BMI Icon John Lydon Discusses What Makes a Great Song

Broadcast Music, Inc. presented the BMI Icon Award to music legend John Lydon for his “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers“ at the 2013 BMI London Awards held October 15, 2013, at London’s Dorchester Hotel. The awards ceremony also celebrated the U.K., European and Asian songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs on United States radio and television in the past year. Winning Song of the Year (The Robert S. Musel Award) for the most-performed song in the BMI