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May 16, 2012 BMI Pop Songwriters of the Year Benny Blanco and Ester Dean celebrate with Mike O'Neill, SVP, Repertoire & Licensing for BMI, and Catherine Brewton, VP of Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta for BMI, during the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Claude Kelly arrives at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Pop music pioneers Cynthia Weil, Carole King, and Barry Mann pose during the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Musician Benji Madden (L) and Vice President and General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations Los Angeles Barbara Cane arrive at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Singer/songwriter Haley Reinhart arrives at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Sandra Lee arrives at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Singer Kesha (L) and Vice President and General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations Los Angeles Barbara Cane arrive at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Benny Blanco and Ke$ha show off their BMI Pop Awards for co-writing "We R Who We R" at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and singer/songwriter Ke$ha arrive at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Singer Kesha arrives at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo