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Apr 01, 2011 Ricky Free recently inked a deal with Brentwood Benson publishing group. Pictured celebrating the new agreement are BMI’s Beth Laird, Brentwood Benson’s Stacey Wilbur, Free, Brentwood Benson’s Eric Hurt and Dale Mathews, and BMI’s Bradley Collins. View Photo

Mar 30, 2011 FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell discusses the current performing rights landscape at a Town Hall meeting at BMI’s Music Row offices in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 30, 2011 FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell fields a question from the audience at a recent Town Hall meeting held hosted by BMI at its Music Row office. View Photo

Mar 30, 2011 Industry professionals recently gathered at BMI Nashville for a Town Hall meeting featuring insight from FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. FCC Commissioner McDowell and Congresswoman Blackburn discussed intellectual property, net neutrality, and the ever-changing landscape of technology—and how it all affects performing rights. View Photo

Mar 30, 2011 Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn discusses the current opportunities and challenges facing music copyright owners at a Town Hall meeting at BMI’s Music Row offices in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 30, 2011 BMI hosted a Town Hall meeting at its Music Row office on Tuesday, March 29, during which FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn spoke about intellectual property, net neutrality, and the ever-changing landscape of technology—and how it all affects performing rights. The two then fielded questions from broadcasters, songwriters, publishers, and others. Pictured are BMI’s Clay Bradley, Nada… View Photo

Mar 29, 2011 Rick Huckaby recently signed with Tracy Lawrence’s Lawrence Music Group (LMG) and stopped by BMI to ink the paperwork. Huckaby wrote Trace Adkins' top 20 single “Muddy Water” and recently released his sophomore album Hittin’ My Stride. Pictured are (front row) Tracy Lawrence and Rick Huckaby; (back row) Lawrence Music Group’s Flip Anderson and Alex Torrez, and BMI’s Clay Bradley. View Photo

Mar 25, 2011 J.T. Harding (left) and Shane McAnally (right) celebrate at the “Somewhere with You” #1 party, held Wednesday, March 23 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 25, 2011 BMI celebrated the success of Kenny Chesney’s #1 hit “Somewhere with You” at a party held at Cabana on Wednesday, March 23 in Nashville. The three-week chart-topper is the first #1 for BMI singer/songwriter J.T. Harding and his co-writer Shane McAnally, whose creative chemistry was immediately evident: The two knocked out the smash the first day they met. Pictured are… View Photo

Mar 25, 2011 Pictured at the “Somewhere with You” #1 party are co-writer Shane McAnally, Kenny Chesney, and co-writer J.T. Harding. View Photo