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Jul 10, 2009 Up-and- coming emcee Niña Dioz performs at BMI’s Verano Alternativo showcase at S.O.B’s on July 7. View Photo

Jul 10, 2009 Afrobeta’s Tony "Smurphio" Laurencio and Cristina "Cuci Amador" Garcia jam at BMI’s Verano Alternativo showcase at S.O.B’s on July 7. View Photo

Jul 10, 2009 Washington Heights-bred Bachata duo Girlz Talk (l-r: Marlyn Jimenez, Judy Santos) perform at BMI’s Verano Alternativo showcase at S.O.B’s on July 7. View Photo

Jul 09, 2009 GLAM recently joined BMI’s growing family.  The all-girl group has enjoyed an invigorating round of early success: In addition to releasing their co-written single “Jelly Bean” in partnership with Yums Shoes for the brand’s Jelly Beans shoe line, GLAM is gearing up for a tour of more than 50 elementary and middle schools in the fall. Pictured at BMI’s Los… View Photo

Jul 07, 2009 The 87 Stick Up Kids headlined BMI’s Pick of the Month showcase on Wednesday, June 24 in Los Angeles, serving a healthy dose of their musical mash-ups that draw on influences ranging from Blondie to Afrika Bambatta. Pictured at the showcase are (back row) The 87 Stick Up Kids’ DJ Rockwell, Squish and Nash and BMI’s Casey Robison, with The… View Photo

Jun 26, 2009 Pictured at a BMI luncheon held in Michael Jackson’s honor in 1990 are Berry Gordy, Edward Holland, Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier. View Photo

Jun 26, 2009 Sir Elton John (PRS) and Michael Jackson smile for the camera at a BMI-hosted luncheon in Jackson’s honor in 1990. View Photo

Jun 26, 2009 Pictured at a luncheon honoring Michael Jackson in Los Angeles in are BabyFace, Jackson, and L.A. Reid. View Photo

Jun 26, 2009 Michael Jackson graced the cover of BMI MusicWorld magazine in the summer of 1990. View Photo

Jun 26, 2009 Michael Jackson receives the BMI Michael Jackson Award from former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston in 1990. The honor, appropriately named after its inaugural recipient, recognized outstanding career achievement. View Photo