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Jul 19, 2011 BMI and Nashville hotspot the Basement partnered to present acoustic sets from Joey Hyde, Morgan Myles and Deep River at the July 13th installment of BMI Buzz. The quarterly showcase exemplifies BMI’s and the Basement’s twin commitment to developing songwriting talent at all career stages and in all genres by introducing prime up-and-coming singer/songwriters to industry heavyweights. Pictured are BMI’s… View Photo

Jul 11, 2011 Nashville’s creative boon keeps on booming: Mike Wolfe, perhaps best known for his role in the History Channel’s American Pickers, owns a home in Nashville and recently opened the second of his Antique Archeology retail stores in Music City—the first is in LeClair, Iowa. Writer Linda Dyer introduced Wolfe to legendary producer Brian Ahern at the latter’s Nashville studio. Embracing… View Photo

Jul 06, 2011 BMI partnered with radio operator Benedetti Media Group (BMG) to present BMI Award-winning singer/songwriter Chuck Cannon at a client reception staged at the company’s cluster of stations in Billings, Montana. Cannon, whose BMI catalog has accumulated more than 20 million performances, delivered a crowd-pleasing set comprising many of his chart-topping compositions, including John Michael Montgomery’s “I Love the Way You… View Photo

Jul 06, 2011 BMI Award-winning songwriter Wynn Varble wowed the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters (WAB) at the organization’s annual convention, held recently in Jackson Hole. Varble delivered a set stacked with his chart-topping compositions, including “Have You Forgotten” (Darryl Worley), “Waiting on a Woman” (Brad Paisley) and “I’m a Little More Country than That” (Easton Corbin). Pictured after his performance are WAB President… View Photo

Jun 30, 2011 BMI hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, June 28 for Y.E.P.— Young Entertainment Professionals—a new industry networking group created in January by Andrew Cohen, an alumnus of BMI’s Belmont University internship program, Catalog Cast. The panel provided an informal setting for rising Music Row staffers to pick the brains of industry experts in a relaxed, after-hours setting at BMI’s Nashville… View Photo

Jun 28, 2011 Brother Trouble delivers a strong set at BMI’s Nashville offices. View Photo

Jun 28, 2011 Charismatic duo Brother Trouble performed a recent acoustic set at BMI’s Nashville offices. In just a few short years, the pair—comprising brothers Mark and Jason Sutton—has gone from playing Music City honky tonks to opening for Kenny Chesney on his Poets & Pirates Tour. Their current single “Summer’s Little Angel” is generating a healthy buzz. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams,… View Photo

Jun 28, 2011 Keb’ Mo’, Dickey Lee and Allen Reynolds were unable to attend the BMI Film/TV Awards earlier this year, so the three recently stopped by BMI’s Nashville office to pick up their crystals. Keb’ Mo’ earned two trophies: one for Mike & Molly, and the other for Memphis Beat, while Lee and Reynolds each received crystals for composing Memphis… View Photo

Jun 24, 2011 BMI toasted the team behind Keith Urban’s latest #1 “Without You” during a packed party at Cabana on Wednesday, June 22 in Nashville. The 12th #1 single of Urban’s career, “Without You” also marks the third time Pahanish and West have topped charts together. Pictured are Capitol Records’ Steve Hodges, producer Dann Huff, Keith Urban, My Good Girl Music’s Ashley… View Photo

Jun 24, 2011 Keith Urban and co-writers Dave Pahanish and Joe West field questions from the media before the “Without You” #1 party. View Photo