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Apr 19, 2009 Pictured at the 2009 BMI Christian Awards are the night’s big winners (l-r): BMI Senior Director Writer/Publisher Relations Thomas Cain; Song of the Year co-writer, Matthew Brownie; Publisher of the Year, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Dale Matthews; Songwriter of the Year, Donald Lawrence; BMI’s Senior Vice President Writer/Publisher Relations, Phil Graham; BMI’s Vice-President, Writer/Publisher Relations Jody Williams; BMI Associate Director,… View Photo

Apr 19, 2009 BMI awarded Universal Music Publishing Group its 2009 Christian Music Awards Publisher of the Year honor (l-r): BMI’s Jody Williams; Universal Music Publishing Group’s John Andrade, Dale Matthews, Stacey Wilbur; BMI’s Phil Graham. View Photo

Apr 19, 2009 Award-winning Southern Gospel group the Kingdom Heirs pictured with the writer of their hit “The Rock’s Between You and A Hard Place” (l-r): Kingdom Heirs members Andy Springfield, Steve French, Arthur Rice; award writer Dianne Wilkinson; Kingdom Heirs member Billy Hodges and Jeff Chapman. View Photo

Apr 19, 2009 Shannon Middleton, award writer Drew Middleton (“Love Is Here”), and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Apr 19, 2009 Dove Award nominee Steve Fee performs his award-winning “All Because of Jesus” at the 2009 BMI Christian Music Awards. View Photo

Apr 19, 2009 BMI songwriter medallions hang around, ready for their deserving recipients. View Photo

Apr 19, 2009 Performing “In Better Hands” at the BMI Christian Music Awards are (l-r); co-writers Jim Daddario and Catt Gravitt; joined by guitarist Jim Kimball. View Photo

Apr 16, 2009 Award-winning duo Dailey & Vincent’s sophomore release, Brothers From Different Mothers, recently debuted atop Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums Chart. Pictured at the pair’s album release party held last month at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville are Jamie Dailey, BMI’s Perry Howard, Jimmy Fortune, and Darrin Vincent. View Photo

Apr 16, 2009 BMI recently welcomed Jeremy Easley to its growing family. Lead singer for up-and-comers The Shoals, Easley is a staff writer for Skyline Publishing. Pictured are BMI’s Mark Mason, Skyline Publishing’s Liz Morin, and BMI’s Bradley Collins, with Jeremy Easley, seated. View Photo

Apr 14, 2009 Respected tastemaker Chris Farren recently made the switch, joining BMI’s growing family. The two-time Grammy-nominated producer and five-time Grammy-nominated publisher has also proven to be an acute businessman, spearheading Combustion Music as the multi-genre publishing powerhouse’s president. The company features a 12-deep writing roster that includes The Kings of Leon, Ashley Gorley, and Gordie Sampson. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams,… View Photo