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BMI (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /B-M-I/

Also spelled or known as: B M I, B.M.I.

What does BMI mean?

Broadcast Music Incorporated.

BMI stands for Broadcast Music Incorporated. BMI is an American performing rights organization that protects its members’ musical copyrights. BMI tracks performances of their music and collects (and distributes) the fees associated with those performances. BMI is not a music publisher.

More Performing Rights Organizations: ASCAP, SESAC

Example sentence: “What’s your BMI info for the upcoming song?”