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Oct 14, 2010 During the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival, BMI invited some of Nashville’s regional leaders as well as a host of nationally-recognized talent to fill up three day’s worth of music on the shady BMI-sponsored stage. Each day, throngs gathered in front of the stage to catch the next big thing, like Ruby Jane, and longtime favorites like Two Tons… View Photo

Oct 14, 2010 Ponderosa rocks the BMI stage Friday, October 8 at the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival. View Photo

Oct 14, 2010 Revelers gathered at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café downtown to toast the creative team behind Lady Antebellum’s chart-topper “Our Kind of Love.” Written by Lady A’s Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hillary Scott, along with buzz-writer busbee, the song marks the third #1 off the trio’s album Need You Now. During the party, there was even extra cause for celebration: Capitol… View Photo

Oct 14, 2010 Capitol Records announces that Lady Antebellum’s album Need You Now recently hit the triple-platinum sales mark at the “Our Kind of Love” #1 party on October 6. Pictured are Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood; producer Paul Worley; and co-writer busbee. View Photo

Oct 14, 2010 Warner/Chappell’s B.J. Hill toasts the co-writers of “Our Kind of Love” on October 6. Pictured are Hill; Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood; and co-writer busbee. View Photo

Oct 14, 2010 Dave Haywood thanks everyone at the “Our Kind of Love” #1 party on October 6. View Photo

Oct 14, 2010 Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley thanks the crowd gathered at the Hard Rock Café for the “Our Kind of Love” #1 party on October 6. Pictured are Kelley, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood, co-writer busbee, and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott. View Photo

Oct 13, 2010 BMI recently staged its third Building the Beat workshop, inviting aspiring producers to submit their work for the chance at a critique by producer Kane Beatz. Beatz, who has worked on projects with Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Young Money, Gucci Mane, and Trey Songz, offered pointers for the selected beat-makers during the session, held October 8 during the A3C Festival… View Photo

Oct 13, 2010 BMI’s Byron Wright and Kane Beatz listen to producer Jordan “JHAY BLACK” Alphonsus’ original track, one of the beats hand-picked for the Building the Beat workshop on October 8. View Photo

Oct 13, 2010 Audience members and contestants listen to Kane Beatz’ critique of a contestant’s beat during the Building the Beat Workshop on October 8. View Photo