Kobalt appoints Nick Robinson from BMI as Senior VP Business Development
Music publisher Kobalt has appointed Nick Robinson, formerly of BMI, as Senior VP Business Development, based in London to find new writers and artists.…
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Peter Gabriel to be honoured as BMI Icon
US royalty body BMI will honour Peter Gabriel with its BMI Icon title at its annual awards on 16 Oct, a prize previously given to artists including Van Morrison and James Brown.…
Royalty bodies launch new producer reporting system
ASCAP and BMI have jointly launched RapidCue, an automated system for film and TV companies to submit cue sheets listing music used in productions.…
BMI predicts fall in US ringtone revenues as ringback tones rise
BMI estimates US ringtone sales will fall to around $550 million this year, while ringback tones are expected to bring in about $65 million.…
BMI to honour Bee Gees as BMI Icons at Pop Awards
US royalties society BMI will name the Bee Gees as BMI Icons at its Pop Awards in LA on 15 May, with a tribute concert as the finale.…
US publishers sue XM over music storage service
The National Music Publishers' Association has sued XM over its on-demand music storage feature, following similar record industry action and months of failed negotiations.…
BMI sign up to SpiralFrog
US royalties society BMI has licensed its catalogue of 6.5 million works to SpiralFrog, the ad-funded download platform offering free music.…
BMI awards round up
US collecting society BMI's European awards honoured Roxette's Listen To Your Heart as Song of the Year and Ray Davies with its Icon award.…
BMI reports record revenues
US royalties body BMI reports revenues up 7% in 2005/2006, with payouts to songwriters, composers and publishers rising 8.2%.…
Kinks man to be honoured by BMI
Kinks frontman Ray Davies will receive an Icon Award from BMI at its annual London gala on 3 October.…
EMI Publishing win lots
EMI Music Publishing won 17 awards at the ASCAP Awards, including Publisher Of The Year, and 18 winning songs at the BMI Awards.…
Taste in music gets Hartlepool man arrested
Harraj Mann was arrested under the Terrorism Act on a BMI flight at Tees Valley airport after a taxi driver reported his choice of music.…