Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In 2009, BMI collected over $905 million in licensing fees and distributed $788 million in royalties.
BMI songwriters create all forms of music in all genres. BMI represents artists such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Rihanna, Shakira and Carrie Underwood; bands including Maroon 5, Nickelback, Linkin Park and Lady Antebellum; legends such as Sam Cooke, Willie Nelson, Fats Domino and Dolly Parton; as well as composers such as Osvaldo Golijov, John Williams and Danny Elfman.
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