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Mar 08, 2011 Kix Brooks performs at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Jerrod Niemann performs at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Dallas Davidson, Whitey Shafer, and Jerrod Niemann perform at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Dallas Davidson, Whitey Shafer, and Kix Brooks deliver a stacked set at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 BMI and Country Aircheck partnered to showcase the talents of legendary, current, and up-and-coming songwriting talent at a writers-in-the-round showcase held Thursday, March 3 during CRS in Nashville. An anticipated annual favorite, the WCRS Live! showcase featured the talents of Whitey Shafer, Dallas Davidson, Kix Brooks, and Jerrod Niemann. Pictured are (back row) BMI’s Perry Howard, Dan Spears, and Tom… View Photo

Mar 07, 2011 Breakout hip hop artist and producer Big K.R.I.T. recently stopped by BMI’s Atlanta office. Hailing from Meridian, Mississippi, Big K.R.I.T. is currently featured in XXL Magazine’s 2011 Freshman Class, a prestigious honor for an up-and-coming star. Pictured are (l-r): BMI’s Byron Wright, Big K.R.I.T.’s attorney Evita Kaigler, Big K.R.I.T. and manager Jonny Shipes. View Photo

Mar 04, 2011 Pictured at a dinner celebrating a recent streak of #1 hits written by BMI songwriter Rhett Akins are BMI’s Mark Mason, Jody Williams, and Beth Laird; Akins; and BMI’s Leslie Roberts and Clay Bradley. View Photo

Mar 04, 2011 BMI’s Jody Williams presents Rhett Akins a plaque honoring the songwriter’s four latest #1 hits. View Photo

Mar 04, 2011 BMI recently congratulated songwriter Rhett Akins for a stellar year on the charts with a dinner at Nashville’s Stoney River. Akins is one-third of the Peach Pickers, a powerhouse songwriting trio also featuring his frequent collaborators Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. The three scored four #1 hits in the past year alone: “Gimmie That Girl,” “All About Tonight,” “All Over… View Photo

Mar 04, 2011 Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Corey Kent White recently visited BMI's Nashville office, where he officially joined the company's growing family of songwriters. After signing on the dotted line, the sixteen-year-old Oklahoma native treated members of BMI's staff to an acoustic performance of his original songs. Pictured are BMI's Mark Mason, manager Sherman Halsey of Halsey Management, Corey Kent White, and BMI President… View Photo