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Jan 23, 2012 Beautiful Crested Butte, CO, hosted the inaugural Crested Butte Songwriters Festival, January 13-15. Presented by BMI, Texas Roadhouse, Coors, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort, the fest revolved around days full of skiing and nights full of music, delivered by some of the country’s top performing songwriters: Robert Earl Keen, Dean Dillon, Mac Davis, Marti Frederiksen, Jake Owen, Kristen Kelly, Nicolle… View Photo

Jan 23, 2012 The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted their 23rd Annual Holiday Dinner on Wednesday, December 14 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Legendary BMI songwriter Mike Stoller was honored at the dinner as a new SCL Ambassador, and an enthusiastic group of well-wishers helped Stoller celebrate, including actress/singer Sally Kellerman and BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross. Pictured are… View Photo

Jan 23, 2012 BMI treated songwriter Bobby Tomberlin to a lunch at Nashville’s Maggiano’s on January 18 to celebrate four million performances of his modern-day country standard “One More Day.” Recorded by Diamond Rio in 2000, the song was Tomberlin’s first No. 1 in 2001. In addition to Diamond Rio, Tomberlin has had songs recorded by Josh Turner, Faith Hill, Kenny Rogers, Rodney… View Photo

Jan 23, 2012 Ethel Kennedy and her family attend the premiere of Ethel, the documentary directed by her youngest daughter Rory. View Photo

Jan 23, 2012 Composer Miriam Cutler, director Rory Kennedy, and BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross celebrate the premiere of Ethel. View Photo

Jan 20, 2012 Grammy-winning BMI composer Mervyn Warren debuted his score for the Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures film Joyful Noise on Thursday, January 12 at The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) screening at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles. After the film screening, journalist Dan Kimpel moderated a Q&A session with Warren. Pictured are Kimpel; SCL’s Laura Dunn; Warren; and BMI’s… View Photo

Jan 20, 2012 BMI composer Ludovic Bource was on hand for The Society of Composers & Lyricists’ (SCL) screening of The Weinstein Company film The Artist on Monday, January 9 at the Director’s Guild of America Screening Room 2 in Los Angeles. After the screening, composer/SCL President Dan Foliart moderated a Q&A session with Bource, who went on to win the Golden Globe… View Photo

Jan 20, 2012 The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) and BMI hosted a screening of Semtex Films Presents in Association with IM GLOBAL film W.E. – directed by Madonna – on Tuesday, December 6 at the Landmark Theaters. The screening was followed by a Q&A panel moderated by SCL Board member and composer Ron Grant, and featuring Golden Globe-nominated BMI composer Abel… View Photo

Jan 19, 2012 Finish Ticket takes the stage at the Viper Room during BMI’s first On the Verge showcase in L.A. View Photo

Jan 19, 2012 Rimpau closes out the launch of On the Verge at the Viper Room. View Photo