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May 05, 2011 Thompson Square celebrates the #1 song “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” with their families at BMI. View Photo

May 05, 2011 Co-writer Jim Collins (center with microphone) thanks his supporters at the “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” #1 party at BMI. View Photo

May 05, 2011 Pictured at the “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” #1 party are co-writers David Lee Murphy and Jim Collins, BMI’s Jody Williams, Thompson Square’s Keifer and Shawna Thompson, and Broken Bow/Stoney Creek Records’ Benny Brown. View Photo

May 05, 2011 The producers of “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” NV Entertainment, congratulate Keifer Thompson on his first #1. Pictured are New Voice Entertainment’s Rich Redmond, David Fanning, and Tully Kennedy; Thompson Square’s Keifer Thompson; and New Voice Entertainment’s Kurt Allison. View Photo

May 05, 2011 BMI recently celebrated the success of the team behind Thompson Square’s first #1 hit, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not.” Written by songwriting mainstays and good friends Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy, the song marks Collins’s seventh trip to the top of the charts and pushes his songwriting repertoire to over 20 million performances. Pictured are Cal IV… View Photo

May 05, 2011 BMI’s Clay Bradley (far left) congratulates co-writers Jim Collins (middle) and David Lee Murphy (right) at the “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” #1 party at BMI. View Photo

May 05, 2011 Pictured at the #1 party for “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” are Thompson Square’s Keifer and Shawna Thompson. View Photo

May 04, 2011 BMI recently partnered with Texas Roadhouse to provide top-tier entertainment for the latter’s annual Managing Partner’s Conference, held in Naples, Florida. BMI hit-makers Bob DiPiero, Kendell Marvel, and Tim James delivered a stacked set consisting of the long string of hits they have penned for stars such as George Strait, Gary Allan, and Toby Keith, among others. Pictured before the… View Photo

May 04, 2011 The BMI Foundation has presented the New York Youth Symphony with a special Outstanding Service Award and a $25,000 grant acknowledging the organization for their “outstanding contributions to music education and excellence in performance over many decades.” The New York Youth Symphony is the metropolitan area’s leading provider of tuition-free services to musicians, ages 12-22, with programs designed to educate… View Photo

May 04, 2011 The Blues Foundation received the Governor’s Arts Award in Nashville on April 12. Executive Director Jay Sieleman accepted on behalf of The Blues Foundation and met the Governor and his wife at the Governor’s residence in advance. Attendance was limited to ten people, including BMI’s Thomas Cain, who serves on the Foundation’s Board. The Foundation was also represented by Priscilla… View Photo