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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

May 20, 2010 The Delta Saints perform during the Road to Bonnaroo competition on May 17 at Mercy Lounge. View Photo

May 20, 2010 Space Capone, winner of round four of the Road to Bonnaroo competition, gets funky on May 17 at Mercy Lounge. View Photo