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Mar 19, 2009 Keith Urban inspects his new BMI signature Takamine guitar, presented in recognition of “Sweet Thing,” the tenth chart-topper of his career. Urban’s “Somebody Like You” has now generated more than 3 million performances, prompting BMI’s Jody Williams to note the song has officially joined elite ranks that include Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings’ “Good Hearted… View Photo

Mar 19, 2009 Keith Urban performs with his ace band at the BMI event celebrating several of Urban’s career milestones. View Photo

Mar 19, 2009 Capitol Records Nashville President/CEO Mike Dungan, Urban’s frequent collaborator Monty Powell, and Keith Urban share the stage Monday, March 16 at a BMI event celebrating milestones including the release of his fifth studio album Defying Gravity, his 10th chart-topper “Sweet Thing,” and Urban’s 11 song-deep list of BMI Million-Air award-winning compositions. View Photo

Mar 19, 2009 Keith Urban engages in a friendly battle of the strings with multi-instrumentalist Chris Rodriguez at the BMI event celebrating several of Urban’s career milestones. View Photo

Mar 19, 2009 Keith Urban kicks off his performance in BMI’s Music Row lobby Monday, March 16 at an event celebrating milestones including the release of his fifth studio album Defying Gravity, his 10th chart-topper “Sweet Thing,” and Urban’s 11 song-deep list of BMI Million-Air award-winning compositions. View Photo

Mar 13, 2009 Pictured at the BMI co-hosted party Friday, March 6 celebrating Dierks Bentley’s latest no. 1 single “Feel That Fire” are BMI’s Clay Bradley, co-producer/co-writer Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, BMI’s Jody Williams, Brad Warren, Stylesonic Music publishing company co-owners Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Brett Warren, and BMI’s Bradley Collins. View Photo

Mar 13, 2009 Pictured at the March 4 dinner celebrating Toby Keith’s recent pair of chart-toppers are Vicky McGehee, Keith and Bobby Pinson. Keith co-wrote “She Never Cried in Front of Me” with serial BMI hitmaker Pinson and “God Love Her” with his fellow 2006 BMI Songwriter of the Year Vicky McGehee. Keith himself boasts three Songwriter of the Year trophies and a… View Photo

Mar 13, 2009 Pictured at the March 4 dinner celebrating Toby Keith’s recent pair of chart-toppers “She Never Cried in Front of Me” and “God Love Her” are BMI’s Jody Williams, EMI Music Publishing’s Gary Overton, “God Love Her” co-writer Vicky McGehee, Toby Keith, “She Never Cried in Front of Me” co-writer Bobby Pinson, Keith’s longtime manager T.K. Kimbrell, and Stage Three Music’s… View Photo

Mar 13, 2009 Co-writer Marty Dodson smiles for the camera with one of many awards he received during the party Wednesday, February 11 celebrating Kenny Chesney’s no. 1 song “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven.” View Photo

Mar 13, 2009 BMI’s Jody Williams and co-writer Jim Collins show off one of Jim’s new plaques at the party Wednesday, February 11 celebrating Kenny Chesney’s no. 1 song “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven.” View Photo