Stevie to be honored as BMI icon

[BlueDenimLamp]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Was this confirmed to be Margi Kent, and not some Stevie Nicks troll? Stevie and Margi are good friends, so I can't imagine her being some loner trolling around on Twitter saying these things. It actually sounds like the actions of a crazy fan, of which there have been many online.

It would appear to be Margi's twitter as she's posted photos of Stevie and herself...Pictures of the boots Stevie gave her and of the outfits she's made for Stevie...

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by Aussie W/Heart

Finally, the vault has been opened!!!! This is the best news ever, my mind is racing wondering which 17 songs she has chosen..

It's incredible news. She gave a pretty huge hint that one of them is 24-Karat Gold."

[wheart]

Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

It would appear to be Margi's twitter as she's posted photos of Stevie and herself...Pictures of the boots Stevie gave her and of the outfits she's made for Stevie...

I'm too excited over the album news to talk about what Stevie had on last night. Really, though. She could look so much better.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

I'm so happy that she receive this award.All of the years these organizations ignore her work are finely waking up and recognizing this talented woman.I hope this trend continues.

That award reminds me of a sports trophy and also it looks like a wine bottle ice bucket.

[studyinscarlet]

Originally Posted by SLN1

Here's the interview
my friend said he has the tribute performance videos as well
I will post them when they become available

http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/US...age=1&b=c42d8b

Oh, my God, she has to do Forest of the Black Roses! I can't believe they went on YouTube. That was brilliant.

[bombaysaffires]

hmm.. anyone recognize the blonde in the SUV with Stevie and Karen? It doesn't look like Mary Torrey to me, but...

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

That award looks like a wine bottle ice bucket.

I was thinking an ice bucket for champagne.

[michelej1]

Variety by Andrea Seikaly, May 14, 2014

http://variety.com/2014/scene/awards...ds-1201180697/

A star-studded crowd of musicians and scribes flocked to the Beverly Wilshire Tuesday night to celebrate legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks at the 62nd annual BMI Pop Awards.

Adam Levine, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, Lady Antebellum and Vanessa Carlton each took the stage to pay tribute to the Icon Award honoree by performing some of her greatest hits.

Carlton sang “Dreams,” followed by Levine and Crow who teamed up to perform “Leather and Lace.”

Crow also expressed her admiration for Nicks, saying, “There’s not a woman that writes songs that doesn’t want to be you.”

Lady Antebellum played “Rhiannon” and Shakira, who told Nicks, “You’re my hero,” concluded the musical tribute with her rendition of “Landslide.”

Nicks addressed the crowd for nearly 30 minutes and talked about everything from writing her first song and receiving her first guitar to the future of the music industry.

“In the beginning, there was a song,” Nicks began, telling the audience about the process of writing her first songs and discovering her passion for music. After having her heart broken a couple of years later, the Fleetwood Mac singer said she was finally able to write about her own emotional experiences.

“For the first time after all those years of singing other people’s beloved songs, I understood what love was and why people write these songs,” she explained.

Nicks also discussed her decision to pursue a solo career without abandoning or jeopardizing Fleetwood Mac.

“Being in a band with three writers means you only get three or four songs per album, and for somebody who writes as much as me that really just wasn’t enough,” Nicks said.

Though she expressed an interest in music from a very young age, Nicks explained that her mother insisted she pursue her education herself before dedicating her life to music.

“The question was, for my mother, ‘You will get an education because you will probably be a famous rock and roll singer or country singer or an R&B singer – whatever it is that you’re going to be. But you will be educated and you will be able to stand in a room full of incredibly intelligent, intellectual men and keep up with them,’” Nicks shared.

The singer-songwriter even offered some practical advice, telling the audience, “Don’t break up other people’s marriages. It backfires every time and it’s very bad karma and it will never work,” alluding to her own affair with Mick Fleetwood.

Nicks, who turns 66 later this month, also took a moment to address the young songwriters in the room and reminded them of the hard work that goes into building a successful career.

“This is what you have to look forward to if you really want to do this forever. You can, you just have to – as my mom would say – put your nose to the grindstone and go for it and just be determined and don’t let anybody get in your way,” she said, adding, “I probably won’t be here in thirty years. But my spirit will be with you.”

Earlier in the evening, the publisher of the year award was presented to Sony/ATV, the company behind 15 of the year’s most performed songs. The Lumineers’ hit “Ho Hey” was crowned song of the year and the award for songwriter of the year came down to a four-way tie between Levine, Jeff Bhasker and Macklemore (Ben Haggerty) and Ryan Lewis, each of whom penned three songs on the most performed list.

Other guests in attendance included Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, Jordin Sparks, Jason Derulo, Michelle Branch, Skylar Grey and Andy Grammer.

(Pictured: Shakira and BMI president Del Bryant flank BMI Icon Award winner Stevie Nicks)

[BlueDenimLamp]

From Jessie's Instagram...

[BlueDenimLamp]

Huffington Post Stevie Nicks BMI ICON

One of the top performance right's agencies in the country BMI Music has added a name to the prestigious list of Icons at the 67th Annual BMI Pop Awards hosted at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel May 13th, 2014. Last year's icon, the very blonde Adam Levine, was on hand, as was BMI Icon David Foster. But the spotlight of the evening was on not just a songwriting dynamo, but a person who defines legend.

"Of all the awards, I have to say, tonight is the night of my life. Because it means you noticed, you get it, that behind all of the madness and the music is a songwriter. So many times no one bothers to notice, and tonight, you have."

How could they not? The person making the statement truly is an icon of modern day rock music, as defined by Webster's Dictionary --icon: a person or thing representative of something.

She is Stevie Nicks, who is not just an icon, but a survivor -- quite literally -- of rock music's heyday. And she is a songwriter, make no mistake about that. Hits that she penned for herself and her band, Fleetwood Mac, not only sold millions of copies worldwide, but as a woman, she helped blaze a trail for female singer/songwriters.

Singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, recipient of the BMI Icon Award, attends the 2014 BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 13, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

She gave an almost 30 minute acceptance speech, which was more like a crash course in how to be a rockstar AND hit songwriter and live; she recalled how she would shut the press down during interviews.

"If anyone would come in and start asking what it feels like to be a sexy Pop star or a sex symbol I would say 'This interview is over, because you obviously don't know who I am,'" she recalled. "I'm a songwriter first and foremost, yes, I'm kinda cute and can dance a little and maybe can hold an arena full of people every now and again for a few hours, but I'm a songwriter first."

And she recounted the hits, and the motivations, it became a riveting life-lesson through song.

...Message of that one, don't break up someone's marriage. Nothing good will ever come of it...and then there's 'Landslide,' That was the song that was so important to me. Was I to stay writing and performing with Lindsey (Buckingham), go solo, go home? I was ready, it was time for something to change, to happen and 'Landslide' is what happened. We joined Fleetwood Mac, which was a good thing, and began a new journey

The room sat rapt while she spoke, because it was filled with songwriters old and new. The older ones related to Nicks when she said, "The music industry is a mess right now, radio is a mess right now, but it's us, it's our mess. We can fix it and make it fun. Look, I'll be 66 years old this year, you can write songs for your entire life so if you're going to do this for another 30 yeas or so, shouldn't it be fun? We must make changes to take back music and our industry and bring the joy back to it."

The awards themselves moved at a new pace this year, due in part to Michael O'Neill, BMI's recently named CEO, and a stricter adherence to schedule. When you get hundreds of creative people in a venue like the Beverly Wilshire, add cocktails and good food...it can be like herding unruly sheep. Some people only see each other at these awards and business is often done everywhere from the lobby to the men's room. That's right, Charles Kelley (drop dead gorgeous and tall) from Lady Antebellum (who killed it along with Adam Levine, Sheryl Crow and Shakira in the Stevie Nicks tribute) was in the restroom at the sink with a songwriter telling him to be sure to send over any more tracks like the last one. The songwriter seemed very happy.


.Video Of BMI Pop Awards provided by BMI Music.



This video includes Stevie's speech...

[wheart]

I thought Stevie's acceptance speech was super cute. The mini performances, the little dance, the rambling...so wonderful. She was completely in her element and loving every minute of it. and her hair looked fab!!!

[bombaysaffires]

wait, so Adam Levine got the Icon award last year….. and Stevie is just getting it NOW?? wtf.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

wait, so Adam Levine got the Icon award last year….. and Stevie is just getting it NOW?? wtf.

It's weird how politics work.

[BlueDenimLamp]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

wait, so Adam Levine got the Icon award last year….. and Stevie is just getting it NOW?? wtf.

Looks like Adam Levine got the "Presidents Award" last year...

From the BMI site... "Maroon 5’s Adam Levine will be recognized with the BMI President’s Award for his outstanding achievements in songwriting and the global impact he has had on pop culture at the 2013 BMI Pop Awards"..

I went all the way back to 2008 and the ICON award went to...

2012... Carole King

2011...David Foster

2010...John Fogerty

2009...Songwriting team Gamble & Huff

2008... Daryl Hall & John Oates

[pryderi]

She's in good company.