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Oct 14, 2009 The 2009 Billboard Top 30 Power Players gather for a photo on stage during the magazine’s annual Women in Music luncheon, held October 2 in New York. BMI’s Alison Smith (second from left) was included in the Top 30. View Photo

Oct 14, 2009 BMI’s Alison Smith and Billboard’s Woman of the Year Beyoncé, who were both honored during the magazine’s annual Women in Music luncheon, held October 2 in New York. Smith was named one of Billboard’s Top 30 Power Players. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Ayala Ben-Yehuda, Billboard Latin Correspondent; Leila Cobo, Billboard Executive Director of Content and Programming for Latin Music and Entertainment; featured performer Larry Hernandez; BMI’s Delia Orjuela; and BMI’s Marissa Lopez pause for a photo during Noche Mexicana, held October 7 to kick off the 2009 Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit in Los Angeles. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Horacio Palencia, Javier San Roman, Gloria España, Erika Vidrio, Luis Carlos Monroy and Gabriel Flores discuss contemporary songwriting issues during the “How I Wrote that Song” panel, held at The Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit in Los Angeles. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Pictured at the “How I Wrote that Song” panel during The Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit are panelist Gabriel Flores; BMI’s Marissa Lopez; panelists Horacio Palencia, Erika Vidrio and Luis Carlos Monroy; BMI’s Delia Orjuela; and panelists Gloria España and Javier Sanroman. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Hermanos Herrera delight the crowd during BMI’s Noche Mexicana, held October 7 to kick off the 2009 Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit in Los Angeles. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 La Santa Cecilia deliver a scorching set during BMI’s Noche Mexicana, held October 7 to kick off the 2009 Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit in Los Angeles. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Pictured at the “How I Wrote that Song” panel during The Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit are BMI’s Marissa Lopez; panelists Javier San Roman and Ayala Ben-Yehuda; Billboard Latin Correspondent Horacio Palencia; BMI’s Delia Orjuela; Leila Cobo, Billboard Executive Director of Content and Programming for Latin Music and Entertainment; and panelists Gloria España, Erika Vidrio, Luis Carlos Monroy and Gabriel… View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Larry Hernandez performs an anticipated set during BMI’s Noche Mexicana, held October 7 to kick off the 2009 Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit in Los Angeles. View Photo

Oct 13, 2009 Billboard’s Oliver Ochoa addresses the Noche Mexicana crowd. View Photo