Kris Kristofferson Receives Icon Tribute at BMI Country
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November/December 2009 ® A Bi-Monthly News Update for Songwriters & Composers BMIBDCASTR o A M U SIC , I N C . ® Bulletinbmi.com Calle 13 Tops Kris Kristofferson Receives Icon Tribute Latin Grammys At BMI Country Awards uerto Rican power Taylor Swift, Bobby Pinson, Sony/ATV Take Top Honors duo Calle 13 walked away with trophies in Pall five of their nominated he 57th Annual BMI categories November 6 at Country Awards the 2009 Latin Grammys, celebrated the genre’s staged at the Mandalay Ttop hit-makers on Tuesday, Bay Events Center in Las November 10 in Nashville. Vegas. The politically and In addition to toasting the socially conscious duo gar- writers and publishers of nered Album of the Year the past year’s 50 most- honors for Los De Atrás performed country songs Vienen Conmigo, as well from the BMI repertoire, as Record of the Year for the ceremony honored Kris Photo: John Russell / BMI “No Hay Nadie Como Tú,” Kristofferson as a BMI Icon; The night’s big winners gather for a photo at the 2009 BMI Country which the pair recorded and named Taylor Swift’s “Love Awards in Nashville. Pictured are (l-r): Troy Tomlinson, President & CEO of Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville; Martin Bandier, Chairman & composed with fellow BMI Story” Song of the Year, CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC; BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; heavyweights Café Tacvba. Bobby Pinson Songwriter 2009 BMI Icon Kris Kristofferson; Song of the Year honoree Taylor Swift; “No Hay Nadie Como Tú” of the Year, and Sony/ATV Songwriter of the Year Bobby Pinson; Jody Williams, BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville; Clay Bradley, BMI Assistant Vice also earned Best Alternative Music Publishing Publisher President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville; and Phil Graham, BMI continued on page 7 of the Year; and saluted Senior Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations. Brooks & Dunn with the BMI Annual Review 2009 President’s Award. Writer/Publisher Relations, Writer/Publisher Relations, BMI President & CEO Del Nashville Jody Williams; and Nashville Clay Bradley • INSIDE • Bryant; BMI Vice President, BMI Assistant Vice President, hosted the black-tie event, BMI realized revenues of which was staged at the more than $905 million Donovan Takes Top Honor music rights organization’s and royalty distributions Music Row offices. totaling more than $788 at BMI London Awards Taylor Swift’s “Love million in fiscal year 2009, Story” was named Song both higher than the com- MI lauded the UK honored the past year’s of the Year. The song, pany’s historic results of the and Europe’s premier most-performed songs on composed by Swift alone, previous year. That success songwriters, compos- U.S. radio and television. was the first single from her was made possible by the ers and music publishers In addition to saluting sophomore album Fearless. power, scope and appeal B In addition to topping the of the repertoire created by Tuesday, October 6 during its numerous U.K. songwriters, BMI’s affiliates, combined annual BMI London Awards. composers and music pub- Billboard country chart, with BMI’s long-term efforts The ceremony was hosted lishers alongside music cre- “Love Story” topped the to capture new sources of by BMI President & CEO ators from Europe, India and Billboard pop and AC revenue. Details of these re- Del Bryant; BMI Senior Vice other international markets, charts and became the best- sults, along with an analysis President, Writer/Publisher BMI named Donovan a BMI selling country song in the of the musical trends and Relations Phil Graham; Icon. The Icon designation United States and the most- technological advances that and Executive Director, is given to BMI songwrit- downloaded country single helped make them possible, Writer/Publisher Relations, ers who have bestowed “a in U. S. history. Published by appear in a special section, Europe & Asia Brandon unique and indelible influ- Sony/ATV Tree and Taylor beginning on page 3. Bakshi. Staged in London’s ence on generations of music Swift Music, “Love Story” is Dorchester Hotel, the event continued on page 2 continued on page 7 1 London Awards ® continued from page 1 makers.” Donovan joins an elite list of past honorees that includes multi-genre nobility BULLETIN Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, Editor: Robbin Ahrold Ray Davies, Van Morrison, Vice President, Corporate the Bee Gees, Isaac Hayes, Communications and Marketing Managing Editor: Dolly Parton, James Brown, Howard Levitt West Coast Editor: Hanna Pantle Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Nashville Editor: Kay Clary Steve Winwood and more. Technology Editor: David F. Bills Donovan transformed Assistant Editors: popular music in the Elisabeth Dawson, Ellen Dawson, 1960s, earning 12 consecu- Jamil Walker Design: Jenkins & Page tive Top 40 hits, including The BMI Bulletin® is published by the “Mellow Yellow,” “Sunshine Corporate Relations Department of Superman,” “Wear Your Broadcast Music, Inc., 320 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. President & CEO: Del Love Like Heaven,” “There R. Bryant, 320 West 57th Street, New York, Is a Mountain,” “Lalena,” NY 10019; Corporate Secretary: Stuart Rosen, Icon honoree Donovan and BMI President & CEO Del Bryant. 320 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019; “Epistle to Dippy,” Treasurer: Angelo Bruno, 10 Music Square “Atlantis,” “Hurdy Gurdy East, Nashville, TN 37203. Permission is hereby given to quote from or Man,” and “Jennifer Juniper,” “Pocket Full of Sunshine” 2008,” featuring Natasja, reprint any of the contents on the condition all of which he wrote alone. climbed to the top ten of the and Pitbull’s “The Anthem,” that proper copyright credit is given to His compositions have also Billboard 100, #2 on the U.S. featuring Lil Jon; Giorgio the source. BMI®, BMI.com® and Broadcast Music, Inc.® resurfaced in hit films and iTunes chart, and topped Tuinfort (BUMA) also won are registered trademarks of television series, as well as Billboard’s Hot Dance Club two BMI Pop Awards for Broadcast Music, Inc. various advertising cam- Play; the double-platinum Akon’s “Right Now (Na Na © 2008 BMI paigns. In 1965, “Catch single has sold well-over Na)” and Colby O’Donis’s the Wind” earned an Ivor 2 million copies around “What You Got,” featuring BMI OFFICES Novello Award for best con- the world. “Pocket Full of Akon. Additional winners New York included Adele, Eg White, 320 West 57th Street temporary folk song, mark- Sunshine” also earned BMI’s New York, NY 10019 ing the first time the honor College Song of the Year KT Tunstall, Gavin Rossdale, (212) 586-2000 Fax: (212) 245-8986 e-mail: [email protected] was bestowed on an artist’s crown thanks to tallying Duffy, Miguel Bosé (SGAE), Nashville debut single. Donovan re- the most performances on Elio Aldrighetti (SIAE), 10 Music Square East Nashville, TN 37203 ceived an Honorary Doctor American college radio. Vittorio Ierovante (SIAE), (615) 401-2000 Fax: (615) 401-2707 of Letters from the University The BMI Dance Award Julieta Venegas (SGAE) and e-mail: [email protected] went to “Cry for You,” Steve McEwan. Los Angeles of Hertfordshire in 2003, and 8730 Sunset Boulevard in 2009, he became Officer recorded by Sweden’s Top Bollywood composer Third Floor West Los Angeles, CA 90069 of the Order of Arts and September. Co-written by A. R. Rahman garnered BMI (310) 659-9109 Fax: (310) 657-6947 Letters from the Minister of Anoo Bhagavan (STIM) and Film Music Awards for his e-mail: [email protected] Miami Culture, France, and gar- Niclas von der Burg (STIM) Academy and Golden Globe 1691 Michigan Ave nered the American Visionary and published by EMI Music Award-winning original Suite 350 Miami Beach, FL 33139 Art Museum Baltimore’s Publishing Scandinavia AB music for Slumdog Millionaire, (305) 673-5158 Fax: (305) 673-8287 e-mail: [email protected] prestigious Grand Visionary (STIM), the song rested in the while prodigious brothers Atlanta Award. #1 slot of Billboard Dance Rupert Gregson-Williams and 3340 Peachtree Road NE Suite 570 Natasha Bedingfield’s Radio Airplay for three Harry Gregson-Williams each Atlanta, GA 30326 “Pocket Full of Sunshine” weeks as it soared to the top earned two trophies: Rupert (404) 261-5151 Fax: (404) 261-5152 e-mail: [email protected] earned the prestigious ten of charts in more than 15 garnered two BMI Film London Robert S. Musel Award for countries around the world. Music Awards, while Harry 84 Harley House Marylebone Road Song of the Year. Published Chris Brown’s “With won awards in both the BMI London NW1 5HN England by EMI Music Publishing You,” co-written by Amund Film Music and TV Music 011-44-207-486-2036 Ltd., the song was co- Bjørklund and Espen Lind, categories. Rock legend Pete Fax: 011-44-207-224-1046 e-mail: [email protected] written by Bedingfield and garnered BMI Pop and Urban Townshend earned three BMI Puerto Rico Danielle Brisebois, the same Awards for its creative hive; TV Music Awards, while es- 1250 Ave. Ponce de Leon San Jose Building, Suite 1008 potent pair who co-wrote Rune RK (KODA), also teemed composer Rolfe Kent Santurce, PR 00907 known as Enur, earned two figured prominently among (787) 754-6490 Bedingfield’s breakout smash Fax: (787) 753-6765 “Unwritten.” The title track BMI Pop Awards for co- the BMI Cable Music Award e-mail: [email protected] of Bedingfield’s third album, writing his own “Calabria winners. 2 Annu Al Review BMI Revenues, Royalty PayMents RIse agaIn In 2009 MI had an increase in both rev- total. The popularity of BMI’s repertoire Repertoire enues and royalty distributions around the globe propelled the compa- The pace and scope of the digital realm for the past year, a significant ny to its best-ever year in international is reshaping the industry, and, in the achievement in an economic en- revenue.