Ester Dean & Makeba Riddick Take Home BMI Pop Awards!
Congratulations to ESTER DEAN and MAKEBA RIDDICK for their wins at last night’s 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards!
Makeba won for her Award Winning Song “Rude Boy.”
Ester Dean, Benny Blanco and Pitbull all earned the coveted “BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year” title.
She also won 5 writer and publisher awards for her work on “Rude Boy,” “Firework,” “S&M,” “Super Bass,” and “What’s My Name” and took home the BMI Pop Song of the Year Award for “Firework.”
Her hard work has definitely not gone un-noticed.
Jahlil Beats Talks With Aol’s The Boombox
“Twenty-four-year-old Jahlil Beats is currently having the time of his life. He and Philly firestarter Meek Mill are no longer chasing dreams but living them. As the primary beatsmith behind Meek’s explosive rap career, one could say that Jahlil’s production credits are following the same trajectory.
Since 2008, the two have been developing a work relationship that hip-hop fans have already begun comparing to the rapper-producer bond shared by the likes of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and Swizz Beatz and DMX.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Rita Ora Selected As VEVO’s New LIFT Artist
Rita Ora is ready for blast off as she is featured for VEVO’s next emerging artist LIFT
promotion.
Rita smashed onto the UK charts featuring on the #1 hit by DJ Fresh’s “Hot Right Now.” With
her brand new single “R.I.P.” taking the #1 spot on the charts this week, she is the first singer of
2012 to have two #1’s in the UK this year. Now, she is preparing to race up the radio charts with
her debut US single “How We Do (Party).”
The sizzling new VEVO LIFT artist was introduced to the states by a surprise visit to New York’s
Z100.
LIFT, VEVO’s emerging artist program, has introduced previously unknown stars One Direction,
Jessie J and Tinie Tempah among others by connecting them with music fans through original
programming exclusive to VEVO. Rita’s LIFT campaign will feature prominently on VEVO for
8 weeks, giving her an opportunity to reach its huge monthly audience of nearly 60 million
users (according to comScore) and turn them into fans. VEVO will film exclusive programming
with Rita, including an episode of its music-meets-fashion series, Stylized, behind the scenes
interviews and weekly video diary updates. VEVO will also present Rita at a fan showcase live
in New York City, which will be filmed for on-demand viewing across VEVO. Through LIFT, VEVO
has been firmly established as the number one destination to watch great music from both well-
established and emerging talent.
Stay up to date on everything Rita Ora VEVO LIFT by visiting her VEVO page.
