Sony Music Publishing has been named 2025 Writer Of The Yr on the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards.
The corporate was introduced because the winner of the prize final Thursday (August 28) at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
SMP songwriters had been additionally properly represented throughout 23 of the top-perfoming songs of the previous yr.
Upon receiving the 2025 Writer of the Yr award, Sony Music Publishing President, Head of US A&R Katie Welle mentioned, “Congratulations to all of Sony Music Publishing’s extremely gifted songwriters – we’re so impressed by your artistry and influence every day.
“Thanks to the whole SMP crew to your dedication and keenness, and thanks to everybody at BMI for recognizing our songwriters and crew.”
SMP-signed standout winners on the night time included Sounwave selecting up R&B/Hip-Hop Tune of the Yr award due to his contributions throughout Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us.
Sounwave was additionally named BMI’s R&B/Hip-Hop Producer of the Yr for his work on hits like Kendrick Lamar’s Euphoria, 6:16 in LA, and for producing Lamar’s total 2025 GNX album.
In the meantime, SMP-signed Mike Dean was honored as Songwriter of the Yr in recognition of his work on prime songs together with The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s In style, Sort S**t by Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott and Playboi Carti, and plenty of others.
Dean shared the Songwriter Of The Yr prize in a three-way win with Tay Keith and GloRilla.
Elsewhere, GloRilla was additionally introduced with the BMI Affect Award, whereas T-Ache acquired the BMI President’s Award.
SMP-signed MTech was acknowledged among the many yr’s prime producers throughout the ceremony, marking his first-ever BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Producer Award.
SMP’s songwriter honorees embody AyoPeeb, Babyface Ray, Bandplay, Bangs, BigXthaPlug, Brian Holland, Bryson Tiller, Chalie Boy, Charlie “Hoss” Singleton, Coleman, DJ Scheme, Frank Wilson, GENT!, Gerreaux, Isaiah Henry, Jahaan Candy, Jo Christo, Jordan Adetunji, Kavian, Kenenbaev Meder, Kenny Thomas, Mike Dean, MTech, Olmo Zucca, Rob Bisel, Sage Skolfield, Sheck Wes, Tate Kobang, and Usman Taiwo.
The ceremony was hosted by BMI’s EVP and Chief Income & Inventive Officer Mike Steinberg and BMI’s Vice President, Inventive, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton.Music Enterprise Worldwide
