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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native, displayed his Sparkle & Twang exhibit chronicling 40 years of country music costumes, collectibles, and unpublished photographs.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

Jul 16, 2010 BMI recently saluted songwriter Marty Dodson, whose song “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven” has surpassed the one-million performances mark. Dodson co-wrote the Kenny Chesney single with fellow BMI hit-maker Jim Collins. Dodson’s other chart-climbing work has been recorded by artists such as Rascal Flatts, Billy Currington, George Strait, Craig Morgan, Billy Ray Cyrus, and many more. Pictured are BMI’s… View Photo

Jul 15, 2010 BMI attended the Summer Summit in Arizona last month. During the event, BMI presented a gold record to American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Chairman of the Board David Kong, recognizing the organization’s 100th anniversary of service to the hospitality industry. Pictured are BMI’s Jack Flynn and AH&LA Chairman of the Board / President & CEO, Best Western International David… View Photo