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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

May 10, 2011 Pictured are BMI’s David Preston and Jesse Keith Whitley. A promising young BMI singer/songwriter, Whitley recently released his debut album, Kentucky Thunder. View Photo

May 10, 2011 Jesse Keith Whitley, the son of country music greats Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan, recently released his full-length debut, Kentucky Thunder. Kelly Lynn of Inside Music Row met up with Jesse at BMI’s Nashville offices to ask him a few questions about his new release. View Photo

May 10, 2011 BMI invited many of Music Row’s brightest up-and-coming professionals to a breakfast at its Nashville office on Tuesday, May 10. Along with the coffee, victuals, and networking, the group enjoyed a performance by soulful singer/songwriter Dean Alexander. Attendees and BMI Writer/Publisher representatives gathered for a photo just before Alexander’s set. View Photo

May 09, 2011 Pictured performing at the 2011 Key West Songwriters Festival are Rebecca Lynn Howard, James Slater, and Sarah Buxton. View Photo

May 09, 2011 Newlyweds Sarah Buxton and Tom Bucovac perform at the Southernmost House Pool Party at the 2011 Key West Songwriters Festival. View Photo