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Jun 27, 2012 BMI songwriter Brandon Kinney was the featured entertainment at the Montana Broadcasters Association (MBA) annual convention, held June 24 at the Grouse Mountain Lodge. Kinney, who writes for Tom Leis Music, performed songs from his album It Smells Like Texas, as well as hits he has written for Willie Nelson, Lonestar and Randy Houser. Brandon and Houser wrote “Boots On”… View Photo

Jun 26, 2012 BMI presented a performance by singer/songwriter Sarah Buxton at the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards dinner, held on June 20 at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Normal, IL. The BMI songwriter performed hits from her days as a Lyric Street recording artist, as well as the chart-busters she wrote for Keith Urban, including "Stupid Boy" and "Put… View Photo

Jun 22, 2012 BMI hosted the 24th annual Music Row Awards on June 20 in its Nashville lobby, inviting the community to honor some of this year’s hardest working artists and professionals. BMI songwriters Johnny Bulford and Phil Barton were voted 2012 Music Row Breakthrough Songwriters of the Year for their hit No. 1 “A Woman Like You,” and BMI great Matraca Berg… View Photo

Jun 22, 2012 Friends, colleagues, and well-wishers filled BMI’s lobby for the Music Row Awards in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 22, 2012 BMI songwriters Phil Barton and Johnny Bulford perform their No. 1 hit “A Woman Like You” at the Music Row Awards. Bulford and Barton were named Breakthrough Songwriters of the Year. View Photo

Jun 22, 2012 BMI songwriter Matraca Berg, accompanied by her husband, Jeff Hanna of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, performs the Music Row Song of the Year “You and Tequlia” at the Music Row Awards. View Photo

Jun 22, 2012 BMI’s Clay Bradley welcomes guests to the Music Row Awards and discusses BMI Live, BMI’s innovative new program that pays songwriters for their performances of original music in any size venue across the country. View Photo

Jun 20, 2012 Jake Owen thanks the team behind “Alone With You” on June 19 in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 20, 2012 Pictured at the “Alone With You” No. 1 party are BMI’s Mark Mason, Jake Owen, and BMI’s David Preston and Penny Everhard. View Photo

Jun 20, 2012 Music Row friends, co-writers, and executives packed Nashville’s Cabana for a No. 1 party honoring the team behind Jake Owen’s two-week No. 1 hit “Alone With You” on Tuesday, June 19. Co-written by JT Harding, Catt Gravitt, and Shane McAnally, the song marks Owen’s second trip to the top of the charts. McAnally and Harding had success together in 2011… View Photo