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Sep 04, 2012 Kristen Kelly, and BMI’s Dan Spears and Alison Smith join the Rising Through the Ranks class of 2012 for a photo. View Photo

Aug 27, 2012 Big Machine Label Group’s Scott Borchetta and Brantley Gilbert huddle for a photo at the “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” No. 1 party. View Photo

Aug 27, 2012 Friends, industry professionals, and journalists convened on the BMI rooftop patio to celebrate Brantley Gilbert’s No. 1 hit “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do.” View Photo

Aug 27, 2012 Brantley Gilbert (far left) and co-writer Jim McCormick (center left) are joined by fellow songwriters Eric Paslay (center right) and Dylan Altman (far right). View Photo

Aug 27, 2012 BMI hosted a rooftop party for the team behind Brantley Gilbert’s latest No. 1 hit, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” on August 22. The song, which is Gilbert’s fourth No. 1 as a songwriter and second as an artist, is the first No.1 for co-writer and New Orleans native Jim McCormick. Pictured are (back row) BMI’s Clay Bradley,… View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Music Row toasted the crew behind the Eli Young Band’s latest No. 1 hit “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” on Monday, August 20 at CMA. Originally recorded by Will Hoge in 2009, the song – co-written by Hoge and Eric Paslay – is Hoge’s first trip to the top of the charts and Paslay’s second No. 1. For the… View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Co-writers Will Hoge and Eric Paslay (front) pose with the Eli Young Band at the “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” No. 1 party. View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Co-writers Will Hoge and Eric Paslay show off their new hardware at the “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” No. 1 party. View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 Will Hoge and his son celebrate at the “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” No. 1 party. View Photo

Aug 22, 2012 After the performance, BMI surprised Varble with Million-Air performance certificates for "Waiting on a Woman" by Brad Paisley, "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin, and "When You Need My Love" and "Sounds Like Life To Me" by Darryl Worley, all of which have earned more than one million performances each, as well as “Have You Forgotten” –… View Photo