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Sep 25, 2012 Co-writer Natalie Hemby celebrates at the “Pontoon” No.1 party. View Photo

Sep 20, 2012 During “An Evening with Lila Downs,” Downs took the stage with her band for a powerful performance of a few songs from her extensive catalog. The Latin Grammy winner and Grammy nominee also performed songs from her most recent album, Pecados y Milagros. All proceeds from the event, which was sponsored by BMI, went towards the Grammy Museum’s mission of… View Photo

Sep 20, 2012 Pictured onstage at the Clive Davis Theater at the Grammy Museum are (L-R): Lila Downs and the Grammy Museum’s Bob Santelli. View Photo

Sep 20, 2012 BMI sponsored “An Evening with Lila Downs” in the Clive Davis Theater at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17. Presented by American Express, the special event began with an intimate interview moderated by Grammy Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli, during which Downs traced her journey as a cross-cultural singer/songwriter and discussed her wide… View Photo

Sep 20, 2012 BMI provided expertise on the role of the composer in the high-pressure world of TV production at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Seminar on Thursday, September 13 at the BAFTA offices in Los Angeles. Moderated by BMI Vice President of Film & Television Relations Doreen Ringer Ross, the seminar was titled “Making Music in Time: Composing… View Photo

Sep 20, 2012 Pictured discussing composing music for television at the BAFTA Seminar are David Buckley, Alex Wurman and iZler. During the seminar, all three panelists presented clips from their shows and revealed details of their creative processes in a candid discussion. The seminar also covered how scoring for TV is different from film, how to find the balance between creative choices and… View Photo

Sep 19, 2012 BMI recently co-sponsored a showcase with Secret Road, a Los Angeles-based film and TV licensing company, at Nashville venue the Basement. Featuring the songs of Adam Agin, Amy Stroup, Liz Longley, Peter Bradley Adams, Trent Dabbs, and Holly Williams, the show celebrated the launch of Secret Road’s newly-opened publishing division and gave some of its writer the opportunity to perform… View Photo

Sep 19, 2012 BMI toasted the team behind Luke Bryan’s latest hit “Drunk on You” on September 17 at the CMA offices on Music Row. Bryan’s fifth career No. 1, “Drunk on You” was co-written by three of Nashville’s hottest songwriters: Rodney Clawson, who co-wrote George Strait’s “I Saw God Today,” and Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, who co-wrote Carrie Underwood’s smash “Before… View Photo

Sep 19, 2012 Co-writer Josh Kear, Luke Bryan, and co-writers Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins celebrate at the “Drunk on You” No. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 19, 2012 Co-writer Rodney Clawson takes a moment to reflect on another chart-topper at the “Drunk on You” No. 1 party. View Photo