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Aug 21, 2009 Sony/ATV recently hosted a tailgate party to celebrate the #1 song “Sideways,” co-written by BMI writer Jim Beavers. “Sideways” is Beavers’ third #1 in a little over a year and a half, as well as his first chart-topper with frequent collaborator Dierks Bentley: The duo has composed a number of Bentley’s other singles, including “How Am I Doing” and “With… View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s August 11 party for chart-topper “People Are Crazy” are BMI’s David Preston, UMG Nashville’s Damon Moberly, Crozier Music’s Keith Crozier, producer Carson Chamberlain, co-writer Troy Jones, recording artist Billy Currington, co-writer Bobby Braddock, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, UMG Nashville’s Royce Risser, Carnival Music’s Travis Hill, BMI’s Jody Williams and Carnival Music’s Frank Liddell. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 “People Are Crazy” is the most-performed song on country radio so far this year and marks the 13th #1 of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Bobby Braddock’s four-decade career. Pictured are Troy Jones, Billy Currington, Bobby Braddock and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Hank Adam Locklin of CMA presents #1 plaques to Billy Currington and co-writers Troy Jones and Bobby Braddock during the party for chart-topper “People Are Crazy,” held August 11 at BMI. Pictured are producer and BMI Award-winning songwriter Carson Chamberlain, platinum Mercury Nashville recording artist Billy Currington, co-writer Troy Jones, CMA’s Hank Adam Locklin and co-writer Bobby Braddock. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Billy Currington thanks the songwriters for penning the droll #1 hit—the fourth of his career. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 True Blood composer Nathan Barr; songwriter of “Bad Things,” the theme song of True Blood Jace Everett; and True Blood music supervisor Gary Calamar pause for a photo at Everett’s BMI-hosted showcase, held August 5 in Los Angeles. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 Jace Everett performs during the BMI-hosted showcase in Los Angeles on August 5. Everett composed “Bad Things,” the theme song for HBO’s hit series True Blood, and recently released a new album, Red Revelations. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 Pictured at the BMI-hosted Jace Everett showcase held August 5 in Los Angeles are music supervisor Gary Calamar (True Blood), BMI’s Barbara Cane, Jace Everett, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross and True Blood composer Nathan Barr. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 Ke$ha rallies the crowd during her performances on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 Priscilla Renea pauses for a photo with BMI’s Byron Wright after her performance on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza. View Photo