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Jan 14, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant (left) presents an engraved silver plate to 2011 Jazz Master and BMI composer Hubert Laws, with NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. View Photo

Jan 14, 2011 BMI composer and 2011 Jazz Master David Liebman celebrates with NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and BMI President & CEO Del Bryant. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Pictured at the “Come Back Song” #1 dinner are BMI’s Clay Bradley and Jody Williams, co-writer Casey Beathard, Darius Rucker, and BMI’s Bradley Collins. Written by Beathard, Chris Stapleton, and Rucker, the song is the lead single from Rucker’s second country album Charleston, SC 1966. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 BMI toasted the team behind Darius Rucker’s latest chart-topper, “Come Back Song,” at an intimate dinner on Tuesday, January 11. Written by Casey Beathard, Chris Stapleton, and Rucker, the song is the lead single from Rucker’s second country album Charleston, SC 1966. Pictured are Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Mike Whelan, BMI’s Jody Williams and Clay Bradley, McGhee Management’s Scott McGhee, co-writer… View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Pictured performing during the January installment of BMI’s Acoustic Lounge series are Jose Promis, Kristi Jo, Michelle Fletcher, and Jason Reid. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 BMI’s January edition of its Acoustic Lounge series provided a smorgasbord of sweet acoustic sounds. The performances took place on Monday, January 10, and featured singer/songwriters Kristi Jo, Jason Reid, Michelle Fletcher and Jose Promis. Held on the first Monday of each month at Genghis Cohen (740 N. Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood), Acoustic Lounge is free and open to the… View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Rhett Akins (far right) celebrates with his collaborators, Dallas Davidson (middle) and Ben Hayslip (far left) at the “All About Tonight” #1 party on January 7. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 BMI’s Perry Howard congratulates co-writer Dallas Davidson on the success of the #1 song “All About Tonight” at a party held on January 7. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Songwriting power trio Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, and Ben Hayslip celebrated their third chart-topper in 12 months during a party on Friday, January 7 at BMI’s Nashville office. The Georgia natives, known as the “Peach Pickers” up and down Music Row, toasted Blake Shelton’s 2010 recording of their composition “All About Tonight,” which also marks a career-defining 45th #1 single… View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Co-writer Dallas Davidson is all grins at the “All About Tonight” #1 party on January 7. View Photo