Williams To Leave BMI: As reported earlier via Breaking News, BMI/Nashville VP/Creative Jody Williams will depart the organization at the end of the year to form a new publishing company. He will serve as a consultant through 2020, and a successor will be named at a later date. "Jody has worked for BMI three different times in his career, and his impact on BMI has been profound," says Pres./CEO Mike O'Neill. "I am grateful for his support and friendship and know he will have tremendous success."