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Jan 27, 2012 Republic Nashville president Jimmy Harnen took his “work like apes” motto all the way, inviting an alleged primate to hand out the wares for the label’s first No. 1 hit, “Crazy Girl.” View Photo

Jan 27, 2012 Ole Music’s Gilles Godard praises the team behind Eli Young Band’s No. 1 hit “Crazy Girl” View Photo

Jan 27, 2012 Pictured at the “Crazy Girl” No. 1 party are Eli Young Band’s James Young and Jon Jones, co-writers Liz Rose and Lee Brice, and Eli Young Band’s Mike Eli and Chris Thompson. View Photo

Jan 27, 2012 Co-writer Lee Brice thanks his supportive family and peers at the “Crazy Girl” No. 1 party. View Photo

Jan 26, 2012 Pictured at BMI's composer/director roundtable at Sundance 2012 are composer Andrew Hollander (Sleepwalk with Me); BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross; and co-director Seth Barrish (Sleepwalk with Me). View Photo

Jan 26, 2012 Pictured at BMI's 2012 composer/director roundtable during Sundance are Searching for Sugar Man director Malik Bendjelloul; BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross; and The First Time director Jonathan Kasdan. View Photo

Jan 26, 2012 Composer/director Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) shares his unique point of view at BMI's composer/director roundtable. View Photo

Jan 26, 2012 Pictured at Zoom are composer/musician Gingger Shankar and BMI’s Ray Yee. View Photo

Jan 26, 2012 Dawes’ Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith pose for a photo at BMI’s Snowball. View Photo

Jan 26, 2012 Director Malik Bendjelloul (right) pauses for a photo with his film Searching for Sugar Man's subject, Rodriguez (left), at BMI’s Zoom dinner. View Photo