BMI presented the 69th Annual BMI Pop Awards on May 10th. The virtual event recognized the songwriters and publishers of 2020’s most-performed pop songs across radio and streaming platforms. Tyler Johnson took home two song awards (Harry Styles‘ “Watermelon Sugar” and “Adore You”), BloodPop also received two awards (Lady Gaga’s “Rain on Me” and “Stupid Love), and Trevor Daniel was honored for his multi-platinum #1 radio hit “Falling”. The 5 songs have a combined total of more than 4 billion music streams. See the full list... Read More

PULSE Music Publishing and songwriter Marty James were again recognized by BMI for their collective role in the megahit “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, remixed and featuring Justin Bieber. On top of its many accolades over the past 18 months (including several Grammy nominations and tying the record for the longest run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100) the song recently was recognized for having been performed more than 1 Million times by performing rights organization BMI. “Despacito” was named BMI’s “Song... Read More