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May 12, 2009 Bobby Pinson, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, and Rodney Clawson perform during the 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival. View Photo

May 12, 2009 Pictured backstage after a Thursday night show in famed theatre the San Carlos Institute are BMI’s Mark Mason, Robert Earl Keen, Jason Sellers, D. Vincent Williams, Paul Overstreet, Jamey Johnson, Wendell Mobley, and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

May 12, 2009 Pictured at the kick-off party for the 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival are: front row: BMI’s Beth Mason and Bradley Collins; songwriters James Slater and Tim Nichols; middle row: GAC’s Storme Warren; BMI’s Perry Howard; Copyright Exchange’s Chip Petree; BMI’s Mark Mason; This Music’s Rusty Gaston; songwriter Luke Laird; back row: songwriter Jimmy Yeary; Copyright Exchange’s Richard Orga; Better… View Photo

Apr 16, 2009 BMI recently welcomed Jeremy Easley to its growing family. Lead singer for up-and-comers The Shoals, Easley is a staff writer for Skyline Publishing. Pictured are BMI’s Mark Mason, Skyline Publishing’s Liz Morin, and BMI’s Bradley Collins, with Jeremy Easley, seated. View Photo

Apr 14, 2009 Respected tastemaker Chris Farren recently made the switch, joining BMI’s growing family. The two-time Grammy-nominated producer and five-time Grammy-nominated publisher has also proven to be an acute businessman, spearheading Combustion Music as the multi-genre publishing powerhouse’s president. The company features a 12-deep writing roster that includes The Kings of Leon, Ashley Gorley, and Gordie Sampson. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams,… View Photo

Apr 03, 2009 Jeffrey Steele treated a substantial crowd to a welcome full-band blitz during BMI’s Tin Pan South Showcase Thursday, April 2 at Mercy Lounge. The rowdy audience enjoying Steele’s performance included some of the hitmaker’s most recognizable friends. Hanging out backstage before the show are Kix Brooks; Bob DiPiero; Craig Wiseman; BMI’s Clay Bradley; NSAI’s Erika Wollam Nichols; Jeffrey Steele; and… View Photo

Apr 03, 2009 Pictured in a Nashville studio during a session booked to re-record Sammy Johns’ 1974 hit “Chevy Van” are BMI’s David Preston, Sammy Johns, guitar legend James Burton, producer and publisher Tom Long, and Darryl Burgess. View Photo

Apr 03, 2009 BMI recently presented two more prestigious Million-Air certificates to award-winning songwriter Larry Henley. Henley’s composition “Wind Beneath My Wings” has now officially generated more than 7 million performances, while his song “Is It Still Over” has racked up a healthy 2 million. Pictured at BMI’s Thomas Cain, Henley, and BMI’s Mary Loving. View Photo

Apr 02, 2009 Heidi Newfield and Randy Houser drew a stacked crowd to 12th & Porter Wednesday, March 4 for an installment of the BMI Presents at 12th & Porter series. Both singer-songwriters are enjoying high profile breakthroughs: Newfield recently underscored the success of her solo debut with a resounding five ACM nominations, while late night guru David Letterman recently set country tongues… View Photo

Apr 02, 2009 During CRS-40 in Nashville, BMI songwriters and Big Machine recording artists Kate and Kacey took a few minutes out of their busy schedule to stop by the BMI booth. Pictured are BMI’s Margaret Vann and Dan Spears, Kate, WXCY-FM’s Bob Bloom, Kacey, and BMI’s Kathleen Smyth. View Photo