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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

Sep 12, 2011 A highlight of BMI’s recent reception celebrating the release of Connie Smith’s Line of Heartaches was Smith’s performance of “A Heart Like You,” which drew whoops and audible awe from the crowd, appreciative of both the delivery and craftsmanship. Written by revered songwriter Dallas Frazier (left), “A Heart Like You” is the first song the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer… View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Old friends and stone-cold country aficionados gathered to celebrate the release of Connie Smith’s Long Line of Heartaches at an intimate reception hosted by BMI on Thursday, September 8. Smith and her band performed a short set featuring cuts from the acclaimed new release, which is already being praised by many critics as the best country album of the year.… View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Connie Smith performs a selection of singles from her latest album Long Line of Heartaches at a BMI-hosted reception on September 8. The album also includes five singles either written or co-written by Smith, including the title track, which she and husband Marty Stuart composed. View Photo