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Mar 16, 2010 Singer, songwriter, and producer Jason Derülo stopped by BMI’s Los Angeles offices recently, where the staff celebrated his Top Ten smash “In My Head.” The second single from his eponymous debut album on Warner Bros. Records, “In My Head” is the successful follow-up to his debut single, “Whatcha Say,” which became a digital megahit, selling over 2 million digital downloads,… View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 Pictured at BMI’s Los Angeles offices during Graham Russell’s Million-Air presentation are BMI’s Tracie Verlinde, Claudia Billen, Michael Crepezzi, Maria Elena Perez, Phil Shrut, Chad Irvin, and Angelica Mejia; Air Supply’s Graham Russell; BMI’s Barbara Cane; Air Supply’s Russell Hitchcock; and BMI’s Marlene Meraz, Delia Orjuela, Casey Robison, Marissa Lopez, Doreen Ringer Ross, Nicole Plantin, Andrew Serri, Joni Baker and… View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 Graham Russell, co-vocalist of pop/rock group Air Supply, was recently honored with a BMI Million-Air certificate recognizing the more than 3 million performances of “All Out of Love,” which Russell co-wrote. Barbara Cane, BMI Vice President/General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles presented the award at BMI’s Los Angeles offices. Air Supply, comprising Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, are celebrating the… View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 BMI brought award-winning singer/songwriter Kevin Griffin, lead singer of the band Better Than Ezra, to perform at Dave and Buster’s National GM meeting, held recently in Las Vegas. In addition to belting out Better Than Ezra hits including “Good” and “Desperately Wanting," Griffin also performed “Collide,” the chart-topping pop song he wrote for Howie Day. Pictured after Griffin’s performance are… View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 Austin group The Rocketboys stopped by BMI’s recent Writer’s Retreat in Atlanta. Held March 5 at DARP studios, the retreat’s creative hive included producers J-Lack, J Hart and Dallas Austin, while the band also collaborated with recording artist and top-line writer JC and singer/songwriter Elisha Hoffman. Pictured are The Rocketboys’ Daniel Wheeler and Alex Bhore; JC; BMI’s David Claassen; The… View Photo

Mar 11, 2010 To celebrate the Non-Commissioned Officers’ recent Road to Bonnaroo win, BMI treated the band to lunch at Nashville hotspot Lime on Wednesday, March 10. The group, known as the “Non-Coms” to their growing fanbase, secured the one of four Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival slots up for grabs during the first installment of the 2010 Road to Bonnaroo competition, held… View Photo

Mar 11, 2010 BMI hosted a “Lunch and Listen” songwriting workshop in Atlanta during which writers and artists tapped from an array of genres, from pop and country to r&b and hip-hop, mingled and performed. Held over the weekend March 5 and 6, the event also laid the groundwork for future collaborations, as participants paired up and made plans to co-write together. Pictured… View Photo

Mar 08, 2010 SRP/SRC/Universal Records recording artist Shontelle serenades a packed house at BMI’s Industry Insider – “How I Produced the Record,” held March 4 in New York. View Photo

Mar 08, 2010 Producers Carl Sturken, Kato Khandwala and Ben Phillips chat with BMI’s Charlie Feldman backstage at BMI’s Industry Insider – “How I Produced the Record,” held March 4 in New York. View Photo

Mar 08, 2010 Singer/actress Taylor Momsen engages the crowd at BMI’s Industry Insider – “How I Produced the Record,” held March 4 in New York. View Photo