LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ BMI Los Angeles) - Leading U.S. music rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its 58th annual Pop
Music Awards last night at the Beverly
Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
John Fogerty was celebrated as a BMI Icon; RedOne claimed his first-ever Songwriter of the Year crown; and 'Love Story' earned Song of the Year for its songwriter and recording artist
Taylor Swift and publisher Sony/ATV
Music Publishing.
At 20, Swift is the youngest songwriter ever to win BMI Pop Song of the Year. Additionally, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. garnered Publisher of the Year. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Barbara Cane, BMI Vice President/General Manager, Los Angeles, the ceremony also saluted the writers and publishers of the past year's 50 most-performed pop songs on U.S. radio and television.
BMI Icons are selected because of their 'unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.' As a BMI Icon, John Fogerty joins ranks that include Gamble & Huff, Kris Kristofferson, the Jacksons, the Bee Gees, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, James Brown, Carlos Santana and Dolly Parton, among others.
To celebrate, the incomparable Fogerty performed a selection of his most-loved hits: a medley of 'Travelin' Band,' 'Centerfield,' 'Don't You Wish It Was True,' 'Green River,' 'Rambunctious Boy,' and 'Up Around the Bend,' followed by a searing version of 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?,' and as the finale, a medley comprising 'Bad Moon Rising,' 'Fortunate Son' and 'Proud Mary.' During the set, he was accompanied by his ace band and flanked by his two teenage sons, Shane and Tyler Fogerty. Geffen pop recording artist Orianthi kicked off the night's music with her own version of another Fogerty-penned standard.
For a complete list of 2010 BMI Pop Awards winners, visit www.bmi.com.
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 400,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI reported $905 million for its 2009 fiscal year in performing right collections. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for 70 years. The U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents.
