Genesis’ Peter Gabriel To Be Honoured As Icon At awards ceremony…

Genesis co-founder Peter Gabriel is to be honoured as a BMI Icon at an awards ceremony in London in October. Gabriel will receive the awards at the US right organisation’s annual UK awards ceremony at London’s Dorchester Hotel.

Gabriel will join the likes of Ray Davies and the Bee Gees who have had their music recognized by the BMI – a US performing right organisation who collect and distribute monies for an artist’s public performances on US TV and radio.

As well as co-founding Genesis, Gabriel has released eleven solo albums and composed soundtracks for films, such as, Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Last Temptation of Christ,’ during his expansive career.

The BMI are also recognizing Gabriel’s humanitarian work with the award – which includes founding the world human rights advocacy supergroup theelders.org in July this year, alongside Nelson Mandela and Richard Branson.