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Sep 24, 2009 Pictured at the 1st Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters’ Festival on September 18 are Dave Ellingson, Daniel Tashian, Lucie Silvas, Kim Carnes, Natalie Hemby and Jeff Cohen, with BMI’s Mary Loving and Charlie Feldman. View Photo

Sep 24, 2009 Performing at the first annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival on September 19 at the Union Chapel Theatre in Oak Bluffs, MA, are Billy Panda, Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, and Chris Barron. View Photo

Sep 24, 2009 Pictured at the 1st Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters’ Festival on September 19 are BMI’s Mark Mason, Natalie Hemby, and Paul Overstreet. View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 BMI recently honored Marv Green with a stack of Million-Air certificates recognizing a jaw-dropping total of 12 million performances: Green’s “Amazed,” recorded by Lonestar, has amassed more than 6 million performances; “True,” recorded by George Strait, has earned more than 2 million; while “Proud of the House We Built,” cut by Brooks & Dunn, “Wasted,” recorded by Carrie Underwood, “Let’s… View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 Celebrating at NSAI’s World’s Largest #1 Party are BMI’s Clay Bradley, retired BMI Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations and recipient of NSAI’s Maggie Cavender Award of Service Roger Sovine, and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 Pictured during the NSAI’s annual World’s Largest #1 Party on Monday, September 21 are Eulene Sherman and daughter Piper, Angelo Petraglia, BMI’s Leslie Roberts and Beth Mason, Hillary Lindsey, Steve McEwan, Gordie Sampson, and BMI’s Bradley Collins. Petraglia co-wrote chart-topper “It’s America,” while Lindsey, McEwan and Sampson co-wrote Carrie Underwood’s “Just a Dream.” View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 BMI’s Bradley Collins, Chris Sligh, and BMI’s Leslie Roberts enjoy the NSAI’s annual World’s Largest #1 Party on Monday, September 21. Sligh co-wrote chart-topper “Here Comes Goodbye.” View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 Celebrating at the NSAI’s annual World’s Largest #1 Party on Monday, September 21 are BMI’s Bradley Collins, Brett Warren, and BMI’s Leslie Roberts. Along with brother Brad Warren, Brett co-wrote #1 single “Feel That Fire.” View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 The creative hive behind “River of Love” celebrates the song’s chart-topping success during the NSAI’s World’s Largest #1 Party on Monday, September 21 in Nashville. Pictured are co-writer Billy Burnette and BMI’s Clay Bradley, with co-writers Shawn Camp and Dennis Morgan. View Photo

Sep 23, 2009 Celebrating at the NSAI’s annual World’s Largest #1 Party on Monday, September 21 are BMI’s Bradley Collins, Marty Dodson, Phil O’Donnell, and BMI’s Leslie Roberts. Dodson was honored for penning “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven,” while O’Donnell received praise for penning “Back When I Knew It All.” View Photo