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Sep 28, 2011 Co-writer Dallas Davidson celebrates with his wife, Sarah, also a BMI songwriter, at the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” no. 1 party. Davidson, who only began songwriting in 2004, has racked up his eighth no. 1 with “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” undeniably making him one of Music Row’s most in-demand songwriters. View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 Valory Recording artist Justin Moore celebrates at the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” no. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 Dallas Davidson jokes that longtime friend and co-writer Rhett Akins owes him money for recording the “demo” of “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” because Akins originally recorded the song years ago. View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 CMA’s headquarters on Music Row was the ideal host venue as BMI honored the team behind Valory Recording artist Justin Moore’s no. 1, “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.” Co-written by Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch and Brett Jones, the song was originally given to producer Jeremy Stover more than five years ago as a demo. In late 2009, as Moore… View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 BMI toasted the team behind Blake Shelton’s four-week no. 1 hit “Honey Bee” at a shindig co-hosted by BMI and Warner Music Nashville at the latter’s offices on September 8. Written by longtime friends Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, the tongue-in-cheek ballad is the reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year’s fourth consecutive no. 1 single and the ninth of… View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 Co-writer Rhett Akins (far left) is pictured at the “Honey Bee” no. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 Co-writer Rhett Akins, Blake Shelton, and co-writer Ben Hayslip celebrate at the “Honey Bee” no. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 Producer Scott Hendricks and Blake Shelton celebrate at the “Honey Bee” no. 1 party. “Honey Bee” is the 47th no. 1 single Hendricks has produced over the course of his 30-year career. View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 Fellow peach-picker Dallas Davidson (center) congratulates Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip on their no. 1 song “Honey Bee.” View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Nashville Mayor Karl Dean drops by BMI’s Long Line of Heartaches album release party to congratulate Connie Smith. View Photo