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Jun 26, 2009 Michael Jackson receives the BMI Michael Jackson Award from former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston in 1990. The honor, appropriately named after its inaugural recipient, recognized outstanding career achievement. View Photo

Jun 26, 2009 BMI’s Ed Cramer (right) presents the 1983 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year award to Michael Jackson. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 Pictured in Atlanta celebrating T-Pain’s BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year win are BMI’s Byron Wright and T-Pain, with BMI’s Catherine Brewton and Dave Claassen. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 After a successful show at BMI’s 8 off 8th on Monday, June 22, Mean Tambourines stopped by BMI’s offices on Tuesday to sign on as affiliates. Pictured are BMI’s Mark Mason and Gabe Pigg of Mean Tambourines, with Mean Tambourines’ Ryan Truso, Chris Boyle, and Austin Brown seated in front. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 In addition to serving as the evening’s host, Daniel Tashian performed with his band The Silver Seas during the June 22 installment of BMI’s 8 off 8th showcase series in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 MyNameIsJohnMichael happily belie the solo connotation of their name during their spirited performance at the June 22 installment of BMI’s 8 off 8th showcase series in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 Leroy Powell shows off his shredding skills for the 8 off 8th crowd on June 22 in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 Jonathan Trebing, host for the evening and member of The Silver Seas Daniel Tashian, performer Jeremy Lister, BMI’s Leslie Roberts and Beth Mason, Big Yellow Dog’s Carla Wallace, and Caitlin Evanson pause for a photo during the June 22 installment of BMI’s 8 off 8th showcase series in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 25, 2009 Pictured at the June 22 installment of BMI’s 8 off 8th showcase series in Nashville are CAA’s Matt Morris, BMI’s Leslie Roberts and Mark Mason, host for the evening and member of The Silver Seas Daniel Tashian, and BMI’s Beth Mason. View Photo

Jun 23, 2009 BMI’s Anne Cecere (left) moderated an in-depth discussion about video game music composition with composer Cris Velasco (right) on Thursday, June 11 at the Los Angeles Film School and Los Angeles Recording School. With his collaborator and fellow BMI composer Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris has scored more than 20 video games, including Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Splinter Cell: Double Agent… View Photo