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Oct 06, 2010 BMI’s Tavi Shabestari, co-headliner Fences and BMI’s Tracie Verlinde pause for a photo at BMI’s October Pick of the Month in Los Angeles. View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 The Silver Lake Lounge filled up fast for BMI’s October 4 installment of its Pick of the Month series. The showcase featured dynamite sets from The Head and the Heard and Fences. Pictured are members of The Head and the Heard relaxing with (third from left) BMI’s Tavi Shabestari, Tracie Verlinde and Casey Robison. View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) isn’t until April, but leaders are already coming together to plan next year’s full slate of events. Pictured at a recent JAM Task Force meeting are (standing) Marty Ashby, Executive Producer, MCG Jazz; John Hasse, Curator of American Music, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; Joann Stevens, Program Manager, Jazz Appreciation Month Initiatives, National Museum… View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 For the fourth consecutive year, BMI treated all of Next Big Nashville’s artists, journalists, industry executives and VIPs to a catered, low-key brunch at local hot spot Cabana on Saturday, October 2. Co-sponsor Avenue Bank joined BMI this year in providing a much-needed recharge for those involved in the busy four-day festival. Pictured are Leadership Music’s Katie Plauche Morris, BMI’s… View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 BMI hosted singer-songwriters Aby, Granville Automatic, Joey Sykes, and Loch & Key during the October 4 installment of Acoustic Lounge. BMI’s Acoustic Lounge is held the first Monday of every month at Genghis Cohen. Pictured are BMI’s Marissa Lopez, BMI’s Delia Orjuela, Joey Sykes, BMI’s Tracie Verlinde, Aby, BMI’s Tavi Shabestari, and Loch & Key. View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 BMI’s October edition of its Acoustic Lounge showcase series highlighted an inspired selection of up-and-comers. Pictured at the show are BMI’s Marissa Lopez, Aby, BMI’s Delia Orjuela, Granville Automatic, Joey Sykes and Loch & Key. View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 BMI partnered with the IBMA to present the IBMA Awards Nominees Press Reception on Thursday, September 30 at Nashville’s Renaissance Hotel. After the reception, Dailey & Vincent proceeded to win their third consecutive Entertainer of the Year crown during the IBMA Award show at the Ryman Auditorium. Pictured at the pre-part are IBMA’s Dan Hays, Dailey & Vincent, manager Don… View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 Doyle Lawson and BMI's Bradley Collins enjoy the IBMA Awards Nominees Press Reception, presented by BMI and the IBMA on September 30. View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 Pictured at the IBMA Awards Nominees Press Reception are BMI’s Bradley Collins, Distinguished Achievement Award recipient Benjamin “Tex” Logan, Del McCoury, and BMI’s Mark Mason. The event is presented by BMI and the IBMA. View Photo

Oct 06, 2010 BMI’s Bradley Collins (left) and Mark Mason (right) greet Sam Bush at IBMA Awards Nominees Press Reception, presented by BMI and the IBMA. View Photo