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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

Jul 15, 2010 BMI recently partnered with Longhorn Steakhouse to present hit songwriters Jim Collins and Rodney Clawson for the Live at Longhorn music series, held at the restaurant’s Brentwood, TN location. The Grammy-nominated songwriters entertained the invitation-only crowd with chart-toppers the two have written for George Strait, Kenny Chesney, and Jason Aldean. The songwriter show preceded a stunning in-the-round performance… View Photo

Jul 15, 2010 BMI’s Dave Claassen hosted “Team BMI” at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club recently. Pictured are W Atlanta Downtown’s Tim Dahlen, Michael Tolcher, Collective Soul’s Ed Roland, BMI’s David Claassen, and Jordan Mitchell of the band Georgia. View Photo

Jul 13, 2010 Recording artist YG recently stopped by BMI’s Atlanta offices. After amassing millions of plays on MySpace as an independent artist, YG released his debut single “Toot It And Boot It” last year. His star power caught the attention of Def Jam Records, and ultimately, YG became the first West Coast rapper to join the iconic label in more than 15… View Photo

Jul 12, 2010 BMI recently presented songwriter Danny Myrick a Million-Air certificate celebrating his hit “She’s Country,” co-written with Bridgette Tatum and performed by Jason Aldean. Released in late 2008, the anthemic “She’s Country” has reached the one million performance mark—the equivalent of 6.7 years of continuous play—with impressive alacrity. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams, Danny Myrick, and BMI’s Beth Mason Laird. View Photo