SOCAN)
BIG DEAL Beats
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sony/ATV Ballad
TG Worldwide Publishing
The Family Songbook
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Words & Music
THIS TOWN
Daniel Bryer (PRS)
Niall Horan (PRS)
Mike Needle (PRS)
Jamie Scott (PRS)
Downtown DMP Songs
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
WILD THOUGHTS
DJ Khaled
Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis
Karl Perazzo
Raul Rekow
Rihanna
Carlos Santana
Bryson Tiller
BMG Platinum Songs US
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Give Thanks Publishing
Monica Fenty Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Ballad
Stellabella Music
Te Bass Music, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
WISH I KNEW YOU
Andrew Stephen Campanelli
Zachary Feinberg
George M. Gekas
Robert Ingraham
David William Shaw
Edward George Williams
Concord Copyrights
Purple Good Friends Publishing
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