"The Laughing Policeman" by Charles Penrose (New Songs Administration Ltd) was recently featured in Raymond Brigg’s 2016 poignant animated movie "Ethel & Ernest" based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. It is an affectionate depiction of the life of Raymond and his mother and father as they lived through extraordinary events including the impact of World War 2, the advent of mass television and the birth of the Welfare State. The film's impressive voice cast includes Brenda Blethyn and Jim Broadbent.
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2016 BMI London Awards
John Fogarty receives the award for 3 million performances of “Uptown Funk” at the BMI Awards London 2016 (Highlight at 2:48).
Following 2015’s massive success with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s “If I Can Dream”, which featured “It’s Now Or Never” from the fabulous Schroeder catalogue, came 2016’s "The Wonder Of You" which sold over 500,000 units in the UK and features “A Big Hunk Of Love”, another work co-written by Aaron Schroeder.
BMI London Honors U.K. Publisher of “Uptown Funk” BMI’s Executive Director, Writer/Publisher Relations Europe & Asia, Brandon Bakshi, proudly presented New Songs Administration’s John Fogarty with a BMI award for co-publishing the mammoth hit “Uptown Funk”. Based in London, New Songs Administration is the only U.K. publisher on the chart-topper, which was the most performed song in the United States in 2015.
Rod Stewart and A$AP Rocky join James Corden to sing “Everyday” (NSA Ltd.) on Carpool Karaoke on “The Late Late Show with James Corden”.