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Patti LaBelle Named BMI Icon at the 2017 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
2017 BMI R&B/HIP-HOP AWARDS
“Me, Myself & I” named Song of the Year; Metro Boomin awarded Producer of the Year and Universal Music Publishing Group presented with Publisher of the Year
Last night, Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) celebrated the songwriters, producers and publishers of the year’s most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs during the 2017 BMI R&B/Hip-HopAwards held at The Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall in Atlanta. Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Patti LaBelle took home the night’s highest honor as BMI Icon in recognition of her distinguished career, spanning more than 50 years.
Hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton with Lifestyle Specialist Kenny Burns as co-host, the evening included stellar performances by some of the hottest talent on the music scene. The night kicked off with Atlanta’s own Big Boi from OutKast performing a medley of two of their biggest hits, “B.O.B.” and “GhettoMusick.” Hip-hop brother duo Ayo and Teo went on to give a dynamic performance of their Billboard Hot 100 hit song “Rolex,” before Keke Palmer and BMI’s Wardell Malloy named Detroit-based rapper Kash Doll BMI’s Social Star, voted on by fans across BMI’s Instagram and Twitter accounts. Jacquees serenaded the audience with his Billboard R&B charting single, “B.E.D.” while Rick Ross kept the energy flowing with a medley of his biggest hits including “Hustlin,’” “Trap, Trap, Trap” and “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast).”
As a BMI Icon, Ms. LaBelle joined an elite group of songwriters who have received BMI’s Icon Award for their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” Previous recipients include Nile Rodgers, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, James Brown, Al Green and Snoop Dogg, among others.
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‘The Race of Love’ movie arrives at the Cannes Film Festival
The film has its world premiere on Friday 17 May at Cinéma Olympia
CANNES – ‘THE RACE OF LOVE’ arrives at the Marché du Film of the Cannes Film Festival. The film, a romance, is produced by Enrico Pinocci and directed by Alfio D’Agata, with an international cast: Ciara Hanna ( ‘Stars Fell On Alabama’, ‘Stars Fell Again’, ‘Power Rangers Megaforce’), Thomas Gipson (‘Love’s Fast Lane’, ‘Burning Little Lies’), Blanca Blanco (‘Eye for Eye’, ‘Betrayed’), Letizia Pinocci (‘Mission Possible’, ‘6 Children & 1 Grandfather’) and Harmony McElligott (‘You Can Do Better’,’ Life Whack’).
The protagonists of the film are James, who’s single by choice, and Judy, whose work makes her relationships difficult and complicated. After a series of coincidences that bring them together, and more than a few twists and turns, their hearts start to open to each other.
The film has its world premiere on Friday at 6pm at the Olympia 2 cinema in Cannes.
It was shot in Los Angeles and around the evocative racetracks of Vallelunga (the main location), Misano, Rio and Monte Carlo.
Thomas Gipson, Blanca Blanco, Letizia Pinocci, Vincenzo Bocciarelli and Romano Pigliacelli will be at the screening.
Movie On Pictures is at the Marché du Film for distribution agreements for the film ‘The Race of Love’, after the success of ‘Mission Possible’, which was distributed to 83 broadcasters and 40 territories.
Upcoming films are: The Strength of Love (romance) currently in production, Against Time (action crime thriller), The New Joker (action crime thriller), All Need For A Kiss (romance), The Dog of Christmas (romance), and Falling in Love in Venice (romance).
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