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Aug 21, 2009 Sony/ATV recently hosted a tailgate party to celebrate the #1 song “Sideways,” co-written by BMI writer Jim Beavers. “Sideways” is Beavers’ third #1 in a little over a year and a half, as well as his first chart-topper with frequent collaborator Dierks Bentley: The duo has composed a number of Bentley’s other singles, including “How Am I Doing” and “With… View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Gabriel Flores wows the audience with selections from his debut, La Voz Del Amor, slated for release in September. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Wendolee kicks of an evening of strong Latin sounds during BMI’s August 18 showcase at the Gibson Showroom in Los Angeles. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Pictured at the BMI showcase featuring Gabriel Flores and Wendolee on August 18 at the Gibson Showroom in Los Angeles are BMI’s Marissa Lopez, Wendolee and BMI’s Delia Orjuela. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Gabriel Flores performs during a BMI-hosted showcase, held August 18 at the Gibson Showroom in Los Angeles. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Pictured at the BMI showcase featuring Gabriel Flores on August 18 in Los Angeles are BMI’s Marissa Lopez, Gabriel Flores and BMI’s Delia Orjuela. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Grant-Lee Phillips offers a taste of his new album, Little Moon, during BMI’s Pick of the Month showcase, held August 18 at The Hotel Café in Los Angeles. Pictured performing are Jebbin Bruni (piano/keys), Jay Bellerose (drums), Grant-Lee Phillips (vocals/guitar), Paul Bryan (bass/vocals) and Sebastian Aymanns (percussion). Out on Yep Roc Records, the album drops October 18. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s August Pick of the Month showcase featuring Grant-Lee Phillips and co-presented by Chrysalis Music and Yep Roc Records are Tommy Manzi of the Umbrella Group; BMI’s Barbara Cane; Steve Cresto, Senior VP Film-TV/A&R for Chrysalis Music Group; Grant-Lee Phillips; and BMI’s Tracie Verlinde and Casey Robison. View Photo

Aug 20, 2009 BMI singer-songwriter George Ducas was the featured performer at the New Mexico Broadcasters Association’s (NMBA) Excellence in Broadcasting Awards Gala, held August 14 in Albuquerque. Pictured following George’s performance are BMI’s Dan Spears, NMBA Chairman and VP/GM of Pecos Valley Broadcasting Gene Dow, Ducas, and Citadel Communications-Albuquerque VP/GM and NMBA Chairman Elect Milt McConnell. Ducas, whose compositions include Sara Evans’… View Photo

Aug 18, 2009 peermusic VP Kathy Spanberger, BMI’s Marissa Lopez, hit songwriter José Alfredo Rios “El Komander,” BMI’s Delia Orjuela and peermusic’s Yvonne Gomez smile for the camera at the August 12 BMI-hosted Champagne Toast in Los Angeles for composers of hits that recently reached the Billboard Latin Top 10. View Photo