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Aug 18, 2009 Octubre Rojo’s Hugo Gonzalez, BMI’s Delia Orjuela, hit-maker Gloria España and producer Pedro Bader enjoy the August 12 BMI-hosted Champagne Toast for composers of hits within the Billboard Latin Top 10. View Photo

Aug 18, 2009 Universal Music Publishing’s Edgar Orjuela, BMI’s Delia Orjuela and hit-maker Toby Sandoval pause for a photo 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

Aug 18, 2009 Pictured at the August 12 BMI-hosted Champagne Toast for composers of hits within the Billboard Latin Top 10 are Universal Music Publishing’s Edgar Orjuela, hit songwriter Adrian Pieragostino, BMI’s Delia Orjuela and hit songwriter Edgar Cortazar. View Photo

Aug 18, 2009 Pictured at the August 12 BMI-hosted Champagne Toast for composers of hits within the Billboard Latin Top 10 are Adrian Pieragostino, co-writer of “Sufre” for Dareyes De La Sierra; José Alfredo Rios— called “El Komander”—who penned “El Katch” for El Compa Chuy; Delia Orjuela, BMI Assistant Vice President, Latin Music; Billboard Latin correspondent Ayala Ben-Yehuda; Edgar Cortazar, co-writer of “Sufre”… View Photo

Aug 14, 2009 Pictured at the Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre luncheon are BMI’s Ralph Jackson, award recipient Andy Monroe, Jerry Bock, award recipient Jack Lechner, award recipient Michael Zam, and BMI’s Jean Banks. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s August 11 party for chart-topper “People Are Crazy” are BMI’s David Preston, UMG Nashville’s Damon Moberly, Crozier Music’s Keith Crozier, producer Carson Chamberlain, co-writer Troy Jones, recording artist Billy Currington, co-writer Bobby Braddock, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, UMG Nashville’s Royce Risser, Carnival Music’s Travis Hill, BMI’s Jody Williams and Carnival Music’s Frank Liddell. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 “People Are Crazy” is the most-performed song on country radio so far this year and marks the 13th #1 of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Bobby Braddock’s four-decade career. Pictured are Troy Jones, Billy Currington, Bobby Braddock and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Hank Adam Locklin of CMA presents #1 plaques to Billy Currington and co-writers Troy Jones and Bobby Braddock during the party for chart-topper “People Are Crazy,” held August 11 at BMI. Pictured are producer and BMI Award-winning songwriter Carson Chamberlain, platinum Mercury Nashville recording artist Billy Currington, co-writer Troy Jones, CMA’s Hank Adam Locklin and co-writer Bobby Braddock. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Troy Jones, dubbed the “Forklift Philosopher” by his former paper mill coworkers, thanks everyone for joining him in celebrating his first #1 song. Before becoming a country hit-maker, Jones worked in a paper mill for twenty years. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Billy Currington thanks the songwriters for penning the droll #1 hit—the fourth of his career. View Photo