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BABYFACE NAMED TOP SONGWRITER.


Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds was named BMI BMI body mass index.

BMI
abbr.
body mass index


Body mass index (BMI)
A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity.
 Songwriter of the Year for the fifth time during the performing rights organization's 44th annual BMI Pop Awards on Tuesday at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Babyface's ballad, ``I'll Make Love to You,'' a multimillion-selling hit for Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988 as a quintet which originally included Marc Nelson, Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet, with members Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris, on Motown , and publishing giant EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC.  Music Publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music.  also took highest honors at the black-tie gala.

R.E.M.'s ``What's the Frequency, Kenneth?'' written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, was named BMI College Song of the Year for receiving the greatest number of American college radio performances during the eligibility period eligibility period Health insurance The time following the eligibility date–usually 31 days–during which a member of a group may apply for insurance without evidence of insurability .

Among the 73 songs that received citations from BMI in recognition of popularity, as measured by broadcast performances on radio and TV, are Nirvana's ``About a Girl,'' Michael Bolton's ``Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got Love,'' Sheryl Crow's ``All I Wanna Do'' and Shania Twain's ``Any Man of Mine.''

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Title Annotation:L.A. LIFE
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 23, 1996
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