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May 16, 2011 The BMI Foundation, Inc. held its annual Student Composer Awards May 13 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City. Pictured are (back row) Benjamin D. Taylor; Mena Mark Hanna; David Hertzberg; Francisco Castillo Trigueros; Michael-Thomas Alexander Foumai; (front row) David Werfelmann; William Frederick Rowe; BMI Foundation, Inc. President Ralph Jackson; BMI President & CEO Del Bryant;  BMI Student… View Photo

May 16, 2011 Eleven young classical composers were named winners at the 59th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards, held May 13 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City. Pictured at the event are David Werfelmann;  Jonathan L. Posthuma; David Hertzberg;  Ryan Chase;  Eric Guinivan; BMI Foundation, Inc. President Ralph Jackson; Mena Mark Hanna; Francisco Castillo Trigueros; Yeeren I. Low; William… View Photo

May 13, 2011 BMI highlighted up-and-coming troupe The Lighthouse and the Whaler at the May installment of its Pick of the Month showcase series. Staged at Pianos, the show introduced the Cleveland-based band to a charmed industry crowd. Pictured with The Lighthouse and the Whaler are BMI’s Brandon Haas (far left) and Samantha Cox (far right). View Photo

May 12, 2011 Pictured at the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are BMI’s Thomas Cain and 2011 Hall of Fame inductee Denise LaSalle. View Photo

May 12, 2011 Pictured at the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Memphis are BMI’s Thomas Cain, 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee John Hammond, and Paul Oscher. View Photo

May 12, 2011 Pictured at the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are BMI’s Thomas Cain and Bobby Rush. View Photo

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