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George Clinton To Become BMI Icon
According to the BMI press release:
Funk originator George Clinton will be named a BMI Icon at the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony Thursday, September 10 in New York.
Staged at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the event will also salute the world’s premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers by celebrating the most-performed urban songs of the previous year from the BMI repertoire.
The Icon designation is given to BMI songwriters and artists who have had “a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” George Clinton will be saluted with an all-star musical tribute during the ceremony, and join an elite group that includes The Jacksons, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Bee Gees, Willie Nelson and Carlos Santana, to name a few.
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