BMI Fetes Top Pop Songwriters and Publishers - photos

Shown at the dinner after EMI Music Publishing was named Publisher of the year are: BMI's Del Bryant; Evan Lamberg, Sr. VP Creative, East Coast, EMI Music Publishing; Robert Flax, Exec VP EMI Music Publishing Worldwide; Martin Bandier, Chairman/CEO, EMI Music Publishing; and BMI's Frances W. Preston.

Legendary songwriting trio Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland.

BMI's Del Bryant; singer/songwriter Shawn Mullins; songwriter/rap artist Kool Moe Dee; and singer/songwriter Tal Bachman.

BMI's Charlie Feldman; BMI songwriter Jon B and his wife, Musiic; and BMI's Catherine Brewton.

Songwriter Dennis Morgan; BMI Board Member Frank Melton; BMI's Charlie Feldman; Jon B and Musiic.

Songwriter Tal Bachman ("She's So High"); BMI's Barbara Cane; songwriter Itaal Shur ("Smooth"); BMI's Frances W. Preston and Del Bryant.

Shown on stage are, l to r: Warner/Chappell's Rick Shoemaker and Greg Sowders; BMI's Frances W. Preston; Smash Mouth's Greg Camp and Paul DeLisle; Warner/Chappell's Les Bider; and BMI's Barbara Cane and Del Bryant.

Paul DeLisle of Smash Mouth; Arion Salazar of Third Eye Blind; John Laraio; and Greg Camp of Smash Mouth.

Kool Moe Dee.

Songwriters Marv Green ("Amazed")
and Robin Lerner ("This Kiss")