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May 15, 2012 2012 BMI Pop Icon Carol King View Photo

May 15, 2012 Staff members from Curb Records recently brought BMI singer/songwriter Mo Pitney by BMI’s Nashville office to celebrate his addition to the label’s roster and publishing wing. A native of Rockford, Illinois, 19-year-old Pitney has generated a Music Row buzz thanks to his shows throughout Nashville. Pictured are BMI’s Bradley Collins, Curb Records’ Taylor Childress, Ed Hill, Curb Music Publishing’s Kelly… View Photo

May 14, 2012 Award-winning BMI songwriter Liz Rose brought two of her publishing company’s newest writers, Jesse Stevie Walker and Jeff Middleton, by BMI’s Nashville offices so the pair could officially join BMI as songwriters. Artists such as Avril Lavigne, Brie Larson, and Martina McBride have recorded Walker’s material, and Middleton plays guitar for Warner Bros Records’ the Dirt Drifters. Pictured are (standing)… View Photo

May 14, 2012 Pictured at the May 6th launch of the AYS’s Danny Elfman Project are film music historian and journalist Jon Burlingame, iconic BMI composer Danny Elfman, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, AYS Executive Director Janneke Straub, and BMI composer David Newman. View Photo

May 14, 2012 BMI is a proud sponsor of the American Youth Symphony’s (AYS) Danny Elfman Project, which launched on Sunday, May 6 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Sponsored by BMI, the three-year initiative will explore and celebrate the film music of iconic BMI composer Danny Elfman through panel discussions and performances. At the first installment, Elfman joined film music historian… View Photo

May 11, 2012 Blues singer Nathan Griffin provided entertainment for fans outside before the signing. View Photo

May 11, 2012 BMI’s Jody Williams (left) and Clay Bradley (right) present Gregg Allman with a Million-Air Award for his song “Melissa” at the “My Cross to Bear” book signing. View Photo

May 11, 2012 Fans line up to have their copy of “My Cross to Bear” signed by Allman. View Photo

May 11, 2012 Allman signed over 400 copies of “My Cross to Bear” during the signing event. View Photo

May 11, 2012 BMI and Parnassus Books hosted a book signing for Southern rock legend and long-time BMI songwriter Gregg Allman’s memoir My Cross to Bear on May 10 at BMI's Nashville offices. The spacious lobby was packed with fans, friends, musicians, and well-wishers who had gathered for the buzzed-about event. Co-written by Alan Light, the book reflects on Allman’s storied career and… View Photo