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Jun 27, 2012 BMI’s Samantha Cox (far left), Ian Holder (second from right) and Jake Simon (far right) gather for a photo with Manicanparty after the band’s performance at BMI’s New Music Seminar showcase, held June 19 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. View Photo

Jun 27, 2012 The Black Box Revelation deliver a strong set at BMI’s New Music Seminar showcase, held June 19 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. View Photo

Jun 27, 2012 Ghost Beach‘s Josh Ocean wows the crowd at BMI’s New Music Seminar showcase, held June 19 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. View Photo

Jun 27, 2012 BMI’s Samantha Cox (second from left), Jake Simon (fourth from right) and Haley Hard (second from right) pause for a photo with the band, Ambassadors, after their rousing performance at BMI’s New Music Seminar showcase, held June 19 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. View Photo

Jun 26, 2012 BMI presented a performance by singer/songwriter Sarah Buxton at the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards dinner, held on June 20 at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Normal, IL. The BMI songwriter performed hits from her days as a Lyric Street recording artist, as well as the chart-busters she wrote for Keith Urban, including "Stupid Boy" and "Put… View Photo

Jun 26, 2012 BMI recently presented a Million-Air certificate recognizing more than four million performances of “Some Kind of Wonderful” to the song’s writer, Willie John Ellison. The smash was originally recorded by the Soul Brothers Six in 1967, and was later covered by others including Grand Funk Railroad and Huey Lewis and the News. Ellison also received his BMI Million-Air Award for… View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 Kiesza strums the guitar in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the BMI-sponsored 2nd annual 7 World Trade Center Festival, June 22 in New York. View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 Toby Lightman performs at the first installment of the BMI-sponsored 2nd annual 7 World Trade Center Festival, June 22 in New York. View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 Lyle Divinsky performs at the first installment of the BMI-sponsored 2nd annual 7 World Trade Center Festival, June 22 in New York. View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 BMI’s Charlie Feldman and Jake Simon flank performer Toby Lightman at the first installment of the BMI-sponsored 2nd annual 7 World Trade Center Festival, June 22 in New York. View Photo