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Oct 17, 2011 Kenny Vaughan performs at BMI’s Thursday Throwdown during the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 During the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference, BMI gave roots music lovers an irresistible reason to rise and shine: Kenny Vaughan and Phil Hummer & the White Falcons roared through sets on Thursday morning, the second day of the festival. One of Nashville’s premier guitarists, Vaughan is a longtime member of Marty Stuart’s band, the Fabulous Superlatives. Sugar Hill… View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 Phil Hummer & the White Falcons are pictured at BMI’s Thursday Throwdown during the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 BMI’s Dan Spears spoke to the National Association of Licensing Compliance Professionals (NALCP) at the organization’s annual conference, held in Philadelphia on October 13. Following Spears’ presentation, BMI award-winning songwriter Hugh Prestwood performed a stacked set that included his no. 1 hit “The Song Remembers When.” NALCP includes executives from the hospitality industry who are responsible for both liquor and… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI teamed up with Cherry Creek Radio to present the first annual Montana Songwriters Festival from October 5 to October 9. The fest, which made stops in Great Falls, Helena, Butte and Missoula, featured performances by BMI award-winning songwriters Kendall Marvell, Tim James, and Bill LaBounty. Pictured after the performance at the Myrna Loy Theater in Helena are Cherry Creek… View Photo

Oct 12, 2011 Jason Aldean stopped by BMI’s Nashville office Tuesday, October 11 to hand-deliver a plaque thanking BMI for its support of his latest album, My Kinda Party, which is now certified double-platinum and is the top-selling country album of the year. Aldean will vie for five CMA nominations this year, including Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.… View Photo

Oct 10, 2011 BMI partnered with the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) on the weekend of September 30 to present a songwriters festival held in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Destin Seafood Festival. Thirty shows featuring sixteen BMI songwriters took place over three days in venues throughout Destin, FL. Pictured at the event are FRLA’s Carol Dover; BMI’s Dan Spears; songwriters Ryan… View Photo

Oct 10, 2011 BMI also hosted its 10th annual “Film Music and the Bigger Picture” luncheon at the Chinatown Brasserie during the Independent Filmmaker Conference. Special guest speaker Audrey Kitagawa addressed the room of film, television, and music community leaders. The President of Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, Kitagawa is a peace advocate, humanitarian, and experienced attorney who also serves as Chair… View Photo

Oct 05, 2011 Co-writer Rhett Akins discusses how he and co-writer Luke Laird composed “Take a Back Road” at the song’s no. 1 party at BMI. View Photo

Oct 05, 2011 Rodney Atkins (center) presents custom-made cornhole boards to “Take a Back Road” songwriters Rhett Akins (left) and Luke Laird at the song’s no. 1 party on Monday, October 3 at BMI. View Photo