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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

Jun 25, 2012 BMI has partnered with Silverstein Properties to present the 2nd annual 7 World Trade Center Festival, a series of free summer performances in the public park in front of 7 World Trade Center, which houses BMI’s New York headquarters. Pictured at the June 22 installment are BMI’s Charlie Feldman, performer Lyle Divinsky, and BMI’s Jake Simon. View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 BMI has partnered with Silverstein Properties to present the 2nd annual 7 World Trade Center Festival, a series of free summer performances in the public park in front of 7 World Trade Center, which houses BMI’s New York headquarters. Pictured at the June 22 installment are BMI’s Jake Simon, performer Kiesza, and BMI’s Charlie Feldman and Brooke Morrow. View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 Pictured at “Coffee Talk” 2012 are (l-r): BMI composer Michael Penn, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, and BMI composers Cliff Martinez and Rolfe Kent. View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 On Sunday, June 17, BMI presented “Coffee Talk,” an in-depth panel discussion at the Los Angeles Film Festival held in Downtown Los Angeles. The conversation was moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations for BMI, and featured composers Rolfe Kent (Up in the Air, Sideways, Mean Girls), Michael Penn (Skateland, Sunshine Cleaning, Boogie Nights), and Cliff Martinez (Contagion,… View Photo

Jun 25, 2012 Rolfe Kent and Michael Penn perform at BMI’s “Coffee Talk” 2012. View Photo