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Jul 16, 2009 On the heels of a successful Verano Alternativo performance, Niña Dioz delivers a crowd-pleasing set on July 9 during LAMC. View Photo

Jul 16, 2009 Javier Garcia stuns the audience during his intimate acoustic set at LAMC in New York. View Photo

Jul 16, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s Acoustic Lounge featuring Brandon Schott, Sebastian Lords, Rolando and Josh Garza, and Elizabeth Elkins held July 13 at Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles are BMI’s Casey Robison, Tracie Verlinde and Tavi Shabestavi, Rolando Garza, BMI’s Marissa Lopez, Josh Garza and Elizabeth Elkins. View Photo

Jul 14, 2009 Big Borassa Music’s Brett Jones (r), who is an award-winning songwriter himself, congratulates staff writer Dallas Davidson (l) as BMI’s Perry Howard looks on at the BMI-hosted party held Monday, July 13 to celebrate chart-topper “Start a Band.” View Photo

Jul 14, 2009 “Start a Band” co-writer Dallas Davidson greets the crowd gathered at BMI’s Music Row offices to celebrate the song’s chart-topping success. While “Start a Band” marks Davidson’s first no. 1, it’s far from his first hit: He also co-wrote Trace Adkins’ “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and Brooks & Dunn’s “Put a Girl in It.” View Photo

Jul 14, 2009 Pictured at the no. 1 party for “Start a Band” are Luke Bryan, Ben Hayslip, Jerrod Niemann, the song’s co-writer Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Randy Houser and Jon Stone. Bryan, Niemann, Atkins, and Houser have all recorded Davidson’s songs. View Photo

Jul 14, 2009 Pictured at the BMI-hosted no. 1 party in Nashville for “Start a Band” are BMI’s Mark Mason; Sony Music Nashville’s Skip Bishop; co-writers Kelley Lovelace, Dallas Davidson, and Ashley Gorley; Sony Music Nashville’s Butch Waugh; Big Borassa Music’s Brett Jones; and BMI’s Perry Howard. Published by songwriter Brett Jones’ Big Borassa Music and recorded by Brad Paisley and Keith Urban,… View Photo

Jul 10, 2009 Alih Jey strums her guitar at BMI’s Verano Alternativo showcase at S.O.B’s on July 7. View Photo

Jul 10, 2009 Veteran BMI musician and songwriter Pete Sallis recently inked a deal with premier Christian music publisher Brentwood Benson Publishing Group. Pictured at BMI in Nashville are (back row) BMI’s Bradley Collins, Brentwood Benson Publishing Group’s Stacey Wilbur, John Andrade, Brentwood Benson’s Dale Mathews, and Eric Hurt, with Pete Sallis, seated. View Photo

Jul 10, 2009 Montgomery Gentry recently reached a glittering career milestone: They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. In addition to performing their hits “My Town” and “Something to Be Proud Of” as new members of the legendary club, the duo concluded the emotional evening by singing “Hillbilly Shoes” with Little Jimmy Dickens and Marty Stuart. Pictured at the Opry are Troy… View Photo