T-Pain & GloRilla Named Special Honorees for 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

BMI is announcing that Grammy-winning artist-songwriter-producer T-Pain and Grammy-nominated artist-songwriter GloRilla will be the organization’s top honorees at its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. T-Pain will be presented with the BMI President’s Award, while GloRilla will receive the BMI Impact Award.

The private event will take place in Los Angeles on Aug. 28. Serving as hosts are BMI president/CEO Mike O’Neill, executive vp/chief creative & revenue officer Mike Steinberg and Catherine Brewton, vp, creative, Atlanta. In addition to T-Pain and GloRilla, BMI will pay tribute to its songwriters, producers and music publishers of the past year’s 35 most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs. That salute will also encompass awards to BMI’s R&B/hip-hop songwriter, producer and publisher of the year in addition to recognizing the year’s top producers.

“T-Pain’s creative vision and unwavering commitment to pushing musical boundaries continue to resonate with multiple generations of fans around the world,” said Brewton in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be able to celebrate his contributions to the industry by honoring him with the BMI President’s Award. This year’s Impact Award recipient GloRilla’s bold voice and fearless creativity is currently shaping and inspiring the future of hip-hop, making her the perfect choice for this honor. It’s going to be an incredible night highlighting the exceptional artistry of all BMI’s award-winning songwriters, producers and publishers, who are the creative visionaries of the music industry.”

BMI’s prior President’s Award honorees include Benny Blanco, Luis Fonsi, Ludacris, P!nk and Taylor Swift. Its circle of previous Impact Award recipients includes Tito Double P,  Ice Spice, Arlo Parks, RAYE and Tems.