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Aug 22, 2012 Co-writers Will Hoge and Eric Paslay show off their new hardware at the “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” No. 1 party. View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Will Hoge and his son celebrate at the “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” No. 1 party. View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 After the performance, BMI surprised Varble with Million-Air performance certificates for "Waiting on a Woman" by Brad Paisley, "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin, and "When You Need My Love" and "Sounds Like Life To Me" by Darryl Worley, all of which have earned more than one million performances each, as well as “Have You Forgotten” –… View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 BMI invited singer/songwriters Wynn Varble and Matt Caldwell to perform at the opening reception of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention held recently in Murfreesboro. Caldwell is a Texas native who is working on his debut EP and will be featured this fall on the national TV show Troubadour TX, while Varble is a BMI Country Award-winning songwriter and… View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Lisa Marie Presley visited BMI’s Music Row offices on Monday, August 20, with her latest album in tow. Storm & Grace has generated glowing reviews from critics drawn to Presley’s honest songwriting and soulful vocals, along with T Bone Burnett’s lush production. Music Row movers and shakers mingled over lunch and enjoyed a viewing of the video for Presley’s single,… View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Elvis Presley’s former band mate and hit-making producer Tony Brown pauses for a photo with Lisa Marie Presley. View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Shawn Camp (left) and Billy Burnette (right) catch up with Lisa Marie Presley. View Photo

Aug 21, 2012 In what has become an annual tradition, BMI brought a Texas icon to kick-off the Texas Association of Broadcasters Convention in Austin: Ray Benson, founder of Grammy-winning Texas swing band Asleep at the Wheel. After mingling with broadcasters, Benson capped off the evening with an acoustic set of crowd favorites including "Miles and Miles of Texas," "Route 66" and "On… View Photo

Aug 20, 2012 BMI presented the Legal 101 Workshop at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, CA on Thursday, August 16. Aspiring BMI songwriters and independent BMI publishers were able to learn about the legal aspects of music publishing from two experts in the field, Erica J. Moreira of AMP Law and Gisselle Mencia Esq. of Ahnjel Entertainment Group, who covered all aspects… View Photo

Aug 20, 2012 Pictured speaking about copyright at the Legal 101 Workshop is Ahnjel Entertainment Group’s Gisselle Mencia. View Photo