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May 21, 2009 Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly, Sam Bush, Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller, and BMI’s Mark Mason smile for the camera at the Americana Music Association Honors and Awards nominees announcement party at BMI Wednesday, May 20 in Nashville. View Photo

May 21, 2009 Tamara Saviano, Raul Malo, Americana Music Association Director of Operations Danna Strong, and Tim McFadden pause for a photo at the Americana Music Association Honors and Awards nominees announcement party at BMI Wednesday, May 20 in Nashville. View Photo

May 21, 2009 Pictured at the Americana Music Association Honors and Awards nominees announcement party at BMI Wednesday, May 20 in Nashville are BMI’s Mark Mason; Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly; musician, producer, singer and songwriter Buddy Miller, who garnered five nominations; singer/songwriter and awards ceremony host Jim Lauderdale; Belleville Outfit’s Phoebe Hunt; Mayor of Nashville Karl Dean; Sam Bush; and… View Photo

May 21, 2009 Composer Ron Komie (Guiding Light), composer Anton Sanko (Big Love); composer Danny Pelfrey (Guiding Light) and BMI’s Linda Livingston pose at the BMI Film/TV Awards in Los Angeles. View Photo

May 21, 2009 BMI’s Anne Cecere; BMI Cable winning composer Craig Owens (Destroyed In Seconds); BMI TV Award winning composer Evan Frankfort (Rules of Engagement) and BMI’s Ray Yee View Photo

May 21, 2009 BMI’s Del Bryant and Doreen Ringer Ross; BMI Emmy Award winning composers from “Guiding Light” Gary Deinstadt, on Komie and Danny Pelfrey and BMI’s Ray Yee View Photo

May 21, 2009 1330 - BMI Composer and former Richard Kirk Award recipient Randy Edelman and BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross and BMI Composer William Ross View Photo

May 21, 2009 Composer Cliff Eidelman, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross and Composer Lyle Workman View Photo

May 21, 2009 BMI Composer Cliff Eidelman and Lyle Workman View Photo

May 21, 2009 BMI Composer Doug DeAngelis and BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross View Photo