Congratulations to all our winners

#BMILONDONAWARDS

2024 BMI London Awards Congratulations!

We're excited to celebrate our exceptional family of songwriters and publishers in the UK and Europe whose groundbreaking music is making an electrifying impact on the global music scene. Your chart-topping hits are resonating with millions of fans and enriching our lives. We're also pleased to honour Graham Lyle as our BMI Icon, and recognise the top UK and European songwriters, composers, and publishers of the past year across US streaming, radio, film and television. The BMI London Song of the Year, Million-Air Awards, and other accolades were also presented throughout the evening. Thank you to our incredible creators for sharing your extraordinary talent and creativity with the world!

2024 Award Winners

ICON AWARD

Graham Lyle

We’re thrilled to name Graham Lyle as our BMI Icon for his illustrious career spanning five decades and his hit songs, which have left a lasting impression on generations of music lovers worldwide. Lyle was one of the first music creators signed to the Beatles’ Apple Company in the late 60s before establishing his own publishing company, GOODSINGLE, LTD. As one of the most successful British songwriters of his generation, Lyle has penned hits for artists including Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, and Patti LaBelle, and collaborated with artists such as Ray Charles, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, and Ringo Starr. He was also behind Tina Turner’s global sensation “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” which reached No.1 in the US, Canada, and Australia and won Song of the Year at the 1984 GRAMMY Awards. Lyle has also received multiple BMI Awards and BMI Million-Air Awards, an Ivor Novello, and a Tartan Clef Award for Lifetime Achievement. Congratulations, Graham, on your impactful and enduring career!

Graham Lyle accepts the BMI Icon Award.

SONG OF THE YEAR

Creepin'

Enya
Nick Ryan
Roma Ryan
Carlos “Lo” Jones
Mario Winans
  • Sony Music Publishing

Songwriters & Publishers of the
Most-Performed Songs
of the Year

These songs have received the most performances on terrestrial radio, satellite radio, and digital streaming services over the past year.

This year we’re proud to honor 71 first-time BMI London award winners.
See their names starred below.
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Alien Superstar

  • Kim Cooper
  • Fred Fairbrass
  • Richard Fairbrass
  • Labrinth
  • Anthony Loewstedt
  • Rob Manzoli
  • Peter Rauhofer
  • Luke Solomon
  • Danielle Balbuena “070 Shake”
  • Atia “INK” Boggs
  • LeVar (LV) Coppin
  • Mike Dean
  • John Michael Holiday
  • Lucky Daye
  • Chris Penny
  • Defected Music Limited
  • Spiegel Musik Wien
  • Spirit Catalogue Holdings SARL
  • Warner Chappell Musikverlag GmbH
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Alone

  • Ed Sheeran
  • Willie Jerome Byrd Pka “Will A Fool”
  • Rod Wave
  • Ed Sheeran Limited
  • Sony Music Publishing
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Baby Don’t Hurt Me

  • Anne-Marie
  • Johnny McDaid
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Akil “worldwidefresh” King
  • Coi Leray
  • Ed Sheeran Limited
  • Sony Music Publishing
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Beat the Odds

  • Chanté Marie
  • Desirez
  • KBeaZy
  • KXVI
  • Lil Tjay
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    Beso

    • Rosalía
    • Rauw Alejandro
    • Noah Goldstein
    • David Rodríguez
    • Dylan “Sir Dylan” Wiggins
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      Boy’s a Liar

      • Alexander Crossan
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
      • Sony Music Publishing
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      Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2

      • Alexander Crossan
      • Ice Spice
      • RiotUSA
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
      • Sony Music Publishing
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      Circo Loco

      • Thomas Bangalter
      • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
      • Lil Yachty
      • Romanthony
      • Tay Keith
      • Concord Copyrights London Ltd.
      • Daft Life Ltd.
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      Creepin’

      • Enya
      • Nick Ryan
      • Roma Ryan
      • Carlos “Lo” Jones
      • Mario Winans
      • Sony Music Publishing
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      Doja

      • LiTek
      • WhYJay
      • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
      • ThisIsNQ Publishing Ltd.
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      Escapism

      • RAYE
      • Danielle Balbuena “070 Shake”
      • Mike Sabath
      • Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
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      Eyes Closed

      • Ed Sheeran
      • Ed Sheeran Limited
      • Sony Music Publishing
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      First Person Shooter

      • Snorre Tidemand Krogvold
      • J. Cole
      • Scotty Coleman aka “Coleman”
      • Isaac “Zac” De Boni
      • Michael “Finatik” Mulé
      • Tay Keith
      • Joseph Washington Jr.
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        Forget Me

        • Tom Barnes
        • Michael Pollack
        • Sony Music Publishing
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        Gato de Noche

        • Cesar Americo (Bass Charity)
        • Feli Ciano (Bass Charity)
        • Harissis Tsakmaklis (Bass Charity)
        • Luzian Gregor Tuetsch (Bass Charity)
        • Foreign Teck
        • Samuel Jimenez “Smash David”
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          Heaven

          • Niall Horan
          • Tobias Jesso, Jr.
          • Joel Little
          • John Ryan
          • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
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          Hell n Back

          • Bakar
          • Isaiah Barr
          • Andrew “Andrew and the Moon” Boyd
          • Diamond Lee
          • Jake Kosich
          • Johnny Steven Kosich, Jr.
          • Matt Schaeffer
          • Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
          • Forever & Ever Publishing Ltd.
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          Like Crazy

          • Chris James
          • Blush Davis
          • Publish Affairs Notenvertriebs GmbH
          • Universal Music Publishing GmbH
          • We Publish Music GmbH & Co. KG
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          Mona Lisa

          • Eliot “Beat Butcha” Dubock
          • Kenny Beats
          • Dominic Fike
          • Willy Will Yanez
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            Never Felt So Alone

            • Labrinth
            • Sam Roman
            • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
            • Sony Music Publishing
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            Oh U Went

            • Alan Glass
            • Thom Bell
            • Linda Creed
            • Isaac “Zac” De Boni
            • Preston Glass
            • Jahmal Gwin
            • Metro Boomin
            • Michael “Finatik” Mulé
            • Young Thug
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              On BS

              • Elias “Elyas” Sticken
              • Simon Gebrelul
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                Real Spill

                • Sade
                • Ben Travers
                • Kai “KaiGoinKrazy” Hasegawa
                • Angel Music Ltd.
                • Sony Music Publishing
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                Rich Baby Daddy

                • Johannes Klahr
                • Diamante “GORDO” Blackmon
                • Yuval Haim Chain
                • Douglas “Dougie F” Ford
                • SZA
                • Universal Music Publishing AB
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                Spit in My Face!

                • Vinícius Takada
                • Alden Robinson
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                  Sprinter

                  • Kyle Evans
                  • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                  • 0207 Songs Ltd.
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                  Sweet Nothing

                  • Joe Alwyn
                  • Taylor Swift
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                    Trustfall

                    • Johnny McDaid
                    • P!nk
                    • Sony Music Publishing
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                    Water

                    • Samuel “Sammy SoSo” Awuku
                    • Rayan El-Hussein “rayo” Goufar
                    • Ari PenSmith
                    • Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay p/k/a Believve
                    • Jack LoMastro
                    • Olmo Zucca p/k/a “Olmo”
                    • Concord Music Publishing Ltd.
                    • Sony Music Publishing
                    • Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
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                    Where Are You Now

                    • Joacim Persson
                    • Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
                    • Favourite Song Publishing UG
                    • Hippo Legend Publishing
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                    Whiskey Friends

                    • Hoskins
                    • Charlie Handsome
                    • Ernest Keith Smith
                    • Josh Thompson
                    • Morgan Wallen

                      SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                      #BMILONDONAWARDS

                      Graham Lyle Discusses His Songwriting.

                      Moments from the Red Carpet, Stage and More

                      Million-Air Awards

                      BMI is honoured to recognise and celebrate these accomplished songwriters whose classic standards have literally been played millions and millions of times in the U.S.

                      19 Million

                      Every Breath You Take

                      • Sting
                      • GM Sumner
                      • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.

                      10 Million

                      Another One Bites the Dust

                      • John Deacon
                      • Queen Music Ltd.
                      • Sony Music Publishing
                      Come Together

                      • John Lennon
                        Everybody Wants to Rule the World

                        • Roland Orzabal
                        • Ian Stanley
                        • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
                        On Broadway

                        • Mike Stoller
                        • Jerry Leiber
                        • Barry Mann
                        • Cynthia Weil
                          Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

                          • Dave Stewart
                          • D-N-A Ltd.
                          • Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.

                          9 Million

                          Another Brick in the Wall

                          • Roger Waters
                          • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
                          • Roger-Waters-Music-Overseas-Ltd.
                          Crocodile Rock

                          • Elton John
                          • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                          Here I Go Again

                          • Bernie Marsden
                          • Sony Music Publishing
                          Higher Love

                          • Steve Winwood
                          • Will Jennings
                          • Hipgnosis SFH I Ltd.
                          • Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

                          8 Million

                          Bennie and the Jets

                          • Elton John
                          • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                          I Melt with You

                          • Richard Brown
                          • Michael Conroy
                          • Robbie Grey
                          • Gary McDowell
                          • Stephen Walker
                          • Universal/Momentum Music 2 Ltd.
                          Money for Nothing

                          • Mark Knopfler
                          • Sting
                          • GM Sumner
                          • Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
                          • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                          Save the Last Dance for Me

                          • Mort Shuman
                          • Doc Pomus
                            Under the Bridge

                            • Flea
                            • John Frusciante
                            • Anthony Kiedis
                            • Chad Smith

                              7 Million

                              In Your Eyes

                              • Peter Gabriel
                              • Real World Music Ltd.
                              • Sony Music Publishing
                              Listen to Your Heart

                              • Per Gessle
                              • Mats Persson
                              • Jimmy Fun Music
                              • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                              Owner of a Lonely Heart

                              • Jon Anderson
                              • Trevor Horn
                              • Trevor Rabin
                              • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
                              • Unforgettable Songs Ltd.

                              6 Million

                              Any Man of Mine
                              • Shania Twain
                                Heartbreaker
                                • Geoff Gill
                                • Cliff Wade
                                • G.G.A. Music Ltd.
                                • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                                Islands in the Stream
                                • Barry Gibb
                                • Maurice Gibb
                                • Robin Gibb
                                • Crompton Songs
                                • Redbreast Publishing Ltd.
                                • Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.

                                5 Million

                                Comfortably Numb

                                • David Gilmour
                                • Roger Waters
                                • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
                                • Concord Copyrights Ltd.
                                • Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
                                • Roger-Waters-Music-Overseas-Ltd.
                                Emotion

                                • Barry Gibb
                                • Robin Gibb
                                • Crompton Songs
                                • Redbreast Publishing Ltd.
                                • Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
                                Fields of Gold

                                • Sting
                                • GM Sumner
                                • Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
                                Head over Heels

                                • Roland Orzabal
                                • Curt Smith
                                • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
                                It’s My Life

                                • Mark Hollis
                                • Hollis Songs Ltd.
                                • Universal/Island Music Ltd.
                                Paint It Black

                                • Mick Jagger
                                • Keith Richards
                                  Someone You Loved

                                  • Tom Barnes
                                  • Sam Roman
                                  • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
                                  • Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
                                  Thinking Out Loud

                                  • Ed Sheeran
                                  • Ed Sheeran Limited
                                  • Sony Music Publishing

                                  Film, TV & Visual Media Awards

                                  These prestigious awards recognise the UK and European composers behind the top-grossing films, top network television series, and highest-ranking cable network and streamed media programs in the U.S. over the past year.

                                  BMI Theatrical Film Awards

                                  MEG 2: THE TRENCH

                                  • Harry Gregson-Williams

                                  BMI Streaming Film Awards

                                  THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING

                                  • Tom Howe

                                  BMI Streaming Series Awards

                                  SHRINKING

                                  • Tom Howe
                                  TED LASSO

                                  • Tom Howe

                                  BMI Network Television Awards

                                  Bob Hearts Abishola

                                  • Sola Akingbola
                                  Chicago Fire

                                  • Atli Örvarsson
                                  Chicago Med

                                  • Atli Örvarsson
                                  Chicago P.D.

                                  • Atli Örvarsson
                                  FBI

                                  • Atli Örvarsson
                                  • Conor McHugh
                                  FBI: International

                                  • Atli Örvarsson
                                  FBI: MOST WANTED

                                  • Atli Örvarsson