(L-R) Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, honoree Paul Anka, recipient of the BMI Icon Award, Barbara Cane, Vice President, Worldwide Creative and Advisor to the EVP, Creative & Licensing, and Todd Horvath, President & COO, BMI, attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Samantha Cox, VP, Creative, New York, BMI presents the BMI Award to Helen Lazenby and Ravyn Lenae for "Love Me Not" onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Meg LaFrantz and Jack LaFrantz attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Alya attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative, BMI (4th L), and Samantha Cox, Vice President, Creative, New York, BMI (R), present BMI Awards for "Ordinary" to recipients such as Adam Yaron (5th L), Cal Shapiro (6th L), Mags Duval (7th L), and Adam Ikner (3rd R) onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Linda Thompson attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative, BMI, speaks onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Tinashe attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) sombr accepts BMI Pop Awards for "back to friends" and "undressed" from Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative, BMI and Samantha Cox, VP, Creative, New York, BMI, onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Samantha Cox, VP, Creative, BMI (C), Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative, BMI (3rd R) present BMI Awards for "Mystical Magical" to (from L) Jonathan Chen, Mark Chipello, Jack LaFrantz, Benson Boone, Jeremy Levin, David Silverstein and Coulter Reynolds onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Samantha Cox, VP, Creative, New York, BMI (L) presents the BMI Award for "DAISIES" to recipients such as Will Skalmoski (4th L), Eddie Benjamin (5th L), Daniel Chetrit (6th L), Dylan Wiggins AKA Sir Dylan (3rd L), and Jamie McLaughlin (2nd from R) onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
James Abrahart AKA JHart attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI (6th L) presents the BMI Publisher of the Year Award to Sony Music Publishing team members (from L) Sara Chronert, Nick Bral, Helen Lazenby, Camille Hudson, Lauren Munroe, Ari Gelaw, Jon Platt, Chairperson, Sony Music Publishing, Katie Welle, President, Head of A&R, Sony Music Publishing, Thomas Krottinger, Scout Marie Easley, Adam Ikner and Will Skalmoski onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI (9th L) and Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative and Advisor to the EVP, Creative & Licensing, BMI (2nd R), present the Publisher of the Year Award to Sony Music Publishing team members (from L) Georgia Wolf, Clark Adler, Nick Bral, Sara Chronert, Helen Lazenby, Camille Hudson, Lauren Munroe, Ari Gelaw, Katie Welle, President, Head of A&R, Sony Music Publishing, Jon Platt, Chairperson, Sony Music Publishing, Thomas Krottinger, Scout Marie Easley, Adam Ikner, and Will Skalmoski onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka accepts the BMI Icon Award onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Todd Horvath, President & COO, BMI speaks onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka (C) accepts the BMI Icon Award from Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI (L), and Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative, BMI, onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BMI Awards are displayed during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Ian Kirkpatrick attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Cal Shapiro, Mags Duval, and Adam Yaron attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Ravyn Lenae attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Tone Stith attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka performs onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Benson Boone attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Jon Platt, Chairperson, Sony Music Publishing, and Katie Welle, President, Head of A&R, Sony Music Publishing, attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Gigi Perez (L) and Nick Bral (R) accept a BMI Pop Award for "Sailor Song" from Samantha Cox, VP, Creative, New York, BMI (C), onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, speaks onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Daniel Tannenbaum AKA Bekon attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Laura Veltz attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Mikky Ekko and Ravyn Lenae attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Tinashe attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka accepts the BMI Icon Award onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Philip Lawrence attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Gigi Perez attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Atia Boggs AKA Ink attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Matthew Bernard AKA M-Tech attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Mikky Ekko and Julian Bunetta attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Benson Boone attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Morgan St. Jean attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Anthony White AKA J. White Did It attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, speaks onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Lazaro Camejo AKA Bizzy Crook attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka performs onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Mags Duval attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Benson Boone attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
sombr, winner of BMI Pop Awards for "back to friends" and "undressed," attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka, recipient of the BMI Icon Award, attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
(L-R) Daniel Chetrit, Dylan Wiggins, and Eddie Benjamin attend the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Ravyn Lenae attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
Barbara Cane, VP, Worldwide Creative and Advisor to the EVP, Creative & Licensing, BMI (2nd R), and Michael Steinberg, EVP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI (R), present BMI Song of the Year Awards for "luther" to Sam Dew (L), Mark Spears AKA Sounwave (5th L), Matthew Bernard AKA M-Tech (7th L), Atia Boggs AKA Ink (5th R), Ari Gelaw (3rd R), Lauren Munroe (2nd R) and fellow recipients onstage during the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
Honoree Paul Anka (C) attends the 2026 BMI Pop Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)