Photos

May 19, 2014 Empires perform at the 2014 Hangout Music Festival on May 16, 2014, in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo

May 19, 2014 Wild Cub gathers for a photo backstage with BMI's Mark Mason at the 2014 Hangout Music Festival on May 16, 2014, in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo

May 19, 2014 Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones performs during the 2014 Hangout Music Festival on May 18, 2014 in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo

May 19, 2014 Music Allies’ Sean O’Connell and BMI's Mark Mason gather for a photo backstage with Shakey Graves during the 2014 Hangout Music Festival on May 17, 2014, in Gulf Shores, AL. View Photo

May 19, 2014 Atmosphere during The Lonely Biscuits performance during the 2014 Hangout Music Festival on May 17, 2014 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. View Photo

Mar 14, 2014 The Roosevelts perform a grooving rendition of "Baby You Can't Break My Heart" at the BMI Nashville office. View Photo

Mar 14, 2014 Austin-based Americana rock group the Roosevelts stopped by the BMI Nashville offices to perform a few songs from their new Cold Sheets EP on their way back home for South by Southwest. Pictured L-R: BMI's Jody Williams, the Roosevelts and BMI's Penny Everhard. View Photo

Mar 12, 2014 Toby Lightman prior to show. View Photo

Mar 12, 2014 Toby Lightman performing for MHLA. View Photo

Mar 12, 2014 Pictured before Toby’s performance (l to r): Kokua Hospitality Regional Vice President and MHLA Board Chair James Lobosco, Toby Lightman and BMI’s Dan Spears. View Photo