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May 01, 2015 BMI songwriter Will Hoge jams during the CMA Tailgate Stage announcement party, playing songs off his latest release Small Town Dreams. View Photo

May 01, 2015 Muddy Magnolias Kallie North and Jessy Wilson treat the crowd to a preview of their set to come during CMA fest. The pair have a slew of shows scheduled leading up to the festival. View Photo

May 01, 2015 Great American Country’s TV/radio host Storme Warren MC’ed the event, revealing the lineup of each of the four days. View Photo

May 01, 2015 BMI’s Mark Mason, Jody Williams and Penny Gattis pose with BMI songwriters Jessy Wilson of Muddy Magnolias, Will Hoge and Kallie North of Muddy Magnolias and BMI’s Clay Bradley, Perry Howard and Mason Hunter before the official CMA Tailgate Stage lineup announcement party. View Photo

Apr 18, 2015 Nashville-based BMI songwriter Travis Meadows shows the audience his talent for writing emotional country tracks. Meadows has written songs for fellow BMI writers Jake Owen, Frankie Ballard and Eric Church. View Photo

Apr 18, 2015 Playing songs off his latest EP, Staring at Maps – Pt. 1, BMI songwriter Sean Bruce rocks the BMI stage at the French Quarter Festival. View Photo

Apr 18, 2015 Country artist and BMI songwriter Karen Waldrup croons to the crowd from BMI’s stage at the French Quarter Festival. Waldrup has a busy summer schedule touring the U.S., singing top-notch songs off her four albums. View Photo

Mar 06, 2015 Country superstar Keith Urban talks about “Being Present” at 2015 Country Radio Seminar. View Photo

Mar 06, 2015 Country superstar Keith Urban talks about “Being Present” at 2015 Country Radio Seminar. View Photo

Mar 06, 2015 Pictured (L-R) prior to the CRS interview session are: BMI’s Dan Spears, Emmis Communications SVP & CRS President Charlie Morgan, Keith Urban, BMI’s Jessica Frost, BMI’s Jody Williams and CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne. View Photo