Benson Boone, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Publishing Group you win the top awards at 2025 BMI Pop Awards

Shortly after he entered the stage at the BMI Pop Awards 2025, where he was awarded the BMI Champion Award, Benson Boone took a moment between goals such as “Slow It Down” and “Beautiful Things” to thank his co-author Jack Lafrantz for bringing his musical vision to life.

“You wouldn't hear you without him on one of these songs you hear,” said Boone, who also received two awards for the hits mentioned above. “The producers and the authors and the people I am in the room because it is fun, especially when I connect with these people and can be friends with these people in and out of the studio, it means so much.” Room. “

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The honor of the musicians, who shaped his biggest hits, was the songwriter in the spirit of the BMI Pop Awards in 2025 and celebrated the 50 most of the last year. Throughout the evening, the creatives behind the tracks in Los Angeles' Beverly Wilshire showed over the stage and posed for photos in a procession of Siegen.

Beverly Hills, California - May 13th: (LR) Mike O'Neill, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMI, award winner Benson Boone, recipient of the BMI CHAMPION AWARD, and Barbara Can, Vice President, Worldwide Creative, BMI and consultant for the Vice President, Creative Officer, BMI. Hotel on May 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI) — Beverly Hills, California – May 13th: (LR) Mike O'Neill, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMI, award winner Benson Boone, recipient of the BMI Champion Award, and Barbara Can, Vice President, Creative, BMI and consultant for the Vice President, Creative Officer, BMI. Hotel on May 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Taylor Swift, who was not present, was awarded the songwriter of the year for the second time in a row. She was honored because she wrote seven of the most of the hits the most, including “not accused me”, “now that we don't talk”, “Who is afraid of the little old I?”

Teddy Swims' “Lose Control” won for the song of the year, together by Julian Bunetta, Mikky Ekko and Marco “notorious” Rodriguez. Elsewhere, the Universal Music Publishing Group was crowned the publisher of the year for 28 of the famous songs, including Doja Cat's “Agora Hills” and Eminems “Houdini”.

Beverly Hills, California - May 13: Julian Bunetta takes part in Beverly Pop Awards 2025 in Beverly Wilshire on May 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI) — Beverly Hills, California – May 13: Julian Bunetta takes part in Beverly Pop Awards 2025 in Beverly Wilshire on May 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)

Many other hits were emphasized throughout the evening, including Szas “Saturn”, Tate McRaes “Greedy”, Tylas “Wasser”, Jack Harlows “Lovin 'on Me”, Sophie Ellis-Stextors “Murder on the Dancefloor”. Zimmermann's “spring” and more. The participants of the crowd included Bonnie McKee, JP Saxe, Lisa Loeb, Sean Momberger, D'Lile, John Ryan, Gregory Hein, Verse Simmonds, Ross Golan, Gregg Alexander and Daneille Brisebois.

The 2025 BMI Pop Awards were held together by the BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neill. VP, creative Barbara Cane worldwide; VP, Creative, NY Samantha Cox; and VP, Creative, La Tracie Ver.

Beverly Hills, California - May 13: Jamie Kinelski, SVP, Head, West Coast Creative, Kobalt Music, Jennifer Knoepfle, EPP, Co -Head US A&R, Universal Music Publishing, Mike Steinberg, EPP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, Mike O'Neill, President & CEO, BMI and Cristina Chavez Accept Publisher of the Year BMI Award on stage during the BMI Pop Awards 2025 in Beverly Wilshire, a hotel in Four Seasons, on May 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI) — Beverly Hills, California-May 13: Jamie Kinelski, SVP, Head, West Coast Creative, Kobalt Music, Jennifer Knoepfle, EPP, Co-Head US A&R, Universal Music Publishing, Mike Steinberg, EPP, Chief Revenue & Creative Officer, BMI, Mike O'Neill, President & CEO, BMI and Cristina Chavez Accept Publisher of the Year BMI Award on stage during the BMI Pop Awards 2025 in Beverly Wilshire, a hotel in Four Seasons, on May 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)

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