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Mar 04, 2011 BMI recently congratulated songwriter Rhett Akins for a stellar year on the charts with a dinner at Nashville’s Stoney River. Akins is one-third of the Peach Pickers, a powerhouse songwriting trio also featuring his frequent collaborators Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. The three scored four #1 hits in the past year alone: “Gimmie That Girl,” “All About Tonight,” “All Over… View Photo

Mar 04, 2011 Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Corey Kent White recently visited BMI's Nashville office, where he officially joined the company's growing family of songwriters. After signing on the dotted line, the sixteen-year-old Oklahoma native treated members of BMI's staff to an acoustic performance of his original songs. Pictured are BMI's Mark Mason, manager Sherman Halsey of Halsey Management, Corey Kent White, and BMI President… View Photo

Mar 03, 2011 Russell Dickerson wows the crowd at BMI Presents at 12th & Porter during CRS. View Photo

Mar 03, 2011 BMI showcased the promising Russell Dickerson, songstress Rose Falcon, and the high-energy Eric Lee Beddingfield at the March 2 installment of BMI Presents at 12th & Porter, staged during CRS Week in Nashville. Pictured at the show are Cal IV Entertainment’s Daniel Hill; BMI’s Mark Mason; Rose Falcon; Russell Dickerson; and BMI’s David Preston, Bradley Collins, and Jody Williams. View Photo

Mar 03, 2011 Rose Falcon delivers a killer set at BMI Presents at 12th & Porter during CRS. View Photo

Mar 03, 2011 Eric Lee Beddingfield delights the industry-heavy audience at BMI presents at 12th & Porter during CRS. View Photo

Mar 02, 2011 Pictured at BMI’s recent “Undo It” #1 luncheon in Nashville are (seated) co-writers Luke Laird and Kara DioGuardi, Carrie Underwood, and co-writer Marti Frederiksen; (standing) BMI’s Beth Laird, Bug Music’s Sara Johnson, Universal Music Publishing’s Ron Stuve and Kent Earls, Bug Music’s Ed Williams, and BMI’s Jody Williams. The gathering celebrated the song’s recent trip to the top of the… View Photo

Mar 02, 2011 BMI recently toasted the creative team behind Carrie Underwood’s #1 hit “Undo It” at an intimate luncheon in Nashville. The song was co-written by a cross-genre BMI powergroup: Underwood, her frequent collaborator Luke Laird, pop-savvy songwriter Kara DioGuardi, and hard rock hitmaker Marti Frederiksen. “Undo It” marks Underwood’s thirteenth chart-topper and is the first trip to the top of the… View Photo

Feb 24, 2011 BMI recently saluted songwriter James House, whose song “A Broken Wing,” recorded by Martina McBride, has logged more than 2 million performances. Also the writer behind Dwight Yoakam’s “Ain’t That Lonely Yet” and Diamond Rio’s “In a Week or Two,” House released the critically acclaimed EP “Home Part I,” featuring the song “I Love You, Man,” last year. Pictured are… View Photo

Feb 18, 2011 Pictured at a lecture hosted at BMI by hit songwriter Jeffrey Steele are Belmont student Casey Leete, Professor James Elliott, Belmont student Lauren Klausing, Jeffrey Steele, Professor Dan Keen, and Belmont student Krystle Henninger. View Photo