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Jun 08, 2011 Ashton Shepherd performs at a luncheon at BMI. View Photo

Jun 08, 2011 MCA Nashville and BMI hosted a media luncheon on June 7 for rising country star Ashton Shepherd. Hailed by Wall Street Journal as “a potential Loretta Lynn for a new generation,” Shepherd sampled songs from her upcoming release Where Country Grows. Pictured are BMI's Jody Williams, Ashton Shepherd, UMG Nashville’s Beverly Keel, and Vector Management’s Faith Quesenberry Mallloy. View Photo

Jun 08, 2011 Hip hop artist Scrilla, winner of the 2007 BMI Unsigned Urban Showcase, recently stopped by BMI’s offices in Atlanta. Scrilla, whose current single is titled “I Ball, I Stunt,” just signed to Young Jeezy’s record label, C.T.E., Corporate Thugz Entertainment. Pictured are Scrilla and BMI’s Byron Wright. View Photo

Jun 08, 2011 Cowboy and Indian performs at BMI. View Photo

Jun 08, 2011 BMI invited Austin’s Cowboy and Indian to perform for a room of Music Row tastemakers on June 6. The group is currently recording their debut album. Pictured are (l-r): BMI’s Jody Williams; Cowboy and Indian’s Peder Gilham, Dorian Colbert, Stephanie Hunt, Jazz Mills, and Daniel James; Phoebe Hunt; and BMI’s Beth Laird. View Photo

Jun 08, 2011 Fred Cannon (r), BMI Senior Vice President, Government Relations, is pictured at the World Copyright Summit with White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel and CISAC Chairman Kenth Muldin. View Photo

Jun 08, 2011 Richard Conlon (second from left), BMI Senior VP, Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media, participated in a World Copyright Summit panel discussion on "The Dos & Don'ts of Licensing." The panel focused on such questions as: How do content users and rights owners approach the licensing of content on digital platforms? Is it only ever about the published rate? If… View Photo

Jun 07, 2011 CISAC President and legendary BMI songwriter/artist Robin Gibb chatted with BMI President & CEO Del Bryant (l) and BMI Executive Director Brandon Bakshi during the opening cocktail party at the 2011 World Copyright Summit in Brussels, Belgium. This year's World Copyright Summit spotlights the future of the creative community and the entertainment business in the digital economy. View Photo

Jun 07, 2011 BMI composer David Arnold (c) participated in a panel discussion on "Collective Management – Solution Provider for the Digital Economy," where he spoke from the composer's viewpoint on collective rights in the digital age. He's pictured here with BMI Senior VP, Performing Rights Alison Smith and BMI Senior VP, Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media Richard Conlon. View Photo

Jun 03, 2011 Hip-hop trendsetter Royce da 5’9” recently stopped by BMI’s Los Angeles office. After first garnering attention for his multiple appearances on Eminem’s tour-de-force debut The Slim Shady LP, Royce da 5’9” has partnered with Eminem for another anticipated project. The two partnered to create new EP “Hell: The Sequel,” slated to drop June 14 on Interscope Records. Their first single… View Photo