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Cool and Dre: On the award they are receiving and on having the Urban Awards in Miami.
Captured at BMI Urban Awards 2005
Chavito

A toy guitar and microphone given as gifts by his parents were all it took to spark a young boy’s musical dreams. Meet Latin hip-hop artist Daniel “Chavito” Cortes, a fiery contender with major ambitions and equally prodigious lyrical talents. Chavito cut his musical teeth playing local neighborhood parties in his borough, but it took a trip to his ancestral homeland, Puerto Rico, to ignite his musicality.…
BMI Celebrates Grammy Week 2007
BMI executives headed to Hollywood to celebrate Grammy Week in honor of its many nominated artists and songwriters. From events including MusicCares honoring BMI songwriter Don Henley, to the BMI/L.A. Times “How I Wrote That Song” panel, BMI supported the many achievements of its talented songwriters, including Grammy-winning artist Natalie Cole, Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo, BMI Award-winning songwriter/producers Cool &…
Latin Urban Showcase Explores the ‘Other Side of Hip-Hop’
The fusion of Latin and urban elements in hip-hop has led to the creation of a genre that continues to mark the Latino presence in the realm of music. In tribute to the growth of this genre, BMI presented "Al Otro Lado del Hip-Hop: A Celebration of Urban and Latin Music" on Oct. 30 at S.O.B.'s in New York City. Leading the explosion of Latin and urban sounds to center…
Cool & Dre

The spotlight that has shined on urban centers ranging from New York to Los Angeles to Atlanta, where some of today’s hottest r&b and rap songs have been produced, is now focused on Miami, where two of today’s hottest producers — Marcello Valenzano and Andre Lyon, better known as Cool & Dre — are creating hits. Cool & Dre met and became friends in high school…
BMI Salutes Top Urban Music Makers at Star-Studded Gala in NYC
BMI saluted the premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 6th Annual Urban Awards held Aug. 30 in New York City. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Atlanta Writer/Publisher VP Catherine Brewton, the red carpet was hopping at the star-studded ceremony, which took place at the famed Roseland Ballroom.
Thunderkatz Storm BMI Atlanta Showcase
Hip-hop party rockers Thunderkatz stole the show at BMI Atlanta's annual unsigned urban music showcase held April 27 at Vision. The showcase, hosted by BME and 8th Grade Music Publishing's Lil Jon and Emperor Searcy, featured some of the country's most promising new talent, including Malachi, Leo and Suga Suga.
BMI Urban Showcase to Feature Top New Talent
BMI will team up with Atlanta nightclub Vision to present an urban music showcase featuring some of the country's most promising new talent. The showcase will be held on Thursday, April 27 from 8 p.m. to midnight at Vision (1068 Peachtree St. NE) and will be hosted by BME and 8th Grade Music Publishing's Lil Jon and Emperor Searcy. The festivities are open to the general public, but tickets…
BMI LA Hosts First Annual Holiday Mixer
BMI Los Angeles played host to a crowd of industry executives at the first annual BMI Urban Holiday Mixer. The company's urban music staff, including Catherine Brewton (Atlanta), Malik Levy and Aamina Gant (Los Angeles), and Wardell Malloy (New York) planned the successful event that featured top music execs, writers, publishers and producers mixing and mingling with celebrity guests until the wee hours of the morning.
Lil Jon, R. Kelly, Kanye West and EMI Take Top Honors at BMI Urban Awards
'Yeah!' Named Most Performed Song; Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band Honored as BMI Icons BMI saluted the premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its 2005 BMI Urban Awards, staged August 26 in the Grand Ballroom of the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach. BMI Urban Awards Event Photos BMI Urban Awards Song List…
