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Jan 24, 2014 BMI invited some of country music’s top songwriters to the Rocky Mountains for the third annual Crested Butte Songwriters Festival. For two nights, top-tier, up-and-coming, and Colorado-based songwriters performed acoustic in-the-round sets for festival attendees. Performances included sets from Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick, Kree Harrison, Rodney Clawson, Nicolle Galyon, Kendell Marvel, Casey Beathard, Due West, Stephanie Lane Stephenson, Tyler Hansen, Steve Snyder and Lizzy Plotkin.  Pictured are (back… View Photo

Jan 24, 2014 Casey Beathard entertains the crowd at the 2014 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival. View Photo

Jan 24, 2014 Colin Lake performs at the 2014 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival. View Photo

Jan 24, 2014 Colin Lake and Kree Harrison perform at the 2014 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival. View Photo

Jan 24, 2014 Pictured backstage during the 2014 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival are (l-r): Due West’s Brad Hull and Matt Lopez, BMI’s David Preston, Due West’s Matt Lopez, BMI’s Brooke Ivey, and Steve Snyder. View Photo

Jan 24, 2014 Due West and 2013 BMI Icon Dean Dillon perform at the 2014 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival. View Photo

Jan 24, 2014 Due West performs a late night set at the 2014 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival. View Photo

Jan 23, 2014 Joe Nichols (center right) joins "Sunny and 75" co-writer Michael Dulaney and his family on stage after presentations. View Photo

Jan 23, 2014 Music Row came together this week at the Country Music Association's offices in Nashville to celebrate the continued success of Joe Nichols' "Sunny and 75," which was co-written by BMI writers Michael Dulaney and Paul Jenkins. Pictured are (l-r): Warner -Tamerlane Music Publishing’s Ben Vaughn and Alicia Pruitt, co-writers Michael Dulaney and Paul Jenkins, Joe Nichols, BMI's Penny Everhard, co-writer… View Photo

Jan 23, 2014 Performing artist of "Sunny at 75," Joe Nichols (center), applauds his co-writers. View Photo