BMI Pop Awards Photo Archive
Chart-topping songwriter/producer Benny Blanco (center) was unable to attend the BMI Pop Awards, so BMI’s Samantha Cox (left) and Brooke Morrow (right) brought his trio of awards to him. Blanco’s “Tik Tok” (Ke$ha), “California Gurls” (Katy Perry), and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) all landed in the year’s most-performed list.
BMI Pop Publisher of the Year Sony/ATV dominated the nigh. With 16 songs among the year’s most-performed, Sony/ATV Songs LLC claimed the Pop Publisher of the Year crystal. Pictured celebrating their big night are Sony/ATV staff, songwriters, and BMI supporters.
BMI songwriting legend Richard Addrisi receives a special certification for his classic composition “Never My Love” which extended its evergreen status by an addition 5 million in performance detections. Pictured are BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, BMI's Barbara Cane, Adrissi, and BMI’s Phil Graham.
Big winners of the night at the BMI Pop Awards 2011: BMI Pop Song of the Year co-writer Charles Kelley; BMI Pop Songwriters of the Year JR Rotem and Jason Derülo, BMI’s Barbara Cane, and BMI Pop Song of the Year co-writer Dave Haywood.
Marty Bandier accepts BMI's Pop Publisher of the Year from from BMI's Barbara Cane and Del Bryant.
President and Chief Executive Officer of BMI Del Bryant, honoree David Foster holding the BMI Icon Award and Vice President & General Manager of BMI Barbara Cane attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
BMI's Barbara Cane, BMI President and CEO Del Bryant, and Kara DioGuardi attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood, BMI Vice President & General Manager of Writer/Publisher Relations Barabara Cane, BMI President & Chief Executive Officer Del Bryant and Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
Members of Nashville’s tight-knit family gathered for a group photo. Pictured at the 2011 BMI Pop Music Awards are BMI’s Jody Williams, Warner/Chappell Music’s B.J. Hill, Sony/ATV Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, BMI’s Clay Bradley, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, and Warner/Chappell Music’s Steve Markland.
Singer Chaka Khan performs onstage at the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.