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May 18, 2011 Singer Keri Hilson performs onstage at the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 Colbie Caillat attends the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 Singer Colbie Caillat and Morgan Caillat attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 Producer/songwriter Alex da Kid and singer/songwriter Skylar Grey attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 Anthony Hamilton attends the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 BMI President and CEO Del Bryant, Richard Addresi, and BMI Vice President & General Manager of Writer/Publisher Relations Barbara Cane attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 BC Jean Carlson attends the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 17, 2011 Colorado native Becca Riggs stopped by BMI on May 16 to officially become a BMI songwriter. A performer since she was 5 years old, Becca has now partnered with BMI award-winning songwriter and producer James House. Pictured are House, BMI’s David Preston, and Riggs. View Photo

May 17, 2011 BMI award-winning songwriter Will Rambeaux recently accompanied singer/songwriter Michael McGehee as the latter joined BMI’s songwriting family. McGehee is currently touring with his brothers in a group called Mageez, a pop-rock trio with a heavy New Orleans influence. Pictured are McGehee, BMI’s David Preston, and Rambeaux. View Photo

May 10, 2011 BMI presented a host of Million-Air Awards to top-tier songwriter Don Cook during a celebratory lunch on Tuesday, May 10 in Nashville. Cook, who has accumulated over 50 million performances throughout his songwriting career, received another round of prestigious certificates recognizing the more than one million performances of Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America,” “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for… View Photo