From Cleaning Toilets’ to the No. 1 Song in America

"I'm literally cleaning toilets by day, driving a van overnight to play a show," Carly Pearce recounts on this week's Soul Sisters podcast. The road to her current success was nine years long, she explained recently, starting at the age of 16, with when she convinced her parents to let her leave high school, move to Nashville,…

ByPMMApril 15, 20180Comments

Motivation Music

BMI’s Catherine Brewton on Process, Purpose & Inspiration

BMI assembled a stellar lineup of producers, songwriters such as Faith Evans, RedOne, Tory Lanez and Mark Batson to share their stories and offer their advice about songwriting and making music. Now in its eleventh year, BMI’s annual pre-GRAMMY event, “How I Wrote That Song” offers insight into the craft and creative process behind today’s…

ByPMMFebruary 11, 20180Comments

Motivation Music

Your First Hit Song

There’s nothing like your first hit song. At long last, all those years of hard work, honing your craft and building your network, finally translates into a charting song. But far from being an endpoint, that first hit is just the beginning of your journey as a professional songwriter. In this informative panel you’ll hear from…

ByPMMSeptember 3, 20170Comments

Artist Motivation

Alicia Keys Awarded the Ambassador of Conscience Award

Watch Alicia Keys talks about the feeling being the Ambassador of Conscience. Alicia Keys has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and is the fifth most successful artist of the 2000s decade. She has earned numerous awards including 15 Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, and this time the Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International. Hear her share…

ByPMMApril 19, 20170Comments