LOS ANGELES — BMI expects to sign a deal with YouTube within the next few weeks over rights payments, BMI president and CEO Del Bryant cryptically announced Wednesday at the BMI Film and TV awards gala.
Bryant did not identify YouTube or its parent company Google by name, but sources confirmed YouTube was the website he was referring to when he said “popular video site.”
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Announcement of the settlement brought cheers inside the Beverly Wilshire hotel ballroom as did Bryant’s declaration that the performing rights organization would continue to pull in more than $100 million per year. After his speech and a tribute to the recently deceased composer John Berry, awards were handed out to the composers associated with high-grossing films and popular TV shows.
Oscar-winner Atticus Ross and Brian Tyler were among the multiple winners on hand at the gala. Harry Gregson-Williams was honored four times — for scoring “The Town,” “Unstoppable,” “Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time” and “Shrek Forever After.” Pete Townshend, Blake Neely, Steve Jablonsky, David Buckley, Daniel Licht, Keb’ Mo’, Doug Bossi, Matt Koskenmaki, Andy Kubiszewski and Michael Suby also received multiple prizes as BMI celebrated the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs.
Doreen Ringer Ross, vice president, Film/TV Relations, joined Bryant in handing out the trophies. The ceremony also featured the presentation of the Richard Kirk Award to David Arnold. The Richard Kirk Award is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. Arnold’s films include the James Bond installments “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “The World is Not Enough,” “Die Another Day,” “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.”
FILM MUSIC AWARDS
THE A-TEAM
Alan Silvestri
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
Thomas Newman
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
Brian Tyler
BLACK SWAN
Clint Mansell
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
David Arnold
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES
Edward Shearmur
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS
Theodore Shapiro
THE EXPENDABLES
Brian Tyler
FAST FIVE
Brian Tyler
GET HIM TO THE GREEK
Lyle Workman
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
Alexandre Desplat (SACEM)
HOP
Christopher Lennertz
THE KING’S SPEECH
Alexandre Desplat (SACEM)
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
Blake Neely
THE LINCOLN LAWYER
Cliff Martinez
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Steve Jablonsky
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
Harry Gregson-Williams
SEX AND THE CITY 2
Aaron Zigman
SHREK FOREVER AFTER
Harry Gregson-Williams
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Atticus Ross
TAKERS
Paul Haslinger
TANGLED
Alan Menken
THE TOWN
David Buckley (PRS)
Harry Gregson-Williams
TRON: LEGACY
Daft Punk
UNKNOWN
John Ottman
UNSTOPPABLE
Harry Gregson-Williams
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Atticus Ross
TELEVISION MUSIC AWARDS
AMAZING RACE
Christopher Franke
Vaughn Johnson
Lee Sanders
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
Jos Jorgensen
Andy Love
THE BACHELOR
Rob Cairns
BLUE BLOODS
Mark Morgan
Rob Simonsen
BODY OF PROOF
Daniel Licht
BONES
Scott Kirkland
CRIMINAL MINDS
Mark Mancina
CSI
Pete Townshend (PRS)
CSI: MIAMI
Kevin Kiner
Pete Townshend (PRS)
CSI: NEW YORK
Bill Brown
Pete Townshend (PRS)
THE DEFENDERS
Danny Saber
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Danny Elfman
Steve Jablonsky
THE GOOD WIFE
David Buckley (PRS)
GREY’S ANATOMY
Carim Clasmann (PRS)
Galia Durant (PRS)
HARRY’S LAW
Michael Fratantuno
Terence Yoshiaki
HAWAII FIVE-0
Keith Power (SOCAN)
Brian Tyler
HOUSE
3D (PRS)
Daddy G (PRS)
Mushroom (PRS)
LAW & ORDER: LA
Mike Post
THE MENTALIST
Blake Neely
MIKE & MOLLY
Keb’ Mo’
NCIS
Brian Kirk
SECRET MILLIONAIRE
Doug Beiden
Doug Bossi
$#*! MY DAD SAYS
Ben Folds
Nick Hornby (PRS)
TWO AND A HALF MEN
Chuck Lorre
UNDERCOVER BOSS
Kenneth Berry
Matt Koskenmaki
John Nooney
Craig Owens
SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION MUSIC AWARDS
LA REINA DEL SUR
Teodoro Bello
TERESA
Baltazar Hinojosa
CABLE MUSIC AWARDS
AMERICAN CHOPPER: SENIOR VS. JUNIOR
Ritchie Cordell
Joan Jett
Matt Koskenmaki
Martin Kupersmith
Kenny Laguna
THE COLONY
Andy Kubiszewski
DEADLIEST CATCH
Bruce Hanifan
DEXTER
Rolfe Kent
Daniel Licht
FLYING WILD ALASKA
Doug Bossi
Tony Elfers
Mat Morse
MEMPHIS BEAT
Milton Addington
Dickey Lee
Keb’ Mo’
Allen Reynolds
THE O’REILLY FACTOR
Phil Garrod
Reed Hays
Scott Schreer
PAIR OF KINGS
Jamie Dunlap
THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
Adam Berry
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
Michael Suby
PROJECT RUNWAY
Biff Sanders
Adam Sanborne
Michael Suby
THE SITUATION ROOM
Herb Avery
STORAGE WARS
Andy Kubiszewski
TRUE BLOOD
Nathan Barr
Jace Everett