# @bmi on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-08-31T14:39:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Broadcast Music Inc. (@bmi) — https://gondola.cc/bmi

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Today, it is our great pleasure to announce that Gary Kemp of #SpandauBallet will be named a BMI Icon and globally acclaimed producer Richard “P2J” Isong will receive the BMI Impact Award at our 2023 #BMILondonAwards on October 2.
 
With a career spanning more than 40 years, GaryKemp is one of the most successful songwriters to come out of the New Romantic era in British pop music history. As a founding member and guitarist for 80’s supergroup Spandau Ballet, Kemp wrote the lyrics and music for all the band’s 23 hit singles, including the massive pop mainstays “True” and “Gold.” His songs have been featured in over 100 films, countless TV shows, and advertising campaigns around the globe, and speaking to the longevity of his music, 2023 marks the 40th Anniversary of the smash hit “True,” which has received over five million airplays in North America alone. In addition, his timeless songs have been sampled by many artists, including the #BackstreetBoys, #PMDawn, #Nelly, #PaulAnka, #RuidaSilva and #Lloyd. As a solo artist, Kemp has released two albums for Columbia Records, Little Bruises (1995) and Insolo (2021). He’s also written two musicals with #GuyPratt, with whom he currently co-hosts a popular podcast called the rockonteurs, and for the last five years, Kemp has toured the world with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason’s band, Saucerful of Secrets, as co-lead singer and guitarist.
 
In addition to honouring Kemp, p2jmusic will be recognised with the BMI Impact Award for the influence he’s made on the future of music. In receiving this honour, he joins previous winners #Tems, #RAYE and #ArloParks. This marks the first time a producer has received this honour.  For the past decade, P2J has established himself as an in-demand and influential producer through his work with global chart-topping artists such as #Beyoncé, #BurnaBoy, #DojaCat, #Gorillaz, #EdSheeran and #WizKid, among others.
 
The ceremony will also pay tribute to the UK and European songwriters and publishers of the previous year’s most-performed songs on US streaming, radio and television from BMI’s repertoire of over 20.6 million musical works.
 
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#BMILondonAwards

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wizkid, edsheeran, guypratt, tems, arloparks, ruidasilva, paulanka, lloyd, raye, gorillaz, burnaboy, backstreetboys, pmdawn, beyoncé, spandauballet, bmilondonawards, nelly, dojacat

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