BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season

BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season Lady Antebellum celebrates another win at the 2011 Grammy Awards. Photo: AP  Half of 2011 is already history, complete with a suite of awards ceremonies celebrating music’s best. From the Grammys to the Tonys, the cultural supremacy of BMI’s deep repertoire has been on full [...]

BMI Licenses Spotify & Turntable.fm

BMI Licenses Spotify & Turntable.fm Spotify and turntable.fm are now licensed by BMI. In the agreement, the two digital music services’ public performances of BMI’s more than 6.5 million works are covered. In an exclusive outreach to music creators, Spotify is offering BMI songwriters, composers and music publishers an invitation to experience its vast library [...]

BMI.com Goes Mobile

BMI has launched a mobile version of its award-winning website www.bmi.com for iPhone, Android, Palm, Symbian and the upcoming Blackberry 6.0 phones. Mobile users will see the new mobile site when they log onto www.bmi.com. “We know that tens of thousands of visitors to BMI.com already access information via smart phones,” said BMI President & [...]

BMI 101 Workshop: Los Angeles

BMI 101 Workshop: Los Angeles “BMI 101 will be held on a bi-monthly basis from 4:00-5:00 PM in the BMI Los Angeles office (8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Fl. West) . BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the history of performing rights, the origins of BMI and the current role [...]

12th Annual Composer/Director Roundtable

BMI and Sundance Film Festival to Present 12th Annual Composer/Director Roundtable “BMI and the Sundance Film Festival will present the twelfth annual composer/director roundtable, entitled “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” on Wednesday, January 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House at the Kimball Art Center (638 Park Avenue). This event [...]

BMI Acoustic Lounge: Los Angeles

“Singer/songwriter showcase series featuring acoustic performances in an intimate setting as well as networking opportunities with other songwriters and BMI representatives. Held the first Monday of every month at Genghis Cohen (740 N. Fairfax Ave) from 7-8 p.m….” See the Full Story HERE: http://www.bmi.com/events/entry/539754

Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

New BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Newsletter Online “The latest issue of BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Newsletter is now available online. The publication, which features current and upcoming events and projects in the musical theatre community, is published twice a year. To download the current issue in a pdf format, click here.” [...]

BMI Upgrades Online Catalog System

BMI Upgrades Online Catalog Management System for Music Publishers & Songwriters “BMI has launched of multiple updates to its award-winning website, BMI.com, that will provide expanded access to business services for its music publishers, songwriters, composers and licensees.” Read the Full Article HERE: http://bmi.com/news/entry/539765

Paying Royalties After Your Death

Splitting Heirs: Paying Royalties After Your Death By Gary Roth “It is a truism that most people, of any age, don’t like to think about their ultimate demise because it is either too distant or too near. Yet the fact of the matter is that estate planning is the only way to assure that those [...]