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Jun 15, 2012 Songwriter Kendell Marvel, whose hits include Gary Allan’s “Right Where I Need to Be” and Jake Owen’s “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You,” performs at the Musicians On Call benefit at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café during the 2012 CMA Music Festival. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 Songwriter Bob DiPiero, who has written over 15 No. 1 hits including George Strait’s “Cowboys Like Us” and Montgomery Gentry’s “If You Ever Stopped Loving Me,” performs at the Musicians On Call benefit at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café during the 2012 CMA Music Festival. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 During the 2012 CMA Music Festival, top-notch BMI songwriters Kendell Marvel, Bob DiPiero, Phil O’Donnell, and Tim James headlined an in-the-round show benefitting Musicians On Call. Held at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café, the show gave festival attendees the chance to hear the stories behind some of their favorite songs, all for a great cause. Pictured are James, DiPiero, BMI’s Penny… View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 Songwriter Tim James, whose hits include Toby Keith’s No. 1 “My List” and Lee Brice’s “Love Like Crazy,” performs at the Musicians On Call benefit at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café during the 2012 CMA Music Festival. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Opening Gala in Columbus, Ohio raised $3.8 million on June 9, as timeless crooner and longtime BMI songwriter Harry Connick, Jr. delivered an inspiring performance and more than 750 attendees mingled for a great cause. BMI Board member Michael J. Fiorile, Vice Chairman and CEO, Dispatch Broadcast Group, Columbus, OH, also serves on the Nationwide Children’s… View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 Pictured at the “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” No. 1 party are producer Brett James of Cornman Music, Kip Moore, and co-writer Dan Couch. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 Co-writer Dan Couch delivers an emotional speech at the “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” No. 1 party. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 Kip Moore and co-writer Dan Couch field questions from the media at the “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” No. 1 party. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 Co-writers Dan Couch and Kip Moore show off their new BMI special edition Takamine guitars at the “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” No. 1 party. View Photo

Jun 15, 2012 On a balmy Wednesday afternoon, BMI invited friends, family, collaborators, and industry executives to BMI’s rooftop patio in Nashville to celebrate the chart-topping success of Kip Moore’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” Co-written by Moore Dan Couch, the song marks the first No. 1 for both of the longtime friends. Pictured at the party on June 13 are Red Light Management’s… View Photo