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Sep 25, 2009 The 2009 Americana Music Association’s New Emerging Artist Award winner Justin Townes Earle performs at BMI’s Modern Sounds in Country & Americana Showcase on Thursday, September 17. View Photo

Sep 25, 2009 Celebrating backstage at the Americana Music Association Honors and Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 17 are Mary Gauthier, New & Emerging Artist of the Year Award winner Justin Townes Earle, and 2008 New & Emerging Artist of the Year-winner Mike Farris. View Photo

Sep 25, 2009 Adam Landry (l) fine tunes his grandfather’s guitar before a performance with Pete Molinari (r) at BMI’s Modern Sounds in Country & Americana Showcase on Thursday, September 17. View Photo

Sep 25, 2009 New & Emerging Artist of the Year nominees The Belleville Outfit pause for a photo backstage at the Americana Music Association Honors and Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 17. Pictured are Jonathan Konya, Jeff Bowen, Phoebe Hunt, Marshall Hood, Connor Forsyth, and Rob Teter. View Photo

Sep 25, 2009 Justin Collins (l) and Carrie Kotsionis (r) perform with Pete Molinari at BMI’s Modern Sounds in Country & Americana Showcase on Thursday, September 17. View Photo

Sep 25, 2009 New & Emerging Artist of the Year Award winner Justin Townes Earle and manager Traci Thomas celebrate backstage at the Americana Music Association Honors and Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 17. View Photo

Sep 25, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s Americana Showcase at the 2009 Americana Music Festival and Conference are BMI’s Kay Clary and Bradley Collins; Pete Molinari; Justin Townes Earle; Baskery’s Greta, Stella, and Sunniva Bondesson; and BMI’s Clay Bradley. View Photo

Sep 24, 2009 Pictured at the 1st Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters’ Festival are (front row) Natalie Hemby, Paul Overstreet, Kim Carnes, Hugh Prestwood, and Scotty Emerick; (middle row) Dave Ellingson, Daniel Tashian, BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Lucie Silvas, BMI’s Mary Loving, and James Slater; (back row): Key West Songwriters Festival Director Charlie Bauer, Jeff Cohen, BMI’s Charlie Feldman, Chris Barron, Billy Panda, Storme Warren,… View Photo

Sep 24, 2009 Jeff Cohen performs at the Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival on September 18 at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven, MA. View Photo

Sep 24, 2009 During the 1st Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival, singer-songwriter Chris Barron was awarded Million-Air certificates for his hits “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” and “Two Princes,” both performed by his band, The Spin Doctors. Pictured are BMI’s Mark Mason, Barron, and BMI’s Charlie Feldman. View Photo