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Apr 09, 2012 BMI toasted the team behind Kenny Chesney’s hit No. 1 hit “Reality” during an intimate gathering on April 5 at Nashville’s Sambuca. Co-written by Brett James, the song is Chesney’s 23rd No. 1 single. Their previous collaborations include the chart-topping “Out Last Night,” the Top 10 “Keg in The Closet,” and “Spirit of a Storm.” Chesney and Tim McGraw will… View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 Brett James and Kenny Chesney celebrate at the “Reality” No. 1 party. View Photo

Apr 05, 2012 2012 Catalog Cast members Kelly Tillotson, Lindsay Bradt, Lydia Schultz, Hannah Gilbert and Aubrey Rupe enjoy the BMI Catalog Cast reunion. View Photo

Apr 05, 2012 BMI invited current and former members of its Catalog Cast to a reunion on April 3 at its office on Music Row. Each year, BMI partners with the Belmont University Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business to give hand-picked students real-world experience by helping them compile a CD containing catalog songs that they then distribute to Music Row… View Photo

Apr 02, 2012 BMI invited American Idol finalist Casey James to perform at this year’s NAB State Leadership Conference luncheon, held recently at the Ritz Carlton in D.C. The 19 Recordings/BNA Records artist and BMI songwriter, who placed third in Idol Season 9, performed songs from his upcoming self-titled album, including his first single “Let’s Don’t Call It a Night,” which is currently… View Photo

Apr 02, 2012 BMI singer/songwriter Hillary McBride recently signed with Word Music Publishing. An alumna of hit show Nashville Star, McBride recently played the Word Music Publishing show at the 2012 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival. Pictured are Word Music Publishing’s Chad Green and Chad Segura, McBride, and BMI’s Bradley Collins. View Photo

Mar 29, 2012 BMI’s Bradley Collins welcomes the crowd to the BMI showcase during Tin Pan South at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café. View Photo

Mar 29, 2012 Song lovers filled Nashville’s Hard Rock Café for BMI’s anticipated Tin Pan South 2012 showcase, featuring Josh Turner, Jeremy Spillman, Mark Nesler, and Mark Narmore. View Photo

Mar 29, 2012 BMI presented four top-tier songwriters during the 2012 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Tuesday, March 27 at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café. Featuring a lineup that included BMI Award winners Josh Turner, Jeremy Spillman, Mark Nesler, and Mark Narmore, the showcase was one of Tin Pan South’s most anticipated events. The performers illustrated why as soon as they took the… View Photo

Mar 29, 2012 BMI toasted the team behind Chris Young’s No. 1 hit “You” on March 27 at the newly-renovated CMA offices on Music Row. Co-written by Luke Laird, who is easily one of the most in-demand songwriters in music, “You” marks nine No. 1 singles for Laird and the fifth consecutive chart-topper for Chris Young as an artist. Pictured are BMI’s Jody… View Photo