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Sep 14, 2011 James “Nick” Nixon (right) performs at Celebrating the Songs of Strong, a benefit for Barrett Strong. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 BMI and the Nashville Blues Society recently presented a special evening at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Nashville to honor legendary BMI songwriter Barrett Strong. Featuring performances by Sarah Buxton (pictured), James “Nick” Nixon and many loved Nashville blues artists, the event served as a benefit for the Motown giant, who composed classics such as “Heard it Through the Grapevine,”… View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 Eliza Neals performs at Celebrating the Songs of Strong, a benefit for Barrett Strong. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 Barrett Strong tells some of the stories behind his famous songs. His deep BMI catalog includes “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” “I Wish It Would Rain,” and more. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 Pictured at the 2011 Ten Out of Tenn kick-off party are Ten Out of Tenn’s Amy Stroup and Trent Dabbs. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 Members of Ten Out of Tenn perform songs from their latest release, Volume 4. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 Ten Out of Tenn, a Nashville collective of top-tier indie talent, recently kicked off their fourth annual tour at BMI with a party and special performance from eight of its ten members. The Ten Out of Tenn tour, which starts in Knoxville on Wednesday, September 12, runs through October 1 with dates all across the eastern U.S. Their latest album,… View Photo

Sep 14, 2011 Pictured at the 2011 Ten Out of Tenn kick-off party are Ten Out of Tenn’s Andrew Belle and Jeremy Lister. View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 BMI toasted the team behind Blake Shelton’s four-week no. 1 hit “Honey Bee” at a shindig co-hosted by BMI and Warner Music Nashville at the latter’s offices on September 8. Written by longtime friends Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, the tongue-in-cheek ballad is the reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year’s fourth consecutive no. 1 single and the ninth of… View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 Co-writer Rhett Akins (far left) is pictured at the “Honey Bee” no. 1 party. View Photo