Awards and Honors

BMI is the leader in the industry's most important awards and honors presentations. Its roster of songwriters and composers is unparalleled in its depth and breadth, ranging from industry to legends to the best of today’s hitmakers.

BMI songwriters’ and composers’ success is unequaled in the industry, as evidenced by their dominance of the industry’s most prestigious awards and honors presentations over the years.

Check out an extensive list of BMI award winners.

Roster Strength

A quick scan of BMI’s legendary roster turns up such names as John Lennon, Chuck Berry, Dave Brubeck, Willie Nelson, The Eagles, Thelonious Monk, Carlos Santana, The Beach Boys, The Neville Brothers, The Who, Aretha Franklin, Waylon Jennings, Charles Ives, John Kander & Fred Ebb, Leadbelly, John Williams, The Bee Gees, B.B. King, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and – via its affiliation with the British performing rights organization PRS – David Bowie, Sir Elton John and Eric Clapton.

The need to stay current is one of the music industry’s driving forces, and BMI meets that mandate with such names as Kanye West, the Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, John Adams, Juanes, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Lil Jon, Mike Post, Juan Luis Guerra, John Legend, Tim McGraw, Conor Oberst, Keane, Don Omar, Thomas Newman, Snow Patrol, Snuffy Walden, William Bolcom, Ivy Queen, Snoop Dogg and many other top names on the contemporary scene.

Check out the roster for even more BMI songwriters and artists.

BMI represents more than 375,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers with more than 6.5 million works.

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