BMG Invites Your Song Pitch
• BMG is opening up its acclaimed myBMG app to artists across the music industry to allow them to pitch for songs from BMG songwriters. Artists can submit written briefs or even videos to BMG’s world-class roster of writers, which includes Jessie Reyez (“One Kiss,” “Promises”), Erika Ender (“Despacito”), Victoria Monet (“7 Rings”), Jason Evigan (“Girls Like You”) and Camille Purcell (“Don’t Call Me Up”).
The app-based version of BMG’s longtime “Watchlist” service for songwriters means artists will be able to reach out directly to the BMG clients worldwide who use the myBMG app. Marian Wolf, BMG’s VP, Global Writer Services, said, “myBMG has been a pacesetter for the industry ever since we launched it in 2013. Now as well as connecting our clients to their royalty and other key information and insights, myBMG will act as a connector between artists and songwriters helping generate new creative opportunities for both.”
As the only major international music company combining music publishing and recordings under one roof and off the same technology platform, BMG’s initial focus with its new Watchlist is the company’s own recording artists. Wolf continued, “As of today, BMG’s myBMG Watchlist includes pitch opportunities from around the world including access to priority projects from BMG artists such as Jason Aldean and Spencer Sutherland. While it is available in a desktop version, we think the app will prove most attractive to artists and songwriters, enabling writers to pitch songs to artists or vice versa at anytime and anywhere.”
The Watchlist is also open to artists from other companies, and current listings include pitches from Arista Records, Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, RCA Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Australia, Warner Music UK, Sony Music Germany, SM Entertainment and Avex Music Japan. Wolf added, “This is not a replacement for the time-honored music publishing skill of developing songwriter careers and connecting writers and songs with artists, but it is a significant enhancement.”
