The BMI Pop Awards 2025 were held on May 13, 2025, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The private event was hosted by Mike O’Neill, BMI president & CEO of BMI, along with Barbara Cane, Vice President of worldwide creative; Samantha Cox, Vice President of creative, New York; and Tracie Verlinde, Vice President.
The BMI Pop Awards, founded in 1952 in the United States, are presented annually by Broadcast Music, Inc. The event was held to celebrate and honor songwriters, composers, and music publishers in various genres.
The BMI Awards 2025 is held on Tuesday, May 13, where the winners of the BMI Awards are announced during the event gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
While the winners of the 2025 BMI Pop Music Awards were announced, many of the fans were excited to know the winners of the awards and also eager to see the BMI Awards 2025 Winners list.
Looking a the eagerness of the fans, we curate a list of BMI Awards 2025 winners below. So, fans look below and find out their favourite star’s name in the list and know who wins what and how many times across different genres.
BMI Awards 2025 Winners List
BMI CHAMPION AWARD
Benson Boone
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
Julian Bunetta
Mikky Ekko
Marco “Infamous” Rodriguez
Teddy Swims
PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Universal Music Publishing Group
Most-Performed Songs of the Year
It was the first time that 60 first-time BMI Pop Award winners were honored. Here are the list of songs.
| Song Title | Artist(s) / Contributor(s) |
|---|---|
| A Bar Song (Tipsy) | • Nevin Sastry |
| Agora Hills | • Gentuar “GENT!” Memishi• Bennett Pepple “Bangs” |
| All My Life | • J. Cole |
| Beautiful Things | • Jack LaFrantz |
| Dial Drunk | • Noah Levine |
| Dial Drunk (with Post Malone) | • Noah Levine |
| End of Beginning | • Joe Keery (Djo) |
| Espresso | • Julian Bunetta |
| Evergreen | • Mitchell Cutts |
| Feather | • Sabrina Carpenter |
| Greedy | • Jasper Harris |
| Houdini (Dua Lipa) | • Kevin Parker (APRA) |
| Houdini (Eminem) | • Anne Dudley (PRS) |
| I Had Some Help | • Hoskins• Ernest Keith Smith• Morgan Wallen• Chandler Paul Walters |
| I Like the Way You Kiss Me | • Jesse Fink |
| Illusion | • Kevin Parker (APRA) |
| Like Crazy | • Blush Davis• Chris James (PRS) |
| Lose Control | • Mikky Ekko• Marco “Infamous” Rodriguez• Teddy Swims |
| Lovin on Me | • Cadillac Dale• Sean Momberger• Reginald Nelton |
| Million Dollar Baby | • Kavian• Maxwell Vossberg |
| Murder on the Dancefloor | • Sophie Ellis-Bextor (PRS) |
| Players | • Duke Bootee• Melle Mel• German “JROC” Valdes |
| Red Wine Supernova | • Lisa Hickox• Annie Schindel |
| Scared to Start | • Michael Marcagi• AJ Yorio |
| Single Soon | • Lisa Scinta |
| Slow It Down | • Jack LaFrantz |
| Stargazing | • Peter Fenn• Jesse Fink |
| The Door | • Mikky Ekko• Sherwyn Nicholls• Teddy Swims |
| Too Sweet | • Stuart Johnson• Pete G• Daniel Tannenbaum “Bekon” |
| Training Season | • Kevin Parker (APRA)• Yaakov Gruzman (SOCAN)• Martina Sorbara (SOCAN) |
| Waffle House | • Pete Nappi• Johnny “J5” Simpson• Daniel Tashian• Tenroc• Ido Zmishlany |
| Water | • Samuel “Sammy SoSo” Awuku• Rayan “rayo” Goufar• Believve• Jack LoMastro• Ari PenSmith• Olmo Zucca |
| What It Is (Block Boy) | • Bianca “Blush” Atterberry• Donnell “Don P” Prince• Maurice “Verse” Simmonds• Anthony “J.White Did It” White |
| Who | • Pete Nappi• Tenroc |
Highlights from the BMI Pop Music Awards 2025
BMI Awards 2025 Nominations List
BMI CHAMPION AWARD
Nominee:
- Benson Boone
- Achievements:
- Platinum-certified debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades
- 5x-Platinum hit “Beautiful Things”
- First GRAMMY nomination
- Known for emotional connection with fans and dynamic performance style
- Achievements:
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Nominee:
- Taylor Swift
- Notable Songs:
- Don’t Blame Me
- Down Bad
- Fortnight
- I Can Do It with a Broken Heart
- Is It Over Now?
- Now That We Don’t Talk
- Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- Notable Songs:
SONG OF THE YEAR
Nominee:
- “Lose Control”
- Songwriters:
- Julian Bunetta
- Mikky Ekko
- Marco “Infamous” Rodriguez
- Teddy Swims
- Publishers:
- Dragon Bunny Music
- Good Kings Music
- Marlina
- Music of BIG FAMILY
- Songs of Universal, Inc
- Sony/ATV Songs LLC
- Swimmy Bout Dat Pub
- Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Songwriters:
PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Nominee:
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Key Songs:
- A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Agora Hills
- All My Life
- Don’t Blame Me
- Down Bad
- Espresso
- Feather
- Fortnight
- Houdini (Dua Lipa & Eminem)
- I Can Do It with a Broken Heart
- Illusion
- Is It Over Now?
- Like Crazy
- Lose Control
- Love Again
- Murder on the Dancefloor
- Now That We Don’t Talk
- Players
- Please Please Please
- Saturn
- Single Soon
- The Boy Is Mine
- Training Season
- Waffle House
- What It Is (Block Boy)
- Who
- Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- Key Songs:
When & Where to Watch BMI Awards 2025 Full Show?
The full BMI Pop Awards 2025 show, including all winners and highlights, is available on BMI’s website and various social media platforms like Instagram. You can also find coverage and reports on the event on Variety.
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