BMI will celebrate some of the biggest names in music at the 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, honoring songwriting achievements from the past year.
GRAMMY-winning artist, producer, and songwriter T-Pain will receive the BMI President’s Award, while multi-platinum rapper GloRilla will be presented with the BMI Impact Award in recognition of their career accomplishments and influence.
The annual event, which is private and invitation-only, will also salute the songwriters and publishers behind the most-performed R&B and hip-hop songs in the United States from BMI’s repertoire of more than 22.4 million works. Awards for Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Publisher of the Year, and Top Producers will be announced during the ceremony.
Songwriters of hits such as “Carnival,” “FTCU,” “Get It Sexyy,” “Never Lose Me,” “Not Like Us,” “Surround Sound” and “Wanna Be” are expected to attend, including ATL Jacob, Baby Tate, BigXthaPlug, Dougie F, Earlonthebeat, Flo Milli, Soulja Boy, Ty Dolla $ign and more. Additional guests will include Brent Faiyaz, Eric Bellinger, Lucky Daye, Star Bandz, and others.
The evening will be hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill, Executive Vice President and Chief Creative & Revenue Officer Mike Steinberg, and Vice President, Creative, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton.
