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Jun 15, 2010 The Zac Brown Band fan club huddles on stage for a family photo during the group’s CMA Music Fest party, held June 12 in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 15, 2010 BMI’s Jody Williams salutes the entire Zac Brown Band at the group’s fan-club mixer during CMA Music Fest in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 15, 2010 The Zac Brown Band embraced the CMA Music Festival’s fan-fair spirit, hosting an “eat-and-greet” fan-club mixer June 12 at Limelight in Nashville. BMI joined the festivities, toasting the band and songwriters behind the hits with a handful of trophies. First, BMI celebrated chart-toppers “Whatever It Is” and “Highway 20 Ride,” both written by Zac Brown and frequent collaborator Wyatt Durrette,… View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 Since Benny Blanco was unable to attend the 2010 BMI Pop Awards ceremony in May, BMI’s Samantha Cox (left) and Brooke Morrow (far right) caught up with the hitmaker to present him with two awards recognizing his songs “Circus,” recorded by Britney Spears, and “Don’t Trust Me,” made hugely popular by 3OH!3. View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 Ray Romulus (Stereotypes); BMI’s Nicole Plantin; and Tab Nkhereanye, VP of Creative, Sony ATV enjoy BMI’s Next Fresh Thing showcase. View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 Lindsey Lanier, Creative Associate Director Universal Publishing; producer Beau Dozier; and BMI’s Nicole Plantin huddle for a photo during BMI’s Next Fresh Thing showcase in Los Angeles. View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 Priscilla Renea’s vocal strength was on full display during BMI’s Next Fresh Thing showcase in Los Angeles. View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 Sonyae Elise captivates the audience during BMI’s Next Fresh Thing showcase in Los Angeles. View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 BMI offered a snapshot of music’s freshest new female voices during the June edition of its Next Fresh Thing series. Held at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, the show featured Priscilla Renea, Sonyae Elise and Herstory (pictured). Next Fresh Thing represents just one more facet of BMI’s dedication to developing and supporting artists and songwriters in all genres, every… View Photo

Jun 14, 2010 BMI recently welcomed August Rigo to its growing family. A potent songwriter and producer, Rigo has written chart candy including “U Smile,” “Stuck in a Moment,” and “Kiss and Tell” for Justin Bieber’s soon-to-be platinum sophomore release, My World 2.0. In fact, Sean Kingston, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, David Archuleta, Alexis Jordan, Pleasure P, Fat Joe, Iyaz, and Jessica Jarrell have… View Photo