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Nov 19, 2009 Margot MacDonald performs in the Copyright Alliance "Coffee Shop," accompanied by Jonathan Ifergan of Chicago band Color Radio. The Coffee Shop was part of the Copyright Alliance Expo held recently in D.C. View Photo

Nov 19, 2009 Pictured at the third annual Copyright Alliance Expo are BMI jazz composer/artist Marcus Johnson, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), BMI songwriter/artist Margot MacDonald, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), and BMI Senior Vice President, Government Relations Fred Cannon. View Photo

Nov 18, 2009 Thomas Rhett Akins, son of BMI Award-winning songwriter Rhett Akins, recently joined the BMI family. Just last week, Akins, Sr. took home a 2009 BMI Country Award for Brooks & Dunn’s “Put a Girl In It,” and Thomas is auspiciously preparing to follow in his father’s footsteps. Pictured are BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Thomas Rhett Akins, and Rhett Akins. View Photo

Nov 18, 2009 Pictured at the BMI-sponsored “An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to the Immortal Otis Redding” in Atlanta are Ray J and BMI’s Byron Wright. In addition to memorializing the late BMI legend, the event serves as a benefit for the Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and scholarships for students at Mercer University Law School. View Photo

Nov 18, 2009 Pictured at “An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to the Immortal Otis Redding” in Atlanta are BMI’s Dave Claassen, Wardell Malloy, and Byron Wright. View Photo

Nov 18, 2009 The Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta recently hosted “An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to the Immortal Otis Redding.” The event, sponsored by BMI, served as a benefit for The Big “O” Youth Educational Dream Foundation, which is directed by the late Redding’s wife Zelma and supports the Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and… View Photo

Nov 18, 2009 BMI recently launched a new showcase entitled East Side Sounds at Rumours East Wine Bar in Nashville. The series features eclectic acts performing in an intimate, outdoor setting in one of the area’s most musically rich neighborhoods. Pictured are Amy Stroup, Trent Dabbs, Daniel Tashian, and Megan McCormick. View Photo

Nov 17, 2009 BMI recently presented a panel at Georgia State University entitled Music 101: Money Management. BMI’s Catherine Brewton moderated the discussion, which educated attendees regarding the best ways to budget and manage their income. Pictured at the panel are Horace Blenman of Madison Financial Group LLC; BMI’s Catherine Brewton and Byron Wright; Uwonda Carter, Esq. of the Carter Law Firm LLC;… View Photo

Nov 17, 2009 BMI’s Joey Mercado, Ramón González Mora, and BMI’s Delia Orjuela and Glenda Hart pause for a photo at Noche Bohemia, co-hosted by BMI and The Recording Academy Texas Chapter in San Antonio on September 22. View Photo

Nov 17, 2009 During Noche Bohemia in San Antonio on September 22, BMI’s Delia Orjuela (l) and Joey Mercado (r) present a BMI Million-Air certificate to Ramón González Mora, recognizing more than one million performances of his composition “Necesito Decirte.” View Photo