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Aug 29, 2015 Honoree Nile Rodgers attends the 2015 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Saban Theatre on August 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

Aug 29, 2015 Honoree Nile Rodgers (L) and BMI President & CEO Mike O'Neill attend the 2015 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Saban Theatre on August 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

Aug 29, 2015 Recording artist Kathy Sledge attends the 2015 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Saban Theatre on August 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California View Photo

Aug 29, 2015 Recording artist Rick Ross attends the 2015 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Saban Theatre on August 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California View Photo

Aug 29, 2015 Recording artist E-40 attends the 2015 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Saban Theatre on August 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California View Photo

Aug 26, 2015 Patton has the crowd singing along. View Photo

Aug 26, 2015 Patton James, SCBA Board President and WSPA/WYCW Vice President and General Manager Bob Romine, BMI’s Jessica Frost, and Joe Fleming. View Photo

Aug 26, 2015 Pictured (L-R) before the performance are: Patton James, SCBA Executive Director Shani White, Joe Fleming, and BMI’s Jessica Frost. View Photo

Aug 24, 2015 BMI executives Camellia Petty, Amy Perdue, Gayle Brown, Sarah Brandon; BMI songwriter and Big Machine recording artist Danielle Bradbery; BMI executives Hope Lloyd, Mindy Alexander, Nada Latto and Teresa Stafford-Scherer. View Photo

Aug 24, 2015 RAB President/CEO Erica Farber, Winner of NBC’s “The Voice” Danielle Bradbery and BMI’s Dan Spears pose for a snapshot during Rising Through the Ranks 2015. View Photo