Don't Miss The Final Day Of The BMI Stage At Lollapalooza

The last day of the BMI Stage at Lollapalooza features six emerging acts that will have the crowds buzzing with excitement. The stage opens with the music of dream-pop sensation Morgan Saint and popular folk-rocker Van William, formerly of Port O'Brien and Waters.

Next, producer and singer/songwriter Mikky Ekko - whose collaborators include Rihanna, Ryan Tedder and Pharrell - brings his personal blend of R&B and pop grooves, while the four talented women of The Aces showcase their impressive musicianship and the indie-rock sound that's earned them legions of fans. Five-piece rock band The Wrecks will play a high octane set, before soulful crooner John Splithoff captivates the crowd, providing a fitting musical finale for the final day of the festival and the BMI Stage.

For more information on the BMI Stage, please visit, www.bmi.com/lollapalooza and follow @BMI on Twitter for updates on your favorite acts. To join the conversation, use #BMILolla. BMI STAGE SCHEDULE - SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th

MORGAN SAINT | 1:00-1:40pm

Morgan Saint emerged in 2017 with an audacious vision and a distinctive sound. Striving to craft contemporary pop music that is simultaneously catchy and emotionally resonant, Saint's so-called "mood pop" comes wrapped in colorful, euphoric choruses and immediate, irrepressible hooks, with narratives suited to an open-hearted, personal journal. Her debut EP, 17 Hero, is a bold, opening salvo from a burgeoning songwriter just discovering her endless possibility.

VAN WILLIAM | 2:10 - 2:50pm

From the coastal Californian town of Cambria, Van William devoted his time to songwriting when not working on his father's commercial fishing boat off Kodiak Island, Alaska. Following the traumatic end of a six-year relationship, William said goodbye to the boat to pursue music full time. Channeling his heartache into his music, William's solo debut, Countries, is an emotionally candid rumination on the nature of relationships, imbued with poignant, folksy melodies, sweet harmonies and a warm, resonant ray of hope.

MIKKY EKKO | 3:20 - 4:00pm

After collaborating with celebrated names like Rihanna, Ryan Tedder and Stargate, Nashville-based songwriter Mikky Ekko found himself straddling the worlds of hit-making co-writers like Pharrell while also working with more alternative-minded artists like TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. By exploring both sides of his creative muse and his knack for melding pop, folk, R&B and hip-hop, Ekko's finding his way as a songwriter. His forthcoming album, Fame, promises a confident showcasing of his musical roots.

THE ACES | 4:30 - 5:10pm

Hailing from Orem, Utah, this quartet has been playing together for over a decade despite the oldest member being only 22. Comprised of sisters Cristal and Alisa Ramirez and childhood friends McKenna Petty and Katie Henderson, The Aces released their debut album When My Heart Felt Volcanic on April 6th. Serving as a follow up to 2017's critically acclaimed I Don't Like Being Honest EP, the album is a collection of songs that exhibits confidence and polish that belies their young years. When My Heart Felt Volcanic captures who they are right now, formative moments as they careen from their teens to adulthood, and yet like all the best pop songs, these tunes transcend specifics to be applicable to all.

THE WRECKS | 5:40 - 6:20pm

AllAccessThe Wrecks have lead a suitably reckless path towards success, playing their own blend of energetic, alternative rock. After a promising rise following their 2016 breakout single, "Favorite Liar," which scored over 9.6 million Spotify streams, the band checked into a Los Angeles studio to work on a their second EP. But when the sessions didn't seem to come together, The Wrecks followed their gut, cut their losses and decamped back to the East Coast to Wellsville, New York to do it themselves. Recorded in a barn, the resulting Panic Vertigo captures the restless abandon they were after.

JOHN SPLITHOFF | 6:50 - 7:30pm

Inspired by R&B and a Beatles obsession inherited from his father, Chicago-born singer/songwriter John Splithoff initially studied jazz and songwriting at the University of Miami before relocating to New York City with no plan beyond pursuing his musical path. After penning numerous ideas on guitar, piano, and bass while recording early demos, Splithoff crafted "Sing to You," a breezy, hypnotic single with an unbreakable bounce that tallied up 31 million streams and landed prominently on notable Spotify playlists. His most recent EP, Make It Happen, further showcases Splithoff's range and is broadening his rapidly growing fan base.

Launched by founder Perry Farrell in 1991 as a touring festival, Lollapalooza remains an innovator in festival culture 27 years later. Lollapalooza was the first festival to bring together artists from a wide range of musical genres on one bill, it was also the first to travel, the first to expand to multiple days, the first to introduce a second stage, the first to blend art and activism, the first to offset its carbon emissions, the first to put electronic dance music artists on the main stage, the first to create family friendly programming, the first to make its home in an urban city center and the first to expand internationally.

Lollapalooza has grown into an annual world-class festival in Chicago (2005), as well as culturally rich countries including Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and France. Lollapalooza is one of the premier destinations both for music fans in the United States and abroad. The festival expanded to four days in 2016 in celebration of 25 years and continues to bring fans four full days of music and over 180 bands on 8 stages. In 2017 Lollapalooza brought in over 245 million dollars in local economic impact and has brought in over 1.2 billion dollars in total locally, since 2010.Lollapalooza is produced by Perry Farrell, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, and C3 Presents.

Celebrating over 77 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in nearly 13 million musical works created and owned by more than 800,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers.

The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music.

Today, the musical compositions in BMI's repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit bmi.com.

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