{"id":23145,"date":"2026-10-22T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/bmis-barbara-cane-to-retire-after-50-years-stay-as-advisor\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:00:30","slug":"bmis-barbara-cane-to-retire-after-50-years-stay-as-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/bmis-barbara-cane-to-retire-after-50-years-stay-as-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"BMI\u2019s Barbara Cane to Retire After 50 Years, Stay as Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barbara Cane<\/strong> will retire as vice president of worldwide creative at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)<\/strong> at the end of the year after five decades with the company.<\/p>\n

She will continue in an advisory role, working directly with chief executive officer Mike O\u2019Neill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A career that began in 1970<\/h2>\n

Cane joined BMI part-time in 1970<\/strong> while attending high school and spent her entire professional career at the company. Her first position was in its Song Research department.<\/p>\n

She later became general manager of BMI\u2019s Los Angeles office and held vice president of creative roles in New York, Los Angeles and London, overseeing creative activities for its pop, rock and indie teams.<\/p>\n

Her work included developing relationships with songwriters and other music creators<\/a>, managers, attorneys, business managers, agents and record label executives.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill said he met Cane when he joined BMI almost 32 years ago. Her advisory role will allow her to continue providing counsel to him, the company and its writers.<\/p>\n

Songwriter relationships<\/h2>\n

Cane worked with BMI President\u2019s Award recipients Adam Levine<\/strong>, P!nk<\/strong>, and Dan Reynolds<\/strong> and Imagine Dragons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Her relationships also included the following BMI Icons:<\/p>\n