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May 16, 2012 BMI Pop Icon Award recipient Carole King and towering song man Lou Adler pose during the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 BMI Pop Songwriter and Song of the Year winner Ester Dean poses backstage during the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 16, 2012 Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, and Jon Street of production team Stereotypes arrive at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

Oct 18, 2011 Chart-topping songwriter/producer Benny Blanco (center) was unable to attend the BMI Pop Awards, so BMI’s Samantha Cox (left) and Brooke Morrow (right) brought his trio of awards to him. Blanco’s “Tik Tok” (Ke$ha), “California Gurls” (Katy Perry), and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) all landed in the year’s most-performed list. View Photo

May 19, 2011 BMI Pop Publisher of the Year Sony/ATV dominated the nigh. With 16 songs among the year’s most-performed, Sony/ATV Songs LLC claimed the Pop Publisher of the Year crystal.  Pictured celebrating their big night are Sony/ATV staff, songwriters, and BMI supporters. View Photo

May 19, 2011 BMI songwriting legend Richard Addrisi receives a special certification for his classic composition “Never My Love” which extended its evergreen status by an addition 5 million in performance detections. Pictured are BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, BMI's Barbara Cane, Adrissi, and BMI’s Phil Graham. View Photo

May 19, 2011 Big winners of the night at the BMI Pop Awards 2011: BMI Pop Song of the Year co-writer Charles Kelley; BMI Pop Songwriters of the Year JR Rotem and Jason Derülo, BMI’s Barbara Cane, and BMI Pop Song of the Year co-writer Dave Haywood. View Photo

May 19, 2011 Marty Bandier accepts BMI's Pop Publisher of the Year from from BMI's Barbara Cane and Del Bryant. View Photo

May 18, 2011 President and Chief Executive Officer of BMI Del Bryant, honoree David Foster holding the BMI Icon Award and Vice President & General Manager of BMI Barbara Cane attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 18, 2011 BMI's Barbara Cane, BMI President and CEO Del Bryant, and Kara DioGuardi attend the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.  View Photo