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Jul 26, 2010 The Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center’s board of directors, including BMI’s Fred Cannon, gather around honoree Marty Stuart and his wife, country music legend Connie Smith, as Stuart receives a star on the Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center Walk of Fame. Pictured are (front row) Duffee Williams, Joe Norwood, Mayor Cheri Barry, Laura Gidden, Ann Alexander, honoree Marty Stuart, Connie… View Photo

Jul 26, 2010 BMI’s Fred Cannon greets Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center Walk of Fame honoree Sela Ward. View Photo

Jul 26, 2010 The Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center honored country music renaissance man Marty Stuart with a star on the organization’s Walk of Fame. The ceremony was held July 9, outside the MSU Riley Center where Stuart, a Mississippi native, displayed his Sparkle & Twang exhibit chronicling 40 years of country music costumes, collectibles, and unpublished photographs. Pictured are Stuart and BMI’s… View Photo

Jul 21, 2010 BMI and EMI co-hosted a luncheon for many of their shared writers and producers at Buckhead’s Capital Grille July 20 in Atlanta. Pictured at the mixer are (back row) N Zone’s Donna Jones, producer Elvis Williams, D.A.R.P’s Sharliss Asbury, EMI’s Leotis Clyburn, D.A.R.P.’s Kim Smith, EMI’s Jon Platt, Producer DJ Toomp, EMI’s Sam Taylor, and BMI’s David Claassen; (front row)… View Photo

Jul 20, 2010 Pictured at DRINKSHOP Live! on July 15 are producer Zaytoven, BMI’s Byron Wright, and songwriter E. Miles. View Photo

Jul 20, 2010 Rico Brooks, the Vice President of Block Entertainment; chart-climbing producer Zaytoven; and BMI’s Byron Wright enjoy BMI’s DRINKSHOP Live! at the W Atlanta Downtown. View Photo

Jul 20, 2010 Pictured after the Baron Sisters’ performance at DRINKSHOP Live! on July 15 are BMI’s Byron Wright and Catherine Brewton. View Photo

Jul 20, 2010 BMI presented another round of promising up-and-comers during its July 15 installment of DRINKSHOP Live! at the W Atlanta Downtown. Deerfield Beach, Florida duo the Baron Sisters played back-to-back acoustic sets in the chic hotel’s lounge. Pictured are Kelsie Baron, BMI’s David Claassen, and Kimberly Baron. View Photo

Jul 20, 2010 The Conclave Annual Learning Conference recently celebrated its 35th anniversary by looking back on three decades of hits with a trio of perennial BMI favorites: Orleans frontman Larry Hoppen, BMI Icon John Oates, and Better Than Ezra lead singer and songwriter Kevin Griffin. The intimate performance featured smash after smash, including “Still the One,” “Dance with Me,” “Maneater,” “She’s Gone,”… View Photo

Jul 16, 2010 BMI’s Dave Claassen (left) recently attended a performance by Natasha Bedingfield (right) in Atlanta radio station Star 94's A-List Lounge at the Hotel Indigo Downtown Atlanta, promoting the hotel’s Locals Know Best program. View Photo