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Mar 08, 2011 BMI and Big Machine Records recently toasted the team behind Rascal Flatts’ #1 hit “Why Wait” at a party held in downtown Nashville. Co-written by BMI writers Tom Shapiro and Jimmy Yeary, “Why Wait” is the second chart topper for the pair - they also co-wrote Joe Diffie’s “In Another World” in 2001 – and marks a monumental 25th #1… View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 BMI recently hosted a Toby Keith press conference announcing his latest project, Wild Shot Mezcal, a 100% green agave spirit. Pictured are (l-r): manager T.K. Kimbrell, Shock Ink’s Elaine Schock, Toby Keith, and BMI’s Jody Williams and Clay Bradley. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 BMI’s freshest voices once again dominated the annual CRS New Faces of Country Music Show, held recently in Nashville. BMI family members The Band Perry, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin, Jerrod Niemann, and Josh Thompson performed at the industry’s must-hear showcase. Pictured are (back row l-r): BMI’s Dan Spears and Bradley Collins, Josh Thompson, Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann, and BMI’s David… View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Pictured at WCRS Live! during CRS 2011 in Nashville are (back row, l-r): BMI’s Dan Spears and Tom Annastas, Kix Brooks, and BMI’s Mike O’Neill; (seated, l-r) Jerrod Niemann, Whitey Shafer, and Dallas Davidson. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Whitey Shafer performs at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Dallas Davidson performs at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Kix Brooks performs at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Jerrod Niemann performs at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Dallas Davidson, Whitey Shafer, and Jerrod Niemann perform at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 08, 2011 Dallas Davidson, Whitey Shafer, and Kix Brooks deliver a stacked set at WCRS Live!, co-presented by BMI and Country Aircheck during CRS 2011 in Nashville. View Photo