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Sep 11, 2009 BMI Icon George Clinton and Janelle Monae attend the BMI Urban Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 10, 2009 in New York City. View Photo

Sep 11, 2009 (L-R) Musicians Bootsy Collins, Big Boi and George Clinton, winner of the BMI Icon Award, attend the BMI Urban Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 10, 2009 in New York City. View Photo

Sep 11, 2009 BMI's Ian Holder, Jim Jonsin, Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations of Atlanta, and BMI's David Claassen attend the BMI Urban Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 10, 2009 in New York City. View Photo

Sep 11, 2009 BMI Icon George Clinton; Sly Stone; Bootsy Collins; Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations of Atlanta; President and CEO of BMI Del Bryant and Wardell Malloy Sr Director, Writer/Publisher Relations attend the BMI Urban Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 10, 2009 in New York City. View Photo

Sep 10, 2009 Newly-formed publishing company Edith & Olive Music finished the last of their official paperwork at BMI Wednesday, September 9. Co-founded by Elisa Vazzana and Katie Williams, Edith & Olive recruited Nashville singer/songwriter Amanda Flynn to be the company’s flagship writer. Pictured are (front row) Edith & Olive’s Elisa Vazzana, Amanda Flynn and Katie Williams; (back row) BMI’s Perry Howard, Flynn's… View Photo

Sep 10, 2009 Ben and Chad Truman, sons of Diamond Rio’s keyboardist Dan Truman, brought some soulful jazz-pop to BMI’s Nashville office on September 8. The duo, aptly named Truman, recently opened for Kelly Clarkson and is currently touring colleges around the nation. Pictured are BMI’s Thomas Cain and Clay Bradley, Wendee Truman, BMI’s Jody Williams, Truman’s Ben and Chad Truman, and Diamond… View Photo

Sep 10, 2009 2009 BMI Urban Icon George Clinton View Photo

Sep 09, 2009 Irish singer/songwriter Ben Glover brings his songs to Nashville at BMI Buzz at the Basement on September 2. View Photo

Sep 09, 2009 Nashville’s own Edens Edge performs for a packed house at BMI Buzz at the Basement on September 2. View Photo

Sep 09, 2009 Texan Kacey Musgraves entertains the crowd with a story about her new Nashville neighbors at BMI Buzz at the Basement on September 2. View Photo