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Aug 18, 2009 Pictured at the August 12 BMI-hosted Champagne Toast for composers of hits within the Billboard Latin Top 10 are Universal Music Publishing’s Edgar Orjuela, hit songwriter Adrian Pieragostino, BMI’s Delia Orjuela and hit songwriter Edgar Cortazar. View Photo

Aug 18, 2009 Pictured at the August 12 BMI-hosted Champagne Toast for composers of hits within the Billboard Latin Top 10 are Adrian Pieragostino, co-writer of “Sufre” for Dareyes De La Sierra; José Alfredo Rios— called “El Komander”—who penned “El Katch” for El Compa Chuy; Delia Orjuela, BMI Assistant Vice President, Latin Music; Billboard Latin correspondent Ayala Ben-Yehuda; Edgar Cortazar, co-writer of “Sufre”… View Photo

Aug 14, 2009 Pictured at the Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre luncheon are BMI’s Ralph Jackson, award recipient Andy Monroe, Jerry Bock, award recipient Jack Lechner, award recipient Michael Zam, and BMI’s Jean Banks. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s August 11 party for chart-topper “People Are Crazy” are BMI’s David Preston, UMG Nashville’s Damon Moberly, Crozier Music’s Keith Crozier, producer Carson Chamberlain, co-writer Troy Jones, recording artist Billy Currington, co-writer Bobby Braddock, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, UMG Nashville’s Royce Risser, Carnival Music’s Travis Hill, BMI’s Jody Williams and Carnival Music’s Frank Liddell. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 “People Are Crazy” is the most-performed song on country radio so far this year and marks the 13th #1 of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Bobby Braddock’s four-decade career. Pictured are Troy Jones, Billy Currington, Bobby Braddock and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Hank Adam Locklin of CMA presents #1 plaques to Billy Currington and co-writers Troy Jones and Bobby Braddock during the party for chart-topper “People Are Crazy,” held August 11 at BMI. Pictured are producer and BMI Award-winning songwriter Carson Chamberlain, platinum Mercury Nashville recording artist Billy Currington, co-writer Troy Jones, CMA’s Hank Adam Locklin and co-writer Bobby Braddock. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Troy Jones, dubbed the “Forklift Philosopher” by his former paper mill coworkers, thanks everyone for joining him in celebrating his first #1 song. Before becoming a country hit-maker, Jones worked in a paper mill for twenty years. View Photo

Aug 13, 2009 Billy Currington thanks the songwriters for penning the droll #1 hit—the fourth of his career. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 BMI’s Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop class of 2009 pauses for a photo. Pictured (l-r) are (front row) Marco D’Ambrosio, Anton Sanko, iZLER, Lucas Richman, Rob Simonsen and Philip White; (back row) editor Chris Ledesma, contractor David Low, David Buckley, Vivek Maddala, Rebecca Contreras, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross and Philip Shrut, Tim Jones and BMI’s Ray Yee. View Photo

Aug 12, 2009 Workshop leader Lucas Richman (left) guides Philip White (right) during BMI’s 12th annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop in Los Angeles. View Photo