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May 12, 2011 The Blues Hall of Fame held their annual awards and induction ceremony on Wednesday, May 4 in Memphis. BMI’s Thomas Cain proudly celebrated with members of the BMI blues family, who took home an overwhelming 98% of the awards. The night before the awards ceremony, legendary BMI singer/songwriters Robert Cray, John Hammond, Denise LaSalle, and J.B. Lenoir were inducted into… View Photo

May 10, 2011 BMI presented a host of Million-Air Awards to top-tier songwriter Don Cook during a celebratory lunch on Tuesday, May 10 in Nashville. Cook, who has accumulated over 50 million performances throughout his songwriting career, received another round of prestigious certificates recognizing the more than one million performances of Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America,” “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for… View Photo

May 10, 2011 Pictured are BMI’s David Preston and Jesse Keith Whitley. A promising young BMI singer/songwriter, Whitley recently released his debut album, Kentucky Thunder. View Photo

May 10, 2011 Jesse Keith Whitley, the son of country music greats Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan, recently released his full-length debut, Kentucky Thunder. Kelly Lynn of Inside Music Row met up with Jesse at BMI’s Nashville offices to ask him a few questions about his new release. View Photo

May 10, 2011 BMI invited many of Music Row’s brightest up-and-coming professionals to a breakfast at its Nashville office on Tuesday, May 10. Along with the coffee, victuals, and networking, the group enjoyed a performance by soulful singer/songwriter Dean Alexander. Attendees and BMI Writer/Publisher representatives gathered for a photo just before Alexander’s set. View Photo

May 10, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant stopped by the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop to congratulate BMI Broadway composer Robert Lopez on his two Tony nominations for Book of Mormon. Lopez was the day’s guest instructor at the Workshop, where he developed his Tony-award winning musical Avenue Q several years ago. View Photo

May 09, 2011 BMI Senior Vice President, Government Relations Fred Cannon (center) proudly helped celebrate living legend and fellow Mississippi native Morgan Freeman (right) with a new bronze star on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's Walk of Fame at a recent ceremony in downtown Meridian, Mississippi. Cannon is a member of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center (MAEC) board. View Photo

May 09, 2011 Molotov recently headlined the last concert of Universidad de Guadalajara’s “LéaLA,” and BMI’s Marissa Lopez joined other Molotov fans at the packed show. Pictured backstage at the Nokia Theatre after the band’s stellar performance are Lopez and Molotov’s Miki. View Photo

May 09, 2011 Calibre 50’s Eden Muñoz has joined BMI’s growing family of songwriters. Currently on tour in the U.S., Calibre 50 recently headlined Que Buena’s sold-out “Invasion Del Corrido” concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. The band’s highly anticipated debut album Renovar o Morir is out now on Disa Records. Pictured are BMI’s Delia Orjuela, Muñoz and BMI’s Marissa Lopez. View Photo

May 09, 2011 Pictured performing at the 2011 Key West Songwriters Festival are Rebecca Lynn Howard, James Slater, and Sarah Buxton. View Photo