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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

Sep 09, 2009 Pictured at BMI Buzz at the Basement on September 2 are BMI’s Beth Mason; Cherrill Green, Hannah Blaylock, and Dean Berner of Edens Edge; Kacey Musgraves; BMI’s Leslie Roberts; Ben Glover; and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Sep 04, 2009 Iranian imports Hypernova were BMI’s “Pick of the Month” showcase performers on August 31 at New York’s Blender Theater. Pictured after their performance are Hypernova’s Poya, Kodi and Kami; BMI’s Brandon Haas; Hypernova’s Raam and Jam; BMI’s Samantha Cox; and Barry Perlman. View Photo

Sep 03, 2009 Jim Rooney (center) and Dickey Lee (right) present the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award to friend Allen Reynolds on Sunday, August 23 in Nashville. View Photo