Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) was founded in 1939 to represent songwriters in multiple musical genres. They have grown to be the largest music rights organization in the United States, representing 14 million musical works created and owned by over 900,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
The BMI Awards got their start in 1952 when the organization launched a pop music award. They have since held awards annually for pop and other genres.
Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an online listing of recipients of the awards. Even the searchable BMI website fails to uncover any complete listings. Here’s the awards assembled as best as possible, dating back only to 1981.
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- 2021: Maren Morris “The Bones”
- 2020: Halsey “Without Me”
- 2019: Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be”
- 2018: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”
- 2017: Shawn Mendes “Stitches”
- 2016: Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
- 2015: John Legend “All of Me”
- 2014: The Lumineers “Ho Hey”
- 2013: Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger”
- 2012: Adele “Rolling in the Deep”
- 2011: Katy Perry “Firework”
- 2010: Taylor Swift “Love Story”
- 2009: Colbie Caillat “Bubbly”
- 2008: Hinder “Lips of an Angel”
- 2007: Kelly Clarkson “Because of You”
- 2006: Maroon 5 “She Will Be Loved”
- 2005: 3 Doors Down “Here Without You”
- 2004: Santana with Michelle Branch “The Game of Love”
- 2003: Nickelback “How You Remind Me”
- 2002: Matchbox 20 “If You’re Gone”
- 2001: Faith Hill “Breathe”
- 2000: Eagle-Eye Cherry “Save Tonight”
- 1999: Shania Twain “You’re Still the One”
- 1998: Chumbawamba “Tubthumping”
- 1997: Celine Dion “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”
- 1996: Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You”
- 1995: Toni Braxton “Breathe Again”
- 1994: Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
- 1993:
- 1992: Michael Bolton “When a Man Loves a Woman”
- 1991: Mariah Carey “Love Takes Time”
- 1990: Phil Collins “A Groovy Kind of Love”
- 1989: Steve Winwood “Valerie”
- 1988:
- 1987:
- 1986:
- 1985:
- 1984: The Police “Every Breath You Take”
- 1983:
- 1982:
- 1981: Dolly Parton “9 to 5”
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First posted 4/6/2019; last updated 11/24/2021. | 
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