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Mar 30, 2010 On March 22, the T.J. Martell Foundation recognized the humanitarianism of an elite collection of business leaders, politicians, music industry executives and celebrities at its annual Honors Gala in Nashville. Created by former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston, the organization is a national non-profit group that supports innovative leukemia, cancer and AIDS research. This year, the foundation honored the… View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 BMI co-hosted a spirited celebration at Cabana on Tuesday, March 23 to honor the four-week #1 smash “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” Recorded by Josh Turner and co-written by Jim Beavers, Darrell Brown, and Jonathan Singleton, the song marks Turner’s third chart-topper and is the debut single off his February 2010 release, Haywire. Pictured are co-writer Darrell Brown, Sony/ATV Music… View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 BMI’s Jody Williams congratulates Josh Turner (left) and Jim Beavers (right) on their chart-topper “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 Co-writer Jim Beavers thanks the crowd at the “Why Don’t We Just Dance” #1 party. Pictured are Kobalt Music Publishing’s Whitney Daane, co-writer Jim Beavers, and Josh Turner. View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 Pictured at the “Why Don’t We Just Dance” #1 party are co-writer Jim Beavers (left) and BMI’s Jody Williams (right). View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 Josh Turner thanks his wife—and everyone else’s wives—at the “Why Don’t We Just Dance” #1 party. Pictured are Mark Driskill, co-writers Darrell Brown and Jonathan Singleton, MCA Nashville’s Van Haze, BMI’s Jody Williams, producer Frank Rogers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, Kobalt Music Publishing’s Whitney Daane, and Josh Turner. View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 BMI presented Music 101- Building the Beat workshop with producer Zaytoven at Patchwerk Recording Studios on Tuesday, March 23. 15 producers were selected from over 200 submissions to be a part of the workshop in which Zaytoven discussed his climb in the music business, his production process and the inspiration behind several of his records. Out of the 15 producers… View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 BMI recently hosted an invitation-only preview of Ozomatli’s upcoming album, Fire Away. The culture-crossing troupe delivered the live sneak-peak at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, performing a crowd-pleasing mix of old favorites and tracks from the new album, including “It’s Only Paper,” “Love Comes Down,” “45,” “Malagasy Shock,” and more. Slated for release on April 20, Fire Away is… View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 Ozomatli offers a live preview of their new album Fire Away, slated for release April 20. View Photo

Mar 25, 2010 Ozomatli delights the industry crowd during the BMI-hosted preview of the band’s new album, Fire Away. View Photo