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May 27, 2011 BMI co-hosted a party at Cabana on Wednesday, May 25 to toast the team behind Sara Evans’s latest #1, “A Little Bit Stronger.” Co-written by BMI hit-machine Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, the song marks Evans’s return to the top of the charts, Scott’s first chart-topper as a songwriter for another artist, and the eighth and… View Photo

May 27, 2011 Co-writer Luke Laird, celebrating his sixth #1, thanks all in attendance at the “A Little Bit Stronger” #1 party. View Photo

May 26, 2011 Lukas Nelson shreds at the Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour kickoff party. View Photo

May 26, 2011 Lee Brice (right) compliments Lukas Nelson (left) on his performance at the Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour kickoff party. View Photo

May 26, 2011 Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real perform at Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour kickoff party. View Photo

May 26, 2011 BMI hosted the kick-off party for the second annual Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour at its Nashville offices on Monday, May 23. Featuring a blazing performance by Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, the party was a rollicking start to the tour, which runs from May 27 to July 4, with a stop at Nashville’s The Woods of Fontanel… View Photo

May 26, 2011 Y’allwire’s Stephanie Langston interviews Lukas Nelson at the Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour kickoff party. View Photo

May 25, 2011 BMI songwriter Justin Wilson stopped by BMI to ink a publishing with Bigger Picture Music on May 23. Pictured are Bigger Picture’s Jeff Carlton, Wilson, BMI’s Bradley Collins, and Bigger Picture’s Alan Kates. View Photo

May 19, 2011 BMI Pop Publisher of the Year Sony/ATV dominated the nigh. With 16 songs among the year’s most-performed, Sony/ATV Songs LLC claimed the Pop Publisher of the Year crystal.  Pictured celebrating their big night are Sony/ATV staff, songwriters, and BMI supporters. View Photo

May 19, 2011 BMI songwriting legend Richard Addrisi receives a special certification for his classic composition “Never My Love” which extended its evergreen status by an addition 5 million in performance detections. Pictured are BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, BMI's Barbara Cane, Adrissi, and BMI’s Phil Graham. View Photo