WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC NAMED PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR AT THE 2014 BMI R&B/HIP-HOP AWARDS
Lil Wayne Named Songwriter of the Year
Warner/Chappell Music (WCM),
the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, was named Publisher of
the Year at last night’s BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. In addition, WCM
songwriters took home a collective 19 Most Performed Song of the Year
Awards, eight of which went to Dwayne Carter AKA
Lil Wayne, who was named Songwriter of the Year.
“To win Publisher of the Year at the
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards is an enormous accomplishment for WCM, and we
couldn’t be more proud of our incredibly talented songwriters. I’d also
like to thank our dedicated
team for their tireless hard work, and BMI for this wonderful
recognition,” said Jon Platt, President, North America, Warner/Chappell
Music. "We are all humbled by what we've achieved together in the past
couple of years. It's been amazing to be part of our
songwriters’ extraordinary creativity and success.”
Cameron
Strang, Chairman & CEO, Warner/Chappell Music, added, “Our
songwriters continue to deliver hit after hit in all genres, and
the acknowledgements that WCM has received is a tribute to the great
talent we have been cultivating throughout WCM, artists and executives
alike. Congratulations to all of our winners."
Following is the complete list of Most Performed Song Awards presented to WCM songwriters last night by BMI:
·
“Ball"
- Dwayne
Carter
·
“Bandz
A Make Her Dance” - Dwayne Carter, Justin
Garner
·
“Beware”-
Dwayne Carter, Dwane
Weir
·
“Body Party”- Pierre Slaughter
·
“Bugatti”- Justin Garner
·
“Holy Grail” - Jerome Harmon, Dave Grohl
·
“Love Me” - Dwayne Carter, Asheton Hogan
·
“No New Friends (SFTB Remix)" - Dwayne Carter
·
“No Worries” - Dwayne Carter, Rasool Diaz, Andre Proctor, Brian Soko
·
“Pop That”- Dwayne Carter
·
“Pour It Up” - Justin Garner
·
“Rich
as Fuck” - Dwayne Carter, Tyler
Williams
·
“Suit & Tie” - Jerome Harmon, Charles Still, Johnny Wilson, Terrence Stubbs
·
“Swimming
Pools Drank” - Tyler
Williams
·
“Take Back the Night" - Jerome Harmon
·
“Timber” - Breyan Isaac
·
“TKO” - Jerome Harmon, Barry White
·
“Tom Ford” - Jerome Harmon
·
“Turn on the Lights”- Marquel Middlebrooks
These
accolades follow closely on the heels of WCM being named Publisher of
the Year at three of ASCAP's most prestigious ceremonies—the
Pop, Country, and Rhythm & Soul Awards. 2014 marks the first year
WCM has ever been named Publisher of the Year at the ASCAP Rhythm &
Soul Awards, also making it the first year in which WCM has won the
title at both BMI and ASCAP’s urban music award ceremonies.
About Warner/Chappell
Warner/Chappell
Music, the global music publishing company of Warner Music Group, is
home to a wide array of legendary songwriters and a rich
catalog of contemporary hits and influential standards. With offices in
more than 40 countries, Warner/Chappell provides deep expertise across a
range of creative services and the most innovative opportunities for
songwriters and copyright holders. With a
history dating back more than 200 years, Warner/Chappell currently
publishes and administers music from Barry Gibb, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars,
Eric Clapton, fun., Gamble & Huff, Green Day, Jay Z, Katy Perry, Led
Zeppelin, Madonna, Miramax Films, Muse, Radiohead,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M, Roc Nation, Stephen Sondheim, T.I.,
Timbaland, and Kacey Musgraves, among many others.
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