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Jun 12, 2014 Pictured L-R at SCL’s “An Evening With Fox Television” are: BMI composers Craig Garfinkle and Dan Marocco, BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Ray Yee, and Gorfaine Schwartz agent Andrew Zack. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Pictured L-R at SCL’s “An Evening With Fox Television” are: BMI Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Ray Yee, and BMI composer John Frizzell. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Pictured L-R at SCL’s “An Evening With Fox Television” are: BMI composer Dan Marocco and BMI composer and moderator Craig Garfinkle. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Lacy Green charms the crowd with stories and autobiographical songs during her set. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Kirk Sauers (right) is first to take the stage at this edition of BMI Buzz at the Basement. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI’s quarterly showcase series Buzz at the Basement took place last week in Nashville. The show featured three songs each from up-and-coming unsigned songwriters Kirk Sauers, Lacy Green and Jared Mullins. Pictured before performances kicked off are: BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Kirk Sauers, Lacy Green, Jared Mullins and BMI's Bradley Collins. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Jared Mullins (left) concludes the evening’s show with heartfelt country tunes. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Michael O’Neill (right) greets BMI songwriter Lee Thomas Miller (left) after the music licensing hearing. O’Neill’s testimony proposed changes intended to modernize BMI’s consent decree to create a level playing field for BMI’s affiliated songwriters, composers and publishers. Miller testified on behalf of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill proposes changes intended to modernize BMI's consent decree at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill with National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Neil Portnow at the June 10 Congressional hearing, where both testified on the need to strengthen the rights of creators and ensure fair compensation for the use of their music. View Photo