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Jun 21, 2010 Candi Staton and One eskimO celebrate at the “Kandi” #1 party on June 17. Pictured are One eskimO’s Adam Falkner and Pete Rinaldi, Candi Staton, and One eskimO’s Jamie Sefton and Kristian Leontiou. View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 BMI celebrated the legacy of the late Country Music and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Harlan Howard with a #1 party of a different sort. Staged Thursday, June 17 at the organization’s Music Row offices, the event toasted the multi-talented—and multi-cultural—participants in recent AAA chart-topper “Kandi.” UK indie troupe One eskimO sampled the Candi Staton classic “He Called Me Baby,”… View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 Pictured at the “Kandi” #1 party are One eskimO’s Adam Falkner and Kristian Leontiou, Harlan Howard Songs’ Melanie Howard, and One eskimO’s Pete Rinaldi and Jamie Sefton. View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 BMI’s Jody Williams, right, looks on as Candi Staton thanks One eskimO for sampling her song “He Called Me Baby,” written by Harlan Howard. View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 R&B legend Candi Staton mingles with One eskimO at BMI’s “Kandi” #1 party on June 17. View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 Harlan Howard Songs’ Melanie Howard and Candi Staton enjoy the “Kandi” #1 party at BMI on June 17. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Eighteen-year-old singer/songwriter Julia Sinclair, also a highly regarded classical guitarist, played BMI’s second June “Pick of the Month” showcase, held June 15 at Rockwood Music Hall. Pictured are Julia Sinclair, and BMI’s Samantha Cox and Brandon Haas. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 BMI jazz great Randy Klein accepts an award on behalf of photographer Lena Adasheva from broadcaster Jim Wilke during the JJA Awards in New York. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Cyro Baptista shows off his JJA Jazz Award for Percussionist of the Year trophy, as presenter Elzy Kolb of Hot House magazine smiles in the background. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Rudresh Mahanthappa (right) celebrates his second consecutive JJA Jazz Award for Alto Saxophonist of the Year after receiving the honor from Laurence Donohue-Greene (left), editor of AllAboutJazz-New York. View Photo