The creative hive behind “Home” toasted the song and each other Monday, August 25 in BMI’s Music Row lobby. Recorded by neo-traditionalist Blake Shelton and co-written by BMI songwriters Alan Chang and Amy Foster, along with svelte crooner Michael Bublé, “Home” first topped charts in 2005 as a Bublé-recorded smash.
When Miranda Lambert heard the appetent love song, she slipped it into regular rotation on Blake Shelton’s iPod, planting the seed for a country chart-topper. Shelton’s emotive version included harmony vocals from Lambert, and marks his fourth trip to the top of the charts.
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Blake Shelton (left) pauses for a photo with “Home” co-writers Amy Foster (center) and Alan Chang (right).
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Pop star Josh Kelley (left) showed his support for friend Amy Foster (right).
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Power huddle: Starstruck President Narvel Blackstock (left), Warner Bros. Records Executive Vice President Bill Bennett and BMI Vice President (center), Writer/Publisher Relations Jody Williams (right) smile for the camera.
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Cherry Lane Music’s Michelle Berlin (left) and BMI’s Mark Mason (right) enjoy the party.
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Amy Foster (left) receives her new Takamine guitar from BMI’s Jody Williams (right). BMI bestows the custom guitars on songwriters who pen no. 1 country singles.
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Blake Shelton cracks up the audience and his colleagues on stage. Pictured are (l-r): co-writer Alan Chang, Blake Shelton, producer Brent Rowan, Warner Bros. Records’ Gator Michaels and Bill Bennett, with Universal Music Publishing’s Pat Higdon.
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Singer/songwriter Georgia Middleman (left) celebrates with friend Amy Foster (right).
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Pictured are (l-r): co-writers Alan Chang and Amy Foster, Blake Shelton, Universal Music Publishing’s Pat Higdon and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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Pictured are (l-r): back row: Starstruck Entertainment’s Narvel Blackstock, Warner Bros. Records’ Bill Bennett and Gator Michaels, Universal Music Publishing’s Pat Higdon, producer Brent Rowan and Starstruck Entertainment’s Brandon Blackstock; front row: BMI’s Clay Bradley, co-writer Amy Foster, Blake Shelton, co-writer Alan Chang and BMI’s Jody Williams.
Photos by Kay Williams
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