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Feb 28, 2013 BMI kicked off its annual Road to Bonnaroo competition at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge Monday night, with eight bands vying for a spot at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. With solid performances by The Young International, Sol Cat, Grass Root Kids, Linear Downfall, Alanna Royale, Magnolia Songs, Schools and Dylan McDonald and the Avians, the competition was stiff, but Alanna… View Photo

Feb 28, 2013 Pictured backstage during BMI’s Road to Bonnaroo 8 off 8th at Mercy Lounge are (l-r): Linear Downfall’s Charlee Cook, Dominic Marcoaldi, and Chance Cook; 2011 Road to Bonnaroo winner Chancellor Warhol, his guest, and BMI’s Clay Bradley. View Photo

Feb 27, 2013 Singer/songwriter Anna Rose visited BMI’s Los Angeles offices on Tuesday, February 26 and treated the BMI staff to a special live performance. Accompanied by guitarist Adam Stoler, Anna Rose played an acoustic set featuring new material from her upcoming album “Behold A Pale Horse.” In addition to the title track, Anna Rose performed “Beautiful World,” “Los Angeles,” and “Electric Child.” View Photo

Feb 25, 2013 Adele, winner of the 2013 Golden Globe for her work on the song “Skyfall,” also won the Oscar for the same song last night at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. “Skyfall” was written for the blockbuster film Skyfall. View Photo

Feb 25, 2013 BMI Composer Mychael Danna took home the Oscar for Original Score last night to place right next to his recent Golden Globe Award, also won for his score of the film Life of Pi. The 85th Annual Academy Awards were televised live Sunday, February 24, 2013. View Photo

Feb 19, 2013 Several members of BMI’s Performing Rights team visited the Warner Telepictures offices in Burbank, CA for a day of meetings with key staff. Pictured are (L-R): BMI’s Sherry Oakley, Warner Telepictures James Dorgan, BMI’s Alison Smith, Michael Crepezzi, and Dina Partington. View Photo

Feb 19, 2013 BMI was on hand at La Santa Cecilia’s show on Wednesday, February 13 at La Cita in Downtown Los Angeles to celebrate their signing to Universal Music Latin Entertainment. BMI’s Marissa Lopez; along with La Santa Cecilia’s manager Gil Gastelum, producer Sebastian Krys, and Universal Music Latin Entertainment President Victor Gonzalez; were in attendance. During the show, La Santa Cecilia… View Photo

Feb 19, 2013 BMI’s Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer Ross, presented composer Ludovic Bource with a BMI Film & TV Award recognizing his Academy Award win for Best Original Score for the film “The Artist.” Bource has won several awards for this score, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. View Photo

Feb 19, 2013 The Production Music Association (PMA) held a panel on Thursday, February 7 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, CA titled “The Future of Production Music: Opportunities, Challenges & Threats.” BMI’s Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Ray Yee, third from right, served as a panelist, discussing copyright, foreign royalties, direct licensing, and more. View Photo

Feb 12, 2013 Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain (live)" picked up a Grammy win for Best Pop Solo Performance. View Photo