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Stuart RosenSenior Vice PresidentGeneral CounselNovember 20, 2015Chief, Litigation III SectionAntitrust DivisionU.S. Department of Justice450 5th Street NW, Suite 4000Washington, DC 20001Re: Justice Department Review of the BMI and ASCAP Consent DecreesTo the Chief of the Litigation III Section:BMI recently alerted its community of affiliated songwriters, composers andpublishers to the profound impact 100% licensing would have on their careers, bothcreatively and financially, if it were to be mandated by the U.S. Department ofJustice.In a call to action, BMI provided a letter, one for songwriters and one for publishers,to which their signatures could be added. The response was overwhelming. BMIreceived nearly 13,000 signatures from writers, composers and publishers ofall genres of music, at all levels in their careers. Some of the industry's most wellknown songwriters added their names, including Stephen Stills, Cynthia Weil, SteveCropper, Ester Dean, Dean Pitchford, Congressman John Hall, Trini Lopez, JohnCafferty, Gunnar Nelson, Lori McKenna, Shannon Rubicam and Don Brewer, amongmany others.Enclosed you will find the letters, with signatures attached. On behalf of BMI, Istrongly urge you to consider the voices of thousands of songwriters and copyrightowners reflected here before making a decision that will adversely affect both thecreators, and the ongoing creation of, one of America's most important cultural andeconomic resources.Vert truly yours,Stuart Rosen7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007-0030 (212) 220-3153 Fax: (212) 220-4482E-Mail: srosen@bmi.com A Registered Trademark of Broadcast Music, Inc.
November 20, 2015Chief, Litigation III SectionAntitrust DivisionU.S. Department of Justice450 5th Street NW, Suite 4000Washington, DC 20001Re: Justice Department Review of the BMI and ASCAP Consent DecreesTo the Chief of the Litigation III Section:Each of us is a songwriter and an affiliate of BMI. We truly value our association withBMI.We write today in response to the Justice Department’s request for public comments onthe issue of whether BMI and ASCAP’s consent decrees should require the PROs tolicense on a 100% basis, as opposed to fractionally licensing jointly-owned songs, whichhas been the historical industry practice. It’s important that our voices are heard, becausea shift to 100% licensing would severely impact our creative freedom, our ability tochoose which PRO licenses our music and, ultimately, our livelihood as songwriters.Songwriters are the ultimate small business owners. Many of us have families thatdepend on the income we receive from BMI. Each of us has carefully chosen BMI as ourPRO for multiple reasons: the trusted relationships we’ve developed there; theopportunities BMI provides for our music to be heard; the various creative networkingopportunities BMI provides; and, at the end of the day, we like the way BMI values ourmusic and fights for writers to get fees that reflect the fair value of our creative work.Like most modern songwriters, we often choose to collaborate with other writers. Justrecently, every song in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Pop, Country, Christian, and R&B/HipHip charts was the result of collaboration. If the practice of 100% licensing is mandatedby the Justice Department, our co-written works could be licensed – and we could be paid– by a PRO that represents our co-writers’ interest in our songs. The licensing fee theother PRO charges might be lower than the one BMI has negotiated or fought for in ratecourt, and despite our chosen affiliation, we would have to accept the lower fee. BecauseBMI values music differently than other PROs, we also wouldn’t be able to keep thebenefits of BMI’s specific valuation system.As a result, having our work licensed by a different organization than the one each of ushas chosen could dramatically affect our income. It could delay and potentially lower ourroyalty payments, which would now have to flow through two PROs. Somehow wewould each have to monitor what we are being paid by a PRO we have no relationshipwith, figure out whether they have missed any of our performances, understand how andwhen they will pay us, determine whether we are getting our fair shares of bonuses underthe other PRO’s distribution system, and so on. For these reasons, it might no longer befinancially viable for any of us to collaborate with a writer outside of BMI.
It also might not be creatively viable either. The creativity and success of any songwriterstems from being able to work with songwriters of our choosing, regardless of their PROaffiliation. If the 100% licensing model were imposed on the PROs, in order to keep ourwork entirely within BMI, our PRO of choice, we would have to collaborate only withfellow BMI writers. All of a sudden, our individual and careful choice of collaboratorwould not be driven by artistic chemistry or compatibility, but by rules imposed by thegovernment. The 100% licensing model sounds like the government stepping into thecreative process and effectively dictating our collaborators and our licensingrepresentatives.As we understand it, music users from radio to digital music services to local televisionhave all traditionally paid the PROs according to their respective shares of the music.Similarly, BMI has only ever paid us for our shares of co-written songs. What the JusticeDepartment is contemplating is in stark contrast with how the PROs have beenconducting business for decades and would wreak havoc in the songwriting world as weknow it.Each of us urges you to carefully consider your decision and take into account the impactit will have not only on all songwriters across our nation, but also on our creativecontributions to American culture. Without the freedom to collaborate and chooserepresentation, the profession of songwriting is in jeopardy, as is the music that touchesall of our lives.Very truly yours,Cynthia Weil: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" -The Righteous Brothers, " “You're MySoul and Inspiration" -The Righteous Brothers, "Here You Come Again" -Dolly PartonDraco Rosa: "Livin' La Vida Loca" -Ricky MartinMaury Yeston: Composer of Broadway Musicals- “Nine,” “Titanic,” “Grand Hotel”Bill Anderson: “I Never Once Stopped Loving You,” “All The Lonely Women In TheWorld,” “City Lights,” “Still,” “Mama Sang A Song”Stephen (Steve) Cropper: "Green Onions," "In The Midnight Hour," "Knock OnWood," “(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay"Ester Dean: “Come and Get It” -Selena Gomez, “Firework” -Katy Perry, “Hot Totty” Usher, “I Am” -Mary J. Blige, “Mr. Know It All” -Kelly Clarkson, “Right Now”, “RudeBoy,” “S and M,” “What’s My Name,” “Where Have You Been” –Rihanna, “SexTherapy” -Robin Thicke, “Super Bass” -Nicki MinajStephen A. Stills: “For What It's Worth,” “Carry On,” “Love The One You're With,”“Spanish Suite,” “As I Come Of Age” –Crosby, Stills, and NashMac Davis- “A Little Less Conversation,” “In The Ghetto” –Elvis, “I Believe In Music,”“Texas In My Rearview Mirror”Dean Dillon: “Tennessee Whiskey” -George Jones, "The Chair," "Nobody in His RightMind Would've Left Her," "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You," "Ocean FrontProperty," "Famous Last Words of a Fool" -George StraitSongwriter SignaturesPage 2 of 247
Kylie Sackley: “Nothin’ Bout Love Makes Sense” -Leann Rimes, “Sunshine &Summertime” - Faith Hill, “Its Just That Way” - Alan JacksonJohn Cafferty: "On The Dark Side" -Eddie And The CruisersGeorge S. Clinton: "Austin Powers" movies, "The Santa Clause" moviesAnne Preven: "Torn" -Natalie Imbruglia and One Direction, "Listen" -Beyonce, "SelfInflicted" -Katy Perry, "Nightingale" -Demi Lovato, "Where The River Goes" -ZachBrown Band, "Sanctuary" -MadonnaWill Rambeaux: "Wild One" -Faith Hill, "How Was I To Know" -John MichaelMontgomery, "Good At Startin' Fires" -Blake SheltonGunnar Nelson: "(I Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection," "After The Rain,""More Than Ever," "Only Time Will Tell," "(You Got Me) All Shook Up"Allen Reynolds: "Five O' Clock World," "Ready For The Times To Get Better,""Dreaming My Dreams With You"Lori McKenna: "Girl Crush" -Little Big TownEdward Zgorecki: “Mony Mony,” “Crimson and Clover,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion,”“Hanky Panky”John Wiggins: “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” “Who Are You When I'm NotLooking,” “Anything Goes”Enrique E. Garcia: “Conga,” “123,” “Dr. Beat,” “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” -MiamiSound MachineScott Lynch: “Ala-Freakin-Bama” by Trace Adkins, “Bethlehem in Birmingham” byToby Keith, “Pictures on Mantles” by Trace Adkins, “Last Man Standing” by TrailerChoirRichard Band: Scores for “ReAnimator,” “PuppetMaster,” “Ghoulies,” “Walker TexasRanger,” “Stargate SG1,” Disney, Masters of HorrorJack DeJohnette: Jazz composerRobert Feldman: “I Want Candy,” “My Boyfriend's Back,” “Nighttime,” “Thank Youand Goodnight”David Frasier: “The Woman With You” -Kenny Chesney, “Drinking Class” -Lee Brice,“Love Was Easy” -Jason AlDean, “Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way” -Tim McGraw,“Hillbilly Rich” -Trace AdkinsChad A Gracey: “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone” – LiveScotty Emerick- "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" with Willie Nelson; "Beer for MyHorses," "I Love This Bar," "Whiskey Girl," and "As Good as I Once Was" with TobyKeithTommy Coster: "The Real Slim Shady" -EminemFred Fassert: “Barbara Ann”Floyd Brown: “Ice Ice Baby”Robert Meriwether Waldrop: “Roam” - B-52sStephanie Bentley: “Breathe” -Faith Hill, “Concrete Angel” -Martina McBride, “MyPrecious One” -Celine Dion, “Can't Shake You” and “Wild At Heart” -GlorianaZakk Wylde: “Stillborn,” “Mama, I'm Coming Home” -Ozzy Osbourne, “No MoreTears,” “In This River”Filip Eisler: Composer for “Empire” and “Shameless”Songwriter SignaturesPage 3 of 247
Congressman John Hall: “Still The One” -Orleans, “Half Moon” -Janis Joplin, “GoodEnough” -Bonnie Raitt, “New Star Shining” -James Taylor and Ricky Skaggs, “Power” Doobie Brothers with James Taylor and John HallPaul Jenkins: "Don't You Wanna Stay" -Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson, "If I Didn'tHave You" -Thompson Square, "Over" -Blake Shelton, "Sunny and 75" -Joe Nichols,"Who I Am With You" -Chris YoungMike Fratantuno: “Let's Get It Started,” “Where Is the Love” - Black Eyed Peas,“Velvet” - FergieWayne Kirkpatrick: “Change The World” -Eric Clapton, “Boondocks,” “Bring It OnHome,” “Little White Church” -Little Big Town, “Every Heartbeat” -Amy Grant,“Wrapped Up In You” -Garth BrooksDon VonTress: “Achy Breaky Heart” -Billy Ray CyrusJohn Denicola: "I've Had The Time of My Life," "Hungry Eyes" From Dirty DancingLauren Christy: “Complicated,” “Sk8Er Boi” -Avril Lavigne, “The Remedy” -JasonMraz, “Cheers” -Rihanna, “Tonight I'm Loving You” -Enrique IglesiasRenald J. Richard: "I Got a Woman" -Ray Charles, "Gold Digger" -Kanye WestBobby Whitlock: "Bell Bottom Blues," "Tell The Truth," "Keep On Growing," "ThornTree in the Garden," -Derek and the Dominos with Eric ClaptonMuhammad Shouki: “Loyal,” “Drunk In Love,” “Seen It All,” “0-100,” “Try Me,”“IDFWU”Trini Lopez: “La Bamba”Victor Carrera: “Man of Constant Sorrow,” “Devil is a Woman,” “Whiskey Shots”Atticus Ross: Scores For “Book Of Eli,” “Social Network,” “Love & Mercy,” “Girl WithA Dragon Tattoo,” “Gone Girl,” “Fear The Walking Dead”Jason Krause: “Bawitaba,” “Cowboy,” “Only God,” “Fist of Rage,” “So Hott” - KidRockMitch Allan: "Want To Want Me" -Jason Derulo, "Heartbeat Song" -Kelly Clarkson,"Heart Attack" -Demi LovatoRobert Cairns: Soundtracks for “Dallas,” “The Bachelor,” “Extreme Makeover: HomeEdition”Will Robinson: “There's No Way” -Alabama, “I Know How He Feels” - Reba McEntire,“I Can't Unlove You” -Kenny Rogers, “Do You Love Me That Much” -Peter Cetera, “INever Knew Love” -Doug StoneKurt Farquhar: Scores for: “King of Queens,” “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “BeingMary Jane,” “Stitchers,” “The Game,” “Sister Sister,” “Moesha”Dean Pitchford: “Fame,” “Footloose,” “Let's Hear It For The Boy,” “Holding Out For AHero,” “All The Man That I Need”Breyan Isaac: “Timber” -Pitbull ft Kesha, “Whistle & Good Feeling” -Flo Rida, “What Idid for Love” -David Guetta ft Emeli Sande, “Bed of Lies” -Nicki Minaj ft Skylar GreyOtis Jackson Aka MadlibJon Secada: “Just Another Day,” “Angel,” “If You Go,” “Coming Out of Dark,” “She'sAll I Ever Had”Margaret Bell: “Anybody Wanna Pray” -Cece Winans, “In Harm's Way” -Bebe WinansEric B. Turner: “Down Boys,” “Heaven,” “Sometimes She Cries,” “Cherry Pie,” “UncleTom’s Cabin” -WarrantSongwriter SignaturesPage 4 of 247
Makeba Riddick-Woods: “De Ja Vu,” “Get Me Bodied” -Beyonce, “Rude Boy” Rihanna, “Love and War” -Tamar BraxtonMichael Rogers: "Do the Limbo Rock" -Chubby Checker, "Easy" -Mat Zo & PorterRobinson, "Baby Doll" -Charley GracieNathan Barr: "It Must Be Done" (with co-writer Pete Townshend) from “TheAmericans"Pamela Sheyne: "Genie In A Bottle" -Christina AguileraJeff Stevens: "Carrying Your Love With Me" -George Strait, "Back When" -TimMcGraw, "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" -Luke BryanDan Haseltine: "Flood" -Jars Of ClayDennis Morgan: “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “I Was Country When Country Wasn'tCool,” “Sleeping Single In A Double Bed,” “I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World”Danny Wilde: "I'll Be There for You (Friends TV Theme Song)" "Just The Way It Is,Baby" -The RembrandtsShelly Peiken: "What A Girl Wants," "Come On Over Baby" -Christina Aguilera;"Bitch" -Meredith Brooks; "Almost Doesn't Count" -Brandy; "Who You Are" -Jessie JSonia Leigh: "Sweet Annie," "Goodbye In Her Eyes" -Zac Brown Band, "My Name IsMoney," "Bar" (Sonia Leigh)Klaus Derendorf: Record producer for Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, Cheryl Cole, XFactor, The Voice and othersShannon Rubicam: "How Will I Know," "Waiting For a Star to Fall," "I Wanna DanceWith Somebody"Sonny Curtis: "I Fought The Law," "Walk Right Back," "Mary Tyler Moore Theme"Monty Criswell: "I Saw God Today" -George Strait, "Just Fishin'" -Trace Adkins, "LikeJesus Does" -Eric ChurchWendell Mobley: “There Goes My Life” -Kenny Chesney, “Fast Cars And Freedom” Rascal Flatts, “Take Me There” -Rascal Flatts, “Tattoos On This Town” -Jason Aldean,“How Country Feels” -Randy HouserBen Margulies: “Vision Of Love,” “Someday,” “Love Takes Time”Don Brewer: "We're An American Band," "Shinin' On," "Walk Like A Man" -GrandFunk RailroadPat Bunch: "Wild One" -Faith Hill, "Safe in the Arms of Love" -Martina McBride, "I'llStill Be Loving You" -Restless Heart, "Living In A Moment I Would Die For" -TyHerndonJason Matthews: “Life Happened” -Tammy Cochran, “Country Man” -Luke Bryan,“Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right” -Billy Currington, “Tough People Do” -Trace Adkins,“Lonely Eyes” -Chris YoungNathaniel Glover Jr. (The Kidd Creole): "Freedom,” "The Message,” "White Lines,”Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5Aaron Jay KernisZacharias MisterMichael MartinezChad KellamAnthony StillabowerTodd NelsonSterling AverySongwriter SignaturesPage 5 of 247
Steven McCullum, IIDamion CollinsBriana DarnellChris PowersKen Roberts: “Sail Away,” “Holding On,” “Every Day,” “California,” “Only Love”Rheal JanelleCraig EvansGabriel DibJill JonesGary SellersJosh CooleyRick Kelly: “Make It Real,” “Cream,” “Blu Girl,” “NYC Trippin,” “I Do You”Steve AustinJason TaiJeff HerriottMalik MyersLynn Patrick: “Waiting For Maui”Betsy Rosenberg: "My Bear,” "Searching for a Whale"Tim JonesJesse Malin: “Broken Radio,” “Burning The Bowery,” “Addicted,” “Turn Up TheMains”Nate Simon: “Girl Right There”Aaron Friend: "Inside Doubts,” "Move Away With Me,” "Invisible Man"Jason NunesO.T.C. ToroKeith Gore, Jr.: Ched Macke- "Talking That Sh*t,” "All Kind Of Sh*t”Devin BronsonDavid DasBruce ArntsonPeter Holsapple: “Love Is For Lovers,” “Amplifier” (The dB’s), “Lonely Is (As LonelyDoes)” (Marti Jones), “I’m In Control” (The Troggs), “Diamond” (Golden Palominos)Andromeda TurreReggie KellerQuantavious Leonta BlackwellJeremy Geltman: “Blackened Brew,” “I’m Over It,” “When I Know Your Name,”“How Long Must We Fear”Ramon E. BenavidesLatice Crawford: “There,” “Through It All,” “Look At Yourself Again”Israel SanchezRaquel Boulis: Girl Code (EP), "Games" - Melanie AmaroArt HaysJoseph Springfield: “Teal Grey Sky,” “Sunset Morning”Deanna ShapiroRobby ScharfStellita LoukasStephen KayeSongwriter SignaturesPage 6 of 247
Neil MerryweatherKevin WaltersJoshua Picard: Themes for UFCDarryl CalimanBrandon HopsonJoseph R. HogueMichael RaskovskyRK HuntVictoria PetersonJames StewartHeather CrossChris BoardmanCalvin KennonDiamond Woodcox: "Tee,” "Bassline,” "Draft Pick,” "Clap It Up,” "Who Are You" -TeeZenon Slawinski: Theme music for The McLaughlin Group (with John Ramo)Sedne LacySteph LamonteJames RobitailleDanny O'Keefe: “Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues,” “The Road”Joe CameronBrandon ShapiroBrittany Lambert: “Cleanse Me”Aaron CorleyBrian Miller: "Snakes on the Brain" from the film 'Snakes on a Plane'Elisha ParrisR.X. BertoldiJeff MacDonaldKirstin FisherBryan RickerDoug BossiKarl MullenJerry Jania: “The Long Goodbye,” “Fell Like I'm Going Down”Ronicle D. EllisonVanessa Briscoe Hay: “Crazy,” “Cool,” “M-Train,” “Feast on My Heart”James LouisDylan C. JonesRenate BourgouinNeil Patton: “Clockwork” (w/ David Nevue), “Water of Life,” “Aerial Geometry,”“Unity”Richard L. PittsDavid KoslowskiTerrance NelsonShanequa B.Campbell: “Nothing Wrong,” “Attention Span,” “Professional Whine,”“Electro Control”Henry Garnell Young, IVAllee FüttererSongwriter SignaturesPage 7 of 247
Kim Candilora, Jr.Frank MacchiaDarrell AlstonTwjuan ScottJoshua Neal Collins: “Bluff” (Featuring Floco Torres)Michael FiorinoPaul RichardsonChristine VaindirlisKeith SlatteryJennifer HerremaAndrew Stevenson: Trey Songz - “Chill”Johnathan D. PrattAnny Celsi: “Now You Can Hurt Me,” “Tangle-Free World,” “Little Black Dress,”“Twas Her Hunger Brought Me Down”Charles Nicholas Montou: “Saratoga”Tom McWilliamsJames CampanisJoshua BlockMatthew Wheeless: “That's Enough,” “Country Girl of Mine,” “Look Before you Leap”Gary Stanionis: “Hey Lady”Rodney BurnettLindseyWebsterIke PetersAnthony C. Bell: “Golden Jill Scott”Hector DelgadoKenny TexeiraCalvin Ross: “Bad Fetish”Vito A. DiSalvoSteven Nathan: “Bombs Around Me,” “Venus,” “All We Want,” “It Feels Like”Chad HivelyEdward SavageJamar ShawDeMaine BarnettIngrid Lennea GerdesShahbal ShabparehCurtis PendegrafRicky RobertsonAnnie KennedyQuentin Foster: “Tupac”Jofre Cruz: “Ay Amiga,” “Dominicanita,” “Made For You,” “Bésame,” “No Vuelve”Kristopher GeeJanet Fisher: “Heartshaped Heartache,” “Beautiful Hands,” “Paper Thin”Jae MooreDiane Gee-Frasca: “Beer Tastes Better in a Bubblebath”Tina Shafer: “Love Is On The Way” -Celine Dion, “Flower In The Rain” -SheenaEaston, “Above The Band” -Phoebe SnowSongwriter SignaturesPage 8 of 247
Joe MulherinGeorge Steven Jobe: “If Love Had A Face,” “Where Were You When I Was Falling InLove,” “When She Runs Out Of Fools”Shelton Scales, Jr.Ferris GluckHarper TascheBrad DamasMarcus Tamez: “Love Sosa,” “The Funeral”Danny EllisDouglas TomookaAllen RavenstineJoseph Harris. Jr.William EvansBrent MasonSkip DenenbergCarlas WilliamsDr. Shawn M. Giese: “Madness,” “Diabla,” “Capital,” “Something,” “Could”Diana Mera: “#Sobreviviente”Alex Schiff: Music for commercialsSusan Lindfors Taylor: “A Matter of Degrees,” “Keep My Distance,” “Weren't WeSomething,” “Friend of Mine”Sadiel CastoStephen BairdMichael MarinoErick DevoreBrandon RowanFrank CoglianoJim McGrathJohn Michael KeithRandall BarlowMattheuSean EvansBill ClaxtonJohnny BillupsAnthony Barro: songs for the band "New Years Day"Darelle Holden: “Baby We Found Love,” “Save a Little Tenderness”Thomas L. TurnerRitchie RubiniNino Beatz: “F. Friends,” “Sound Off”Joe MazzolaBeizhonn DavisDavid J. MaloneGordon Mora, Jr.Angelo DavilaSamara Manns: “F.T.H”Travis SmithSongwriter SignaturesPage 9 of 247
Jessica BrownJoseph RussoAdrian Saldana CabreraJimbeau Walsh: “Nobody Knows Me,” “Nancy Las Vegas,” “Standing on the Moon,”“The Wheel,” “Descent of the Celestials”Jason Williams (J Dub): “Clap It”Elvis Rohena: “Dando Palo Haciendo Chavo”Eric MeyerBenjamin James HowardJonathan (Yoni) GileaiTerrance A. BanksWilliam KuttenkulerSusan BoehmMarina RayeMario CampbellDeRogerick FlemingsNick Caster: “Ride All Night,” “The Way I Am,” “Believe”McArthur Gordon: “Best Part of The Day,” “Throw it Back,” “Let's Go Shawty” Urban Mystic, “Up and Down,” “Way too Young” -Pretty RickyAaron Nigel SmithDeane OgdenDavid GoodmanRobert M. MilesCamille Harrison: "Standing Still," "Why Should I Love You," "Jelly Bean Jar"Ben MonroeJoseph Watson: “Yea Yea,” “Grinder,” “Cam Newton,” “Anti Social,” “Goin Harder”Troy RaymondPatrick Ingunza: “Gimme More” -Stella Galli feat Chriss WillisStephanie MckayBrandon Spencer: “In The Sky,” “Chemistry,” “Shopping Spree”Randall Souviney: “Again,” “Hard to Find,” “The Mouse,” “Nobody Likes a Loser,”“Time Travel”Ivy HewlettChristopher Mercer: “Today is a New Day,” “No Fear,” “Music Everywhere,” “BleedInto Me,” “Run Away With You”Lawrence Edward MageeCollin GlomsteadJerome CruzErnie Rowell: “What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her,” “Sometimes I Get Lucky AndForget,” “Brother To The Blues,” “Buried Treasure,” “Everything I Used To Do”Conor McHughBruce Ray Brown: “Tell Me I Was Dreaming”Jeffrey Hull: “Piano in the Dark,” “I Cry”Luisa BlackJames Cain: "Brayton Mountain,” "Amanda Lynn" -Lou Reid and CarolinaMarlowe CribbsSongwriter SignaturesPage 10 of 247
Walter Jame Blanton: “Sonant Voyage,” “Emerald Pools,” “Concertino for Trumpetand Small Orchestra,” “Body of a House, “Caravan”Darnell LittleMichael WessnerAnthony DeCariase Hines, IChris Lang: “To The Top” (Boeing Theme)Michael NewmanAmanda B. LewisRick Bowles: “Down Home” -Alabama, “I Know How He Feels” -Reba, “I Can't Winfor Losin' You” -Earl Thomas ConleyGlenn KiddEric Taylor: “Storms,” “Memphis Midnight, Memphis Morning,” “Deadwood,”“Whooping Crane,” “Understand You”Carmelo DiBartoloRebecca KellerAnthony GriffinDejeun BraxtonJordan PeckAaron PearceHirth Martinez: “Altogether Alone,” “I’m Not Like I Was Before,” “Big Bright Street,”“Do Wrong Shoes,” “Busy Man”Tanya Leah: “I Will Be,” “Stand,” “Clay and Water,” “Keep On Shining”Maria Ximena Muñoz: “Me Estoy Enamorando,” “Diez Mil Maneras”Anesha Birchett: “Favorite Girl” -Justin BieberTroy OlsenJack Michael RussellAlfred Lloyd CampbellDevon Graham: “Bad Habits,” “Count Me Out,” “Twerk Sum”Haley BonarMisha Segal: “Phantom of the Opera,” “Pippi Longstocking and The Last Dragon”Michèle Vice-Maslin: "Get Over Yourself,” "Help Me,” "Contribution,” "One World,”"Every Part Of Me,”Glenda HowardGary R. PIckusMichael Johnson: “I Love My City,” “Cash Rules,” “In The Kitchen,” “Champion,”“Dream Chaser”Susan Ruth Robkin: “Promise Me Love” - RebaDuane Denison: “Then Comes Dudley” (The Jesus Lizard), “Flashback” (Tomahawk)Ryan Keaton: "Bring Me Back to Life"Mia Tuttavilla: "Touched The Sky"Beth WaughChristian Mohammed: “Burdens,” “All In,” “Shoulda Coulda Woulda,” “Do It ForMe,” “Takes Time”Connor GallihughJosia BarriosTerrence Dove: Young Twaun- “Dark Days”Songwriter SignaturesPage 11 of 247
Darrell C. 'Focuz' Silva: “Chillin”Chad BlinmanKenneth Green (Kenny Kingpin)Melanie TaylorChris ScatesSydnee StapletonKevin MantheiRichard WebbVelma Allen: “Age Ain't Nothing But A Number” - Little MiltonCheryl Maroney: “Hold On,” “Well Done,” “God's Got It”Aaron Kamin: “Wherever You Will Go” - The CallingCharles Bradley: “Hydration,” “40 Oz” “Bigs Burger”JaCobe KingKash The Artist: “Energy,” “Scorching”Elmond MyersJeremy HabeggerJonas Jeberg: Jason Derulo: “Marry Me,” Fifth Harmony: “Sledgehammer,” JordinSparks: “One Step At A Time,” Pussycat Dolls: “I Hate This Part,” Nikki Minaj: “TheBoys”Malik BrownCharles E. BlakelyGrant-Lee PhillipsMitchelyn Nicholas: “Master Keys,” “I’m Covered”Jimmy KeaneDan BeyerMark NonisaUdi Harpaz: Music featured in the films “Casper A Spirited Beginning,” “Digimon TheMovie,” “Casper Meets Wendy,” “Airwolf”Carson Aune: Music featured in the HBO Series “State of Play”William Bradley Hogge (of Hogz in Dandyland): "Escher & Carrot Cake,” "Depths ofEmotional Intrusion,” "Whatever It May Be"Armando Acosta: “Tira Todo Ala Basura”Davie AllanDon Curry: "Mask On Mask Off"John Wilmer: “Discover,” “What Are You Waiting For,” “Hey 17,” “The Hard Road”Jeffrey PescettoJohn ImmellDavid DeFeisWalter Brown: "Do Me Like That"Carlo NuccioJay DuerrFrank NanevieFxnesseMichael B. PrattRobert GreeneComputer Music All-stars: “Mild Fantasies,” “Low Frequencies are Fun!,” “Iridium”Songwriter SignaturesPage 12 of 247
Michael TamolaTerry ManningDonald Lorenzo Wilborn: “Cairo,” “Manila”Harold McNeal: “Neva Know”Brian Wayy: Judge Mathis theme songTevin Dewon Williams: “All over meee”Patrick GiraudiLisbeth Scott: “Real Love,” “One Breath,” “In The Darkness”Francisco C. Santacruz: Mary Mary- “Hold On,” Kelly Rowland- “Tell Me,” Fantasia“Said I Wouldn't No More,” Kelly Price- “Whatcha Gon Do”Keyen LopezRie Sheridan RoseChristopher ArmesSunnie (Sonia) PaxsonErwin de RuiterJason PierreBrittany Yates: “The Lady Soul Slide”Ray Palagy: “Spreading My Wings”Sharon S. MayeuxRobbie MannCurtis CochrellManfred JonesRonald FieldsMatthew C. KnappRen LascellesTimothy Blocksom: “Spirit In The Dark,” “Living For The Moment,” “Where You'llFind Me”David CortopassiEmmie WadePierre JalbertAmethyste Spardel: “Moonlight Rain”David CopeJose Miguel Velasquez: “Llorare Las Penas,” “Jaleo,” “Angel”Michael BabbittMoises HortaBikki JohnsonAndrew SheppardLMB Trelly: "Or Whatever"Juan StaceyJoseph CareyJeana TallTate SimmsJahquan CrumpJose Alfredo Jimenez IbarraJoseph M. O'Kane: “Kisses,” “Straight From Behind,” “She Can't Find Love,” “WhereWere You”Songwriter SignaturesPage 13 of 247
Dominique CancholaPhilip Allen Brown: “Get It While It's Hot,” “Trouble Walking,” “It's Not You It's NotMe,” “She Lays Down The Beat,” Love Me Like You Never Did Before”PrimoPat BergesonIbrahim SpauldngTyrell MitchellReshaude BurleyDanny ShearerTristan O'DonnellEimi TanakaDa Korp/Atif Burke: “Nightmare On Hells Street,” “No Time To Play Around,” “WeCoastin,” “Squeeze And Release”Adriana Lorenzi: “Palabras”John W. Brock: “Complicated”Eber CalderonAlejandra Alberti: "Yo No Sería Yo,” "Caos,” "Te Acordarás De Mí"Geoffrey Leigh Tozer: “Blame The Moon,” “Neon Lobster”Bryan AlexanderErik RexSean Bennett: “Southern Man,” “Iron In The Fire,” “Redneck Town,” “Bad Move”Jayson Zook: "Hey Santa"Jono BrownJoe P. TaylorRaven RichardsJeremy JohnsonMichael CorcoranBriana MurphyAmelia BlakeErik GamansBen TreimerPatrick BrudersJu-Juane MillerMatthew FurdgeJessie Jo Dillon: "The Breath You Take" -George Strait, "Just Over" -Luke BryanRich Mirro: “Changes,” “Shine,” “Angles,” “Go Away,” “Love is Blind”Sturgis NikidesAnthony Hannon: “Fire,” “Criminal,” “Fashion,” “One Day”Kenneth Mark HarrellKyle BrooksVernon MillerCarlos MurguiaNancy Van de Vate: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Opera)James M Cullison: “Wish I Didn't Like Whiskey,” “Barstool Monologue”Fredrick D LaRue: “L.H.C.,” “She Wanna f**c,” “Hurry”Ryan ChristianSongwriter SignaturesPage 14 of 247
Joe D'AugustineHenri Lauriel WolfshoenZach LemmonCordairo McGill: “Many N***as,” “Big Dreams,” “Needa Smile”Steven Bernstein: Music from "Animaniacs,” "Pinky and the Brain”Eric MeisterMichael O'NeillKurt OldmanMatthew Hyder: “Roll Up” -Hyder ft Chef GreezyJeremy MatticksJoe ArchieMatthew SchulzTodd IsaacJulie Christensen: "Thunderhead,” "Well Enough"Thomas PorterMorgan KeepEric BrooksRobert AlderJeffery BollmanDwayne DuggerChristopher FortierMatthew CarrilloChristian Motos: “Cowboy Song,” “Favourite Pill,” “La-la (Sing-along),” “Late”Jonathan Mercer: “Made Us”Joseph Velez: “Teardrops”Tracy NewmanLascelles StephensWilliam Jerome DavisJosh Haden: “Spiritual,” “Untitled #1,” “Every Time I Try,” “Our Love Is Gonna LiveForever”Maxx From Hp: “Caught In My Free”Christopher MooreGabriel PulliamPerry Slater Jr.Matthew BoyleTyrone Hendrix: Liv Warfield- “Getaway”Damareo WilliamsRuthie EldridgeIsaac Anzora: “Rollercoaster,” “Think About,” “Little More”Erwin W. Jefferson, IIIJack MurphyChastity Brown: “After You”Nancy Tutunjian BergerAndrew OvertoomPaul LinfordSteven DrizosSongwriter SignaturesPage 15 of 247
Mike PrideBryant CarterTanyaMae Mandigo: “Don't Go,” “Middle Child,” “Dance Calia,” “The Bar Stool,”“Number One To Someone”Eduardo BonillaRon SorboMichael DonaldsonDamian McNeill: “I Got This,” “Been At It,” “Better Than You,” “JailhouseCommandments”Ian DavisChris WilliamsMarshall GreenDana Thomas: Music for television series’ Overhaulin, Bingo and MollyThomas MgrdichianMary Louise Knutson: “How Will I Know?,” “In the Bubble,” “Call Me When You GetThere,” “Can You Hear Me Now,” “Meridian”David T. LittleChad Royce: Girls Generation- "Mr. Taxi,” JTX- "Love In America,” Hot Chelle Rae"Honestly"James B. CampbellArturo Arredondo: “Panda”Eileen ColtsJeremy Scaggs: “Weight of the world (Cryptic Memoirs)”Michelle GreenLaurie Hochman: "The Pledge of Allegiance," "American Dream," "Linney the GuineaPig"Penelope HoustonBrent McColloughBruce LawrenceEric ClausenMike Evans: “What Do You Want From Life,” “Golden Boy,” “Strung Out On Strings,”“White Punks On Dope,” “Hip Dip”Josue Dueno: “Vamos a Desnudarnos,” “Sola”Deborah CoxEric MeyersBecky DavisJody GrayRichard FahleJohn ScofieldTerrence Johnson: “Struggle Not,” “Complicated,” “Hold On,” “War”Lester Lindsey: “If You Down,” “Dreams Into Reality,” “Know What You Want,” “LifeIs All We Have,” “She Gone”Morgan TaylorAndrew ChapaJoshua RichardsonMartin Adam StrudwickSongwriter SignaturesPage 16 of 247
Tom Foster Morris: “All Those Years Ago,” “Angel In The Morning,” “Baby BlueEyes,” “Waiting On A Train,” “Shame On You(Shame On Me)”Brady RobinsonNaida AlvaradoEvan Schiller: Soundtracks on PBS American MastersDoug YuleKim Carroll: Scores for “The Horse Boy,” “Across the Line”Leland Domann: “Howard Gray”Karen WillettGerald Wansley: “Down With The Love,” “Just Get In There”Valerie BrownRyan SprakerCamilo MedinaWilliam LovatoJessica SchneidauChloe KeedyTehran Freeman: “Hate us,” “Hold Us Down Bananas”George GabrielPaul M. FoxMaya RogersSarah BohlingColleen Rourke: “Baby Jane,” “Covered Sky”Yaseen NasserDavina McIntyreMegan Lin
opportunities BMI provides for our music to be heard; the various creative networking opportunities BMI provides; and, at the end of the day, we like the way BMI values our music and fights for writers to get fees that reflect the fair value of our creative work. Like most modern songwriters, we often choose to collaborate with other writers. Just
