Future, Metro Boomin, G-Eazy Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

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BMI announces its 2017 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards winners.

BMI hosted its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Awards event this Thursday at Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall. Metro Boomin was crowned producer of the year for the second consecutive year while Future, DJ Khaled, and Rihanna shared honors for songwriter of the year. G-Eazy's "Me, Myself, & I" took home song of the year.

The night included performances from Big Boi, Rick Ross, and Jacquees and concluded with a tribute to Patti LaBelle, who was present to receive this year's BMI Icon Award.

Check out the complete list of winners below.

R&B/HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR

Me, Myself & I
Tom Barnes (PRS) 
Lauren Christy
Michael Keenan 
Bebe Rexha
BMG Platinum Songs US
Kiss Me If You Can Music
Lauren Christy It’s LCBABA Baby Songs
Michael Fresh Publishing
Reservoir 416
Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

R&B/HIP-HOP SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

DJ Khaled
Do You Mind
Don’t Mind
Down In The DM
For Free

Future
Do You Mind
Jumpman
Low Life
Wicked

Rihanna
Love On The Brain
Needed Me
Too Good
Work

R&B/HIP-HOP PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP
All The Way Up
Back To Sleep
Do You Mind
Don’t Mind
Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
For Free
Jumpman
Low Life
Luv
Me, Myself and I
Needed Me
No Limit
Oui
Say It
Sucker For Pain
Wicked

R&B/HIP-HOP PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne

ICON AWARD

Patti LaBelle

35 BMI Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

AGAIN
Brian “Peoples” Garcia
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

ALL THE WAY UP
Edward “Edsclusive” Davadi
Fat Joe
Andre “Dre” Lyon
Marcello “Cool” Valenzano
BMG Platinum Songs US
Dade Co. Project Music, Inc.
Joey and Ryan Music
Universal Music-Z Songs
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. 

BACK TO BACK
Jahmar “Daxz” Carter (SOCAN)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC

BACK TO SLEEP
Chris Brown
August Rigo
Culture Beyond Ur Experience Publishing
Songs By Summerchild
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Sony/ATV Songs LLC 

BLACK BEATLES
Aaquil “Slim Jxmmi” Brown
Khalif “Swae Lee” Brown
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

BROCCOLI
Lil Yachty
Shelley “D.R.A.M.” Massenburg-Smith
Karl Rubin
BMG Platinum Songs US
Boat Boy’s Publishing

CUT IT
O.T. Genasis
Adolph Thornton “Young Dolph”
1870 Publishing
Sony/ATV Ballad

DO YOU MIND
August Alsina
Chris Brown
Kevin Cossom
DJ Khaled
Future
Ralph Jeanty
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Michael Sterling
4 Blunts Lit At Once Publishing
BMG Platinum Songs US
Culture Beyond Ur Experience Publishing
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Give Thanks Publishing
Irving Music
Nayvadius Maximus Music
Skyes Playground LLC
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Two Live Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Y.R.P. Music Publishing

DON’T
Tavors Javon Hollins
Isom B. Stewart
Bryson Tiller
SONGS MP
Sony/ATV Ballad

DON’T MIND
DJ Khaled
Kent Jones
Gerald Levert
Andre “Dre” Lyon
Edwin Nicholas
Marcello “Cool” Valenzano
Barry White 
BMG Platinum Songs US
Dade Co. Project Music, Inc.
Divided Music, Inc.
Give Thanks Publishing
Ramal Music Company
Seven Songs
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Universal Music-Z Songs
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. 

DOWN IN THE DM
Ben “Billions” Diehl
DJ Khaled
Ian “Schife Karbeen” Lewis
Billions Enterprises
BMG Platinum Songs US
Karbeen Muzik Publishing, Inc.
Numbers Never Lie
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

EXCHANGE
Bryson Tiller
Sony/ATV Ballad

FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS, PT. 1
Pastor T.L. Barrett
Chance the Rapper
Mike Dean
Samuel Griesemer
Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne
Kanye West
Cydel Young
Big Wave More Fire
BMG Platinum Songs US
Boogiedown Music
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Irving Music
Mr. Redan
Papa George Music
Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc.
Pluto Mars Music
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

FOR FREE
DJ Khaled
Lil Jon
Craig D. Love
Frankie Malave
Too Short
BMG Platinum Songs US
C’Amore Music
Cutlass Music
DJ Khaled Publishing
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Jumping Bean Songs LLC
Reservoir 416
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Srand Music
Swizole Music
Universal Music-Z Songs 

JUMPMAN
Future
Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne
Irving Music
Nayvadius Maximus Music
Pluto Mars Music

LOVE ON THE BRAIN
Joseph Angel
Fred Ball
Rihanna
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Monica Fenty Music Publishing
Pen Therapy
Songs of Roc Nation Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

LOW LIFE
Ben “Billions” Diehl
Future
Billions Enterprises
Irving Music
Nayvadius Maximus Music
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing

LUV
Magnus Høiberg (TONO)
Tony “CD” Kelly
Daystar Peterson
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Tony Kelly Music
Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. 

ME, MYSELF & I
Tom Barnes (PRS)
Lauren Christy
Michael Keenan
Bebe Rexha
BMG Platinum Songs US
Kiss Me If You Can Music
Lauren Christy It’s LCBABA Baby Songs
Michael Fresh Publishing
Reservoir 416
Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

NEEDED ME
Nick Audino (APRA)
DJ Mustard
Lewis Hughes (APRA)
Rihanna
Khaled Rohaim (APRA)
Te Whiti Warbrick (APRA)
BMG Platinum Songs US
Electric Feel Music
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Monica Fenty Music Publishing
Mustard on the Beat Publishing
Orange Factory Repertoire
Primary Wave Beats
SONGS MP
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. 

NO LIMIT
Brandon “B.A.M.” Hodge
Christopher Perry
Young Thug
Bayjun Beat Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Songs of YSL Music Publishing 

NO PROBLEM
Cam O’bi
Chance the Rapper
Jonathan Hoard
Lil Wayne
Lakeithsha Williams
Greenhouse People
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Young Money Publishing, Inc.

ONE DANCE
DJ Paleface (PRS)
Flukes (PRS)
Corey Johnson
Kyla (PRS)
WizKid (PRS)
BMG Platinum Songs US
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Sentric Music Songs

OUI
Brandon “Donut” Bell
Carl Martin
Cameo Appearance By Ramses Music
Gasoline Alley Music
Girls Love Donuts
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

PANDA
Sidney Royel Selby, III “Desiigner”
L.O.D Publishing Inc.
SONGS MP

POP STYLE
Kanye West
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc. 

REALLY REALLY
Alex Goose
Will Lobban-Bean
Jake Troth
Up And At Em LLC.
Artist 101 Publishing Group
BIG DEAL Beats
Love Fuzz
Songs By Cook Classic
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Words & Music

SAY IT
Daystar Peterson
Pop Wansel
Autoro R. Whitfield, II
Like The Bull
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Songs of Universal, Inc. 

SORRY
Diana Gordon
Sean “MELO-X” Rhoden
BMG Platinum Songs US
Legend of Music
Meloxtra Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

STARBOY
Thomas Bangalter
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
SONGS MP

SUCKER FOR PAIN
Alex Da Kidd
Tyrone “Ty Dolla $ign” Griffin, Jr.
Robert “Logic” Hall
Sam Harris
Lil Wayne
Ben McKee
Joshua Mosser
Daniel Platzman
Dan Reynolds
Wayne “Wing” Sermon
Wiz Khalifa
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. 
Imagine Dragons Publishing
Its Drugs Publishing
Jmosser Music
KIDinaKORNER2 Publishing
S. Nelson Harris Publishing
Songs for KIDinaKORNER
SONGS MP
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Three Oh One Productions
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Wiz Khalifa Publishing
Young Money Publishing, Inc.

THE HILLS
Carlo “Illangelo” Montagnese (SOCAN)
Songs Of Hear The Art
Sony/ATV Ballad 

TOO GOOD
Maneesh Bidaye (SOCAN)
Rihanna
Andrae Sutherland “Popcaan”
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Monica Fenty Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

WICKED
Özcan Deniz (MSG)
Future
Southside
Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne
Irving Music
Kriztal Chill Music
Nayvadius Maximus Music
Pluto Mars Music
Royal Legend Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

WORK
Rihanna
Monica Fenty Music Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.


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Future, Metro Boomin, G-Eazy Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
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