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Jun 04, 2010 On June 2, BMI set the stage at the Basement for some of Nashville’s hottest up-and-comers. The quarterly showcase, called BMI Buzz, gives fresh voices the mic in front of an attentive industry crowd. The June installment of the series featured Young Guns, Penny Dale, Adam Stone and Parker Welling. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams; Young Guns’ Tommie Closson; BMI’s… View Photo

Jun 02, 2010 BMI recently saluted co-writers Wade Kirby, Rodney Clawson and Monty Criswell, whose chart-topping collaboration “I Saw God Today” recently surpassed one million performances. The poignant hit also marked Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait’s 43rd #1 single. Pictured at BMI on May 27 are Kirby, Clawson, BMI’s Thomas Cain, Criswell, and Steel Wheels Music’s Jason Krupek. View Photo

May 27, 2010 BMI hosted a guitar pull at its Music Row office in Nashville as part of the 2010 Media Financial Management Conference on Monday, May 24. More than 300 broadcasters were treated to a slew of country hits performed by a virtual who’s who of Nashville songwriters: Luke Laird (“Hillbilly Bone,” “Temporary Home”), Lee Thomas Miller (“In Color,” “The Impossible”) and… View Photo

May 27, 2010 Pictured at the Country Throwdown Tour launch party on May 25 are BMI’s Jody Williams, Bluebird Café’s Erika Wollam Nichols, 4Fini’s Sarah Baer, and BMI’s Beth Mason. View Photo

May 27, 2010 Artists, songwriters, and industry executives mingle at Cabana during the inaugural Country Throwdown Tour launch party on May 25. View Photo

May 27, 2010 4Fini’s Sarah Baer, the tour’s co-producer, welcomes guests to the BMI-hosted Country Throwdown Tour party at Cabana on May 25. View Photo

May 27, 2010 BMI hosted a party at Nashville hotspot Cabana on Tuesday, May 25 to celebrate the launch of the inaugural Country Throwdown Tour. The tour kicked off May 14 and concludes June 20, marking the first multi-city, multi-act country run of its kind. Headlined by contemporary masters of twang including Jamey Johnson and Montgomery Gentry, the lineup also features a BMI-sponsored… View Photo

May 26, 2010 BMI Icon and legendary artist/songwriter Whisperin’ Bill Anderson was the featured keynote speaker at the Media Financial Management Conference held in Nashville on May 24. Anderson was interviewed by award-winning songwriter Bobby Tomberlin, who spoke with the legend about his long, illustrious career in Nashville, as well as his thoughts about the future of the music industry. The MFM conference… View Photo

May 20, 2010 BMI’s Clay Bradley (right) and Neil O’Neill of Cheer Up Charlie Daniels enjoy the Road to Bonnaroo competition on May 17 at Mercy Lounge. View Photo

May 20, 2010 Pico vs. Island Trees performs at the fourth and final Road to Bonnaroo competition. View Photo