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Jun 12, 2014 Lacy Green charms the crowd with stories and autobiographical songs during her set. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Kirk Sauers (right) is first to take the stage at this edition of BMI Buzz at the Basement. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI’s quarterly showcase series Buzz at the Basement took place last week in Nashville. The show featured three songs each from up-and-coming unsigned songwriters Kirk Sauers, Lacy Green and Jared Mullins. Pictured before performances kicked off are: BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Kirk Sauers, Lacy Green, Jared Mullins and BMI's Bradley Collins. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Jared Mullins (left) concludes the evening’s show with heartfelt country tunes. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Michael O’Neill (right) greets BMI songwriter Lee Thomas Miller (left) after the music licensing hearing. O’Neill’s testimony proposed changes intended to modernize BMI’s consent decree to create a level playing field for BMI’s affiliated songwriters, composers and publishers. Miller testified on behalf of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill proposes changes intended to modernize BMI's consent decree at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill with National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Neil Portnow at the June 10 Congressional hearing, where both testified on the need to strengthen the rights of creators and ensure fair compensation for the use of their music. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill greets Congressman John Conyers, Jr., of Michigan at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. Congressman Conyers visited BMI’s New York office last year to speak with executives about the rights of songwriters and publishers. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI songwriter and NSAI President Lee Thomas Miller testifies about his livelihood as a songwriter at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI songwriter and President of the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) Lee Thomas Miller and BMI songwriter Nicolle Galyon stand in support of the Songwriter Equity Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Doug Collins in February. View Photo