Celebrated newcomer Arlo Parks and the singer-producer Inflo were among those receiving special honors at the BMI London Awards, while Elton John and Ed Sheeran received awards for all-time or annu…
The 2021 honors were again held virtually, with many of the winners turning in video acceptance speeches. “To be able to move people and affect positive change is a beautiful thing,” said Parks, accepting the BMI Impact Awards — “given for groundbreaking artistry, creative vision and impact on the future of music” — before contributing a special video performance of “Eugene” accompanied by a lone electric guitarist.
BMI was honoring some older songs, as well, as they reached multi-million milestones. Among them were Sheeran’s “Shape of You” and “Love Yourself,” the latter of which was a hit for Justin Bieber. “Love Yourself,” he said, was written on the back of a bus with Benny Blanco. “I had just come out of the situation and didn’t want to write a song about it,” he said, grateful that Blanco overruled his reticence to get personal.
Also in the all-time categories, Elton John was honored for “Bennie And The Jets” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” each reaching 7 million performances in the U.K. and and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” getting to the 6 million mark.
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