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Jul 28, 2011 Twelve-year-old Kelsey Klingensmith stopped by BMI’s Nashville office on Wednesday, July 27 to illustrate her songwriting chops. The Moville, Iowa native recently joined BMI’s growing family of songwriters. She has written and recorded more than 14 songs, including “Life in You,” which led to her winning the Bill Riley Talent Show at Iowa’s Cherokee County Fair. Pictured are Klingensmith and… View Photo

Jul 26, 2011 BMI presented a collection of Million-Air awards to songwriter Danny Wells with at the organization’s Music Row offices on July 14. The versatile Nashville hit-maker was honored for George Strait’s “Check Yes or No,” which has accumulated 5 million performances; Rascal Flatts’ “These Days,” which has earned 2 million; and Craig Morgan’s “Little Bit of Life,” which has amassed more… View Photo

Jul 22, 2011 Universal Music Group Nashville’s Joe Fisher, Don Poythress, Easton Corbin and Wynn Varble pose for a photo at the BMI-hosted party celebrating Corbin’s breakout year. Poythress and Varble co-wrote Corbin’s chart-topping debut single, “I’m A Little More Country Than That.” View Photo

Jul 22, 2011 Pictured at the recent BMI-hosted party celebrating Easton Corbin’s breakout year are producer Carson Chamberlain; Damon Moberly, Mercury VP, National Promotion; Sally Green, Mercury Director, Regional Promotion, Northeast; Joe Putnam, UMGN VP, National Road Promotion; Corbin; Royce Risser, UMGN Sr. VP, National Promotion; Doug Nichols, Turner & Nichols & Associates, Co-Manager; Ken Robold, UMGN Executive Vice President, General Manager; Eddie… View Photo

Jul 22, 2011 BMI singer/songwriter and Mercury recording artist Easton Corbin performs during a BMI-hosted party celebrating the scope of his breakout year. View Photo

Jul 22, 2011 BMI recently hosted a lunch-time soiree to toast Mercury Records breakout star Easton Corbin. The BMI singer/songwriter is the first solo male artist in 17 years to top the charts with his first two singles. Pictured are producer and BMI songwriter Carson Chamberlain; Ken Robold, UMGN Executive Vice President, General Manager; Corbin; and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Jul 22, 2011 Easton Corbin fields questions from reporters at BMI in Nashville during a party organized to celebrate his historically successful first two singles: chart-toppers “I’m A Little More Country Than That” and “Roll With It.” View Photo

Jul 22, 2011 BMI’s Jody Williams, BMI singer/songwriter Easton Corbin and BMI’s Bradley Collins huddle for a photo at the BMI-hosted party celebrating Corbin’s chart-topping breakout year. View Photo

Jul 21, 2011 BMI and HealthTrust Purchasing Group shared dinner and song July 15 in Franklin, TN. BMI award-winning songwriters Tim Nichols and Marv Green slipped through a set that was equal parts lively and poignant. The crowd, made up of healthcare executives, cheered and sang along to the deep catalog of smashes composed by the hit-makers, including Lonestar’s “Amazed” and Tim McGraw’s… View Photo

Jul 20, 2011 BMI singer/songwriter Charlie Worsham entertained the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) at the organization’s awards dinner, held during their annual convention at the Ballantyne Hotel in Charlotte, NC. Pictured after Worsham’s captivating set are Lisa Reynolds, NCAB Executive Manager; Danny Highsmith, Beasley Broadcast Group and NCAB Board President; Worsham and BMI’s Margaret Vann. View Photo