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Jun 17, 2016 Legendary singer/songwriter and BMI Icon Nile Rodgers performs at the performs at the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York City on June 9. View Photo

Jun 17, 2016 Singer/songwriter Roger McGuinn of the Byrds performs at the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York City on June 9. View Photo

Jun 17, 2016 Sire Records chairman and co-founder Seymour Stein accepts the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award. View Photo

Jun 17, 2016 Nick Jonas performs at the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards at the Marriott Maquis in New York City on June 9. View Photo

Jun 17, 2016 Singer/Songwriter Chip Taylor plays a rollicking rendition of “Wild Thing” at the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards at the Marriott Maquis in New York City on June 9. View Photo

Jun 17, 2016 Rachel Platten sings Chip Taylor’s “Angel of the Morning” at the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards at the Marriott Maquis in New York City on June 9. View Photo

Jun 17, 2016 Singer and ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett performs at the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards at the Marriott Maquis in New York City on June 9. View Photo

May 23, 2016 BMI’s Josh Tomlinson (left) and Nina Carter (third from right) gather for a photo with Roots of a Rebellion on Day 1 of Hangout Music Festival May 20, 2016, in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo

May 23, 2016 Roots of a Rebellion perform on Day 1 of Hangout Music Festival May 20, 2016, in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo

May 23, 2016 The Revivalists perform on Day 1 of Hangout Music Festival May 20, 2016, in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo