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Oct 21, 2009 Pictured at the 2009 NSAI Awards dinner and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony are BMI’s Jody Williams, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Kye Fleming, Wynn Varble, and BMI’s Phil Graham. View Photo

Oct 21, 2009 Pictured at the 2009 Encompass New Opera Theatre Jazz Gala are Pat Cook, Artistic Director of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop; Nancy Rhodes, Artistic Director of the Encompass New Opera Theatre; Maury Yeston, BMI’s Jean Banks; Frank Evans, Workshop Special Events Coordinator; and Morton Banks. View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 During the Rights, Royalties & Reporting in the Digital World panel at the Digital Music Forum West, participants dove in to the issues currently driving the entertainment industry’s dialogue. Pictured are BMI’s Richard Conlon; Cecily Mak, Assoc. General Counsel & Dir., Music Licensing, Real & Rhapsody; Maurice Russell, VP, Licensing, Collections & Bus. Affairs, Harry Fox Agency; Erik Steigen, Dir.,… View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 Pictured at the Rights, Royalties & Reporting in the Digital World panel staged during the 4th annual Digital Music Forum West are BMI’s Richard Conlon; Cecily Mak, Assoc. General Counsel & Dir., Music Licensing, Real & Rhapsody; Maurice Russell, VP, Licensing, Collections & Bus. Affairs, Harry Fox Agency; Erik Steigen, Dir., Publishing & Royalties, Provident Financial Management; Les Watkins, SVP,… View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 Pictured at the Jazz Foundation of America's Jazz Loft Party are the Smithsonian Institution’s John Hasse, BMI’s Robbin Ahrold and Jazz Foundation Executive Director Wendy Oxenhorn. View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 BMI’s Jody Williams congratulates co-writer Jon Mabe on the success of “The Climb,” which marks the first chart-topper for the songplugger-turned-songwriter. Pictured at “The Climb” #1 party at BMI on October 14 are BMI’s Bradley Collins, BMI co-writer Jon Mabe, co-writer Jessi Alexander, and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 Hit songwriter Tim Nichols (right), was one of the many songwriters who celebrated with Jon Mabe at “The Climb” #1 party on October 14 in Nashville. View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 Pictured at the BMI-hosted #1 party for “The Climb” are BMI’s Jody Williams, Stage Three Music’s Tim Hunze, co-writer Jessi Alexander, BMI co-writer Jon Mabe, Stage Three Music’s Missy Roberts, and BMI’s Clay Bradley. View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 Co-writers Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe enjoy “The Climb” #1 party at BMI on October 14. View Photo

Oct 20, 2009 Jon Mabe looks back on his own journey to the top at “The Climb” #1 party, held October 14 in Nashville. Mabe co-wrote the Miley Cyrus smash, which rested atop the Billboard AC chart for 14 weeks. View Photo