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Nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced by The Recording Academy, reflecting a year in which multiple genres were represented in top categories, new up-and-comers were nominated alongside established artists and a diverse array of producers and other creative professionals garnered multiple nominations. The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards…

Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records who helped shape the careers of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and many others, died Dec. 14 at the age of 83.
Ertegun, who remained connected to the music scene until his last days, had been in…

Movie music from celebrated BMI film composers and pop songwriters made the list of nominees for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Dec. 14 in Los Angeles. Winners will be announced during the live NBC broadcast Jan. 15, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
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Nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Thursday, December 7, 2006 in Los Angeles.
Mary J. Blige tops the list with a total of eight nominations. Among other ASCAP members with multiple nods are: Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Danger Mouse, Prince and Rick Rubin with five…

Bob Dylan’s “Modern Times” (Columbia) has won the 2006 Billboard Critics’ Choice poll, which rounds up top 10 lists from 48 of the magazine’s staff and freelance writers. Dylan was mentioned on a leading eight lists, including one No. 1 and three No. 2 finishes.
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This one-day event at CTIA Wireless 2007 encompasses the current state of mobile entertainment and what the future might hold. Guided by Billboard’s global editorial team, CTIA and industry experts, attendees will discover how they can participate in- and profit from- the mobile entertainment revolution. Learn from and network with…

The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of the 19th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship for aspiring film composers under the age of 35. The Fellowship was established by the Foundation and Mr. Carpenter’s family, colleagues and friends, to honor the late co-composer of television themes and scores including The A-Team,…

SHOF Inductees Brian Wilson and James Brown, along with Prince, Bon Jovi, Dusty Springfield, Led Zeppelin and Rod Stewart were welcomed Nov. 14 into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame. A supergroup was assembled, performing a slew of hits from the Beatles’ seminal 1969 album Abbey Road. The group included…

ASCAP honored some of the world’s finest songwriters of the most performed country songs of the past year during the 44th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards. A highlight of the evening included a special tribute to ASCAP Voice of Music Award honoree, and SHOF Inductee, Jimmy Webb. Co-hosted by SHOF…

With a celebrity attendance that included SHOF Inductees Kris Kristofferson and Steve Cropper, BMI’s country awards tradition turned a healthy 54 years old this year as the BMI Country Awards were held Saturday, Nov. 4. BMI President/CEO and SHOF Board member Del Bryant co-hosted the black-tie ceremony and presented Certificates…

As part of its continuing commitment to nurture new American musicals, The ASCAP Foundation is seeking new musicals for the 12th annual ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles. Serving once more as artistic director for the workshop is Oscar and Grammy-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz whose credits include the…

The ASCAP Foundation is honoring composer Marvin Hamlisch with the Richard Rodgers Award during its 11th Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Marvin Hamlisch’s award-winning musical career is marked both by diversity and substance. The recipient of three Academy…

BMI continues to share tomorrow’s music today with its groundbreaking “See It Hear First” new artist podcast series - the first of its kind in the music industry. Available at bmi.com/podcast, edition #16 samples a trio of new sounds emerging from Nashville.
http://bmi.com/news/200612/20061204a.asp

March 1st, 2007
DEALS & DEALMAKERS....DRIVING THE INDUSTRY
This one-day event brings together the best minds from the music, legal, financial and Wall Street communities for an in-depth examination of the financial realities with which the music industry is contending. Don’t miss the premier event for…

SHOF Inductees Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, along with their band The Rolling Stones, have re-captured the “top-grossing tour ever” mantle from U2 with their $437 million A Bigger Bang trek, and tour producer Michael Cohl indicates they may pad that record.

From March 28, 2005, to March…

MySpace.com, the world’s leading lifestyle portal, announced plans to launch a new tool for copyright holders that makes it even easier and faster to remove content they allege is unauthorized. The tool is being tested with FOX and MLB Advanced Media and will be expanded to include other verified copyright…

Maybe you’ve seen the trailer. A guy in a cheap suit jacket, brandishing a big microphone, approaches some unsuspecting young women after a concert. He is making a documentary, allegedly. His manner is naïve, but the questions he asks are plainly insulting. Still, the women are kind enough to play…

Clear Channel, the No. 1 U.S. radio station operator, said on Thursday it would be acquired by private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners, Bain Capital and the company’s founding Mays family for nearly $19 billion.
Clear Channel, which operates 1,100 radio stations, is selling at a time…

SESAC is hosting another Writers On The Storm showcase in NYC on November 28th.  Don’t miss it! 
7 – 9 PM
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
196 Allen Street
Between East Houston and Stanton
New York City 10002
212.477.4155

In yet another effort to promote our talented membership, we at SHOF and NAPM have announced an exciting new feature for our already comprehensive website, SHOF Today. The first in a series of Podcasts is being added, featuring songs from those up-and-coming members who have previously been showcased and included…

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame / Le Panthéon des Auteurs et Compositeurs Canadiens (CSHF/PACC) today announced its 2007 inductees, which include four influential songwriters, 25 timeless songs and two Legacy Award recipients. The 2007 inductees, including celebrated folk icon Joni Mitchell and the illustrious Quebec performer Jean-Pierre Ferland, will…

Big wins for powerhouse pair Brooks & Dunn, explosive newcomer Carrie Underwood, fan and critical favorite Keith Urban, and multiplatinum-selling Rascal Flatts dominated the 40th Annual Country Music Association Awards, held Nov. 6 in Nashville. The ceremony, which took place downtown at Gaylord Entertainment Center, featured a slew of live…

NOVEMBER 8-9, 2006
THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL, NYC
Unique programming informs and educates promoters, agents, managers, venues, sponsors, production professionals, merchandising companies, ticket agents and other touring-related businesses about the industry’s latest opportunities and current challenges. Touring attendees are the elite industry players, including established concert industry…

The music publishing industry has reached a tentative deal with operators of the Kazaa file-sharing network over claims of copyright infringement. Publishers pursuing a class-action suit against Kazaa informed U.S. District Court on Monday that the peer-to-peer network had agreed to pay “a substantial sum” under the agreement, the National…

News Corp.’s MySpace.com on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its policy. The move comes amid pressure from major studios and record labels against popular online sites like MySpace…

Deadline: November 30: Grab your pens and get your picks – the 7th Annual CMT/NSAI Song Contest kicked off August 1, 2006! You could win a mentoring session with award-winning songwriter John Rich of Big & Rich, along with many other great prizes! All entries must be postmarked by November…

Deadline: November 17

Please Note: The entry deadline has been extended to November 17, 2006.
The 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries. ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including an overall Grand Prize package of $25,000 (US) in cash and…

Colombian singer Shakira was the big winner at the Latin Grammy Awards, taking home four accolades at the November 2nd event. Reggaeton group Calle 13 took home three awards - Best New Artist, Best Urban Music Album for their eponymous named disc and Best Short Music Video for Atrevete Te,…

Bob Dylan reached the top of the U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in 30 years, becoming the oldest living person to launch a new disc at No. 1.The 65-year-old rock poet’s latest album, “Modern Times,” sold 192,000 copies in the week ended September 3, his best sales…

2007 SHOF Nominees for Induction Led Zeppelin, along with Rod Stewart and Beatles producer Sir George Martin, are among the musical legends that will be inducted into the 2006 U.K. Music Hall of Fame. The third annual ceremony will take place at London’s Alexandra Palace on November 14th. Sir George…

In a call-to-action to ensure the survival of music in the new digital realm, the What’s The Download Interactive Advisory Board (WTDIAB) unveiled the What’s The Download Music Survival Guide at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. The guide is the first-of-its-kind to be written from the viewpoint…

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, an innovative program widely regarded as the foremost training ground for new writing voices, was presented with a special Tony Award at the Nov 1

ASCAP will be showcasing hot up-and-coming bands at the 2006 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. http://www.ascap.com/calendar/index.cfm?action=display&ID=1244

Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Description: October 31 - November 4. More than 100,000 music professionals, artists and fans converge on New York City every year for CMJ Music Marathon. In addition to keynote speakers and an exhibition area with a live performance stage,…

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Description: The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop will be awarded the 2006 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre at Tavern on the Green. 

Deadline: November 30

Grab your pens and get your picks – the 7 th Annual CMT/NSAI Song Contest kicks off August 1, 2006! You could win a mentoring session with award-winning ASCAP songwriter John Rich of Big & Rich!

Plus. . .

A Single-Song…

Deadline: October 16

The 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries. ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including an overall Grand Prize package of $25,000 (US) in cash and $20,000 in merchandise, unmatched by any other songwriting competition. ISC winners benefit from extensive…

The New York Songwriter’s Circle will be holding it’s first annual songwriting contest, which ASCAP is proud to sponsor. The purpose of the Songwriter’s Circle contest is akin to what the Circle has always represented: Offering recognition and support to the best unsigned songwriters as well as bringing together people…

Over the past three-and-a-half decades, SHOF has come to represent the legacy of the great popular song in all its richness and variety. The honor roll of inductees spans distinctions of gender, race, and musical genre, and includes music creators as diverse as Dorothy Fields, Hank Williams, Henry Mancini, Otis…

Fall classes will begin the week of October 2nd.  A new workshop, The Songwriter in the Recording Studio, conducted by producer/songwriter Peter Bliss, will be sponsored, along with Lorraine Ferro’s advanced and master songwriting classes and Marcy Drexler’s music business course.  If you would like to be mailed applications for…

This event will take place at The Cutting Room, 19 West 24th Street (between Broadway & Sixth Avenue) and will feature live performances of original songs written by NAPM songwriters Celia Chavez, Elizabeth Ziman (Elizabeth and the Catapult), Matt Kanelos, Benji Rogers (Marwood), Tiffany Randol, Athena Reich, Brianna Sage, Theresa…

Sept. 17-20 at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas. (646-654-4660)

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Sept. 13-17 in Detroit.

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The next SHOF/NAPM Open Mic will take place on Monday, September 18th, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West & Columbus Avenue).  This event is one in a series of Open MIcs that are held on the first & third Mondays of every month this year (excluding…

VLA, the leading provider of pro bono legal services, mediation services, educational programs and advocacy to the arts community, sponsors an ongoing, two-day Legal & Business Boot Camp for Arts Professionals.  For more information and registration, go to http://www.vlany.org/bootcamp. 

The hit Broadway show, Jersey Boys, which features the original lyrics and music of SHOF inductees Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, received four Tony Awards on June 11th, including Best Musical and Best Lead Actor (John Lloyd Young).  The musical, which covers the career of pop legends Frankie Valli &…

The National Music Publishers’ Association honored SHOF inductee and 2003 Johnny Mercer Award recipient Jimmy Webb with the 2006 Influential Songwriter Award, which was presented to him at the NMPA’s annual meeting at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

The next SHOF Open Mic will be held on Monday, August 21st, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street between Central Park & Columbus.  This is one in a series of Open Mics that take place on the first & third Mondays of each month (excluding September 4th & October 2nd). …

The next SHOF Open Mic will take place on Monday, August 21st, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street between Central Park West & Columbus Avenue.  This is one in a series of Open Mics that take place the first & third Mondays of each month (excluding September 4th & October…

Aug. 3-6 at The Puck Building, New York. (818-763-1397)

http://latinalternative.com

Aug. 2-5 at Gaylord Palms, Orlando, Fla. (646-654-4660)

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Aug. 2-4 in Atlanta. (646-654-4660)

http://billboardevents.com

The six-week workshop is taught by renowned BMI songwriter Billy Sideman and is designed to help writers hone their skills by focusing on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques in contemporary songwriting. The class will feature constructive feedback, stimulating assignments and literature developed especially for the BMI Songwriting Workshop.…

The six-week workshop is taught by renowned BMI songwriter Billy Sideman and is designed to help writers hone their skills by focusing on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques in contemporary songwriting. The class will feature constructive feedback, stimulating assignments and literature developed especially for the BMI Songwriting Workshop.…

July 19-20 at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. (860-870-3400)

http://ticketsummit.org

The next SHOF Open Mic will be held on Monday, August 21st, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West & Columbus Avenue).  This is one in a series of Open Mics that takes place on the first & third Monday of each month (excluding September 4th &…

The next SHOF Open Mic will take place on Monday, July 17. The series started in mid-April. SHOF will co-sponsor the Open Mics with One Vision at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, in Manhattan, every first and third Monday of the month, with the exception of July 3rd, September 4th…

Held at the Grand Hyatt, New York. (646.654.7268)

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Held each month from 12:30 to 4:30pm in the BMI Nashville office, the Songwriters Workshop with Jason Blume is open to all songwriters who are serious about and committed to successful commercial songwriting. This month’s topic: creating melodies listeners can’t forget. There is no cost to attend; seating is limited…

July 5-8 in Bushnell, IL. (773-989-2087)

http://cornerstonefestival.com

The six-week workshop is taught by renowned BMI songwriter Billy Sideman and is designed to help writers hone their skills by focusing on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques in contemporary songwriting. The class will feature constructive feedback, stimulating assignments and literature developed especially for the BMI Songwriting Workshop.…

Held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles. (323-883-1000)

http://ascap.com

This exciting event took place at The Cutting Room on Thursday June 22nd to a standing-room-only crowd and featured live performances of original songs written & performed by nine NAPM songwriters/artists—Foxtrot November, Lizzy Grant, Traciana Graves, Kristin Hoffmann, Jodelle, James Katz, La Petite Jacqueline, Josh Max & Brea Tremblay. The…

Our Fall 2006 classes are scheduled to begin the week of October 2nd. A new workshop, The Songwriter in the Recording Studio, conducted by producer/songwriter Peter Bliss, will be sponsored, along with Lorraine Ferro’s advanced and master songwriting classes and Marcy Drexler’s music business course.  If you would like to…

BMI Latin showcase at the Knitting Factory (7021 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles)

June 22-24 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. (717-221-1124)

http://musicconference.net

Our 58th New Writers Showcase took place on Thursday, June 22nd, at The Cutting Room, 19 West 24th Street, in Manhattan.  NAPM songwriters/artists Foxtrot November, Lizzy Grant, Traciana Graves, Kristin Hoffmann, Jodelle, James Katz, La Petite Jacqueline, Josh Max and Brea Tremblay each performed two of their original songs.  Our…

Branching off from his rock and roll roots, Bruce Springsteen commenced his current tour with songs made famous by folk musician and SHOF inductee Pete Seeger.  Backed by an 18-piece band, Springsteen played folk tunes, including We Shall Overcome, an anthem of the U.S. civil rights movement, and Bring Them…