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Mar 13, 2019 BMI executives pose at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash at SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. L to R: BMI’s Tracie Verlinde, Branden Bosler, Erica Glidewell, Brandon Haas, Alex Flores, Tim Pattison, Josh Tomlinson, Joey Mercado and Lyndsey McFail. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Robert Ellis brings the house down during his set at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 BMI’s Nina Carter poses with Katie Pruitt before her set at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Katie Pruitt performs during the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash in the GSD&M parking lot during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Katie Pruitt performs during the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Ray Benson and BMI’s Branden Bosler pose at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 05, 2019 BMI songwriter Jamie Lee Thurston and guitarist Mark Lurvey perform at “The Toast” during the New England Food Show in Boston. View Photo

Mar 05, 2019 BMI songwriter Jamie Lee Thurston and guitarist Mark Lurvey perform at “The Toast” during the New England Food Show in Boston. View Photo

Mar 05, 2019 Pictured (L-R) at “The Toast,” the after party held in conjunction with the New England Food Show, are: BMI songwriter Jamie Lee Thurston, Horseshoe Grille owner and Massachusetts Restaurant Association Board Chair Pat Lee and MRA President and CEO Bob Luz. View Photo

Mar 05, 2019 Pictured (L-R) before Jamie Lee Thurston’s performance at “The Toast” are: Massachusetts Restaurant Association President and CEO Bob Luz, BMI songwriter Jamie Lee Thurston and BMI’s Dan Spears. View Photo