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Jun 04, 2010 On June 2, BMI set the stage at the Basement for some of Nashville’s hottest up-and-comers. The quarterly showcase, called BMI Buzz, gives fresh voices the mic in front of an attentive industry crowd. The June installment of the series featured Young Guns, Penny Dale, Adam Stone and Parker Welling. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams; Young Guns’ Tommie Closson; BMI’s… View Photo

Jun 03, 2010 Serial chart-topper Pitbull (r) was unable to attend the 2010 BMI Pop Awards, so BMI took the celebration to him. Backstage before his performance at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, BMI’s Delia Orjuela (l) presented two prestigious BMI Pop Awards—one for co-writing and one for publishing—to Pitbull in honor of his international hit, “I Know You Want Me,”… View Photo

Jun 02, 2010 BMI recently saluted co-writers Wade Kirby, Rodney Clawson and Monty Criswell, whose chart-topping collaboration “I Saw God Today” recently surpassed one million performances. The poignant hit also marked Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait’s 43rd #1 single. Pictured at BMI on May 27 are Kirby, Clawson, BMI’s Thomas Cain, Criswell, and Steel Wheels Music’s Jason Krupek. View Photo

Jun 01, 2010 BMI songwriter and TV star David Soul, daughter China Soul and BMI’s Simon Aldridge huddle for a photo during the June edition of the BMI / Hit Sheet monthly showcase at The Cobden Club in London. China performed with her eponymous band. View Photo

May 27, 2010 Jose “El Mello” Perdomo was unable to attend the BMI Latin Awards held earlier this year, so BMI caught up with the hitmaker to present a 2010 BMI Latin Award for song “Cancion de Amor,” performed by Don Omar, which the esteemed songwriter/producer wrote. Pictured are BMI’s Porfirio Piña and Perdomo.  View Photo

May 27, 2010 BMI hosted a guitar pull at its Music Row office in Nashville as part of the 2010 Media Financial Management Conference on Monday, May 24. More than 300 broadcasters were treated to a slew of country hits performed by a virtual who’s who of Nashville songwriters: Luke Laird (“Hillbilly Bone,” “Temporary Home”), Lee Thomas Miller (“In Color,” “The Impossible”) and… View Photo

May 27, 2010 Pictured at the Country Throwdown Tour launch party on May 25 are BMI’s Jody Williams, Bluebird Café’s Erika Wollam Nichols, 4Fini’s Sarah Baer, and BMI’s Beth Mason. View Photo

May 27, 2010 Artists, songwriters, and industry executives mingle at Cabana during the inaugural Country Throwdown Tour launch party on May 25. View Photo

May 27, 2010 4Fini’s Sarah Baer, the tour’s co-producer, welcomes guests to the BMI-hosted Country Throwdown Tour party at Cabana on May 25. View Photo

May 27, 2010 BMI hosted a party at Nashville hotspot Cabana on Tuesday, May 25 to celebrate the launch of the inaugural Country Throwdown Tour. The tour kicked off May 14 and concludes June 20, marking the first multi-city, multi-act country run of its kind. Headlined by contemporary masters of twang including Jamey Johnson and Montgomery Gentry, the lineup also features a BMI-sponsored… View Photo