Sizzling Hot Pop Stars Performing at BMI Urban Awards 2011 (PHOTOS)

Dr.Dre, Warren G, The Game, and many others rallied to celebrate Snoop Dogg's career.

The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood saw best music creators sharing stage on Saturday night. The BMI Urban Music awards, which is an annual event celebrates the most performed songwriters, producers and music publishers of the previous year's r&b, rap and hip-hop songs in the BMI repertoire.

Snoop Dogg was honored as a BMI Icon. With seven songs among the most-performed, Drake accepted his first BMI Urban Songwriter of the Year crown. At 22, B.o.B became the youngest songwriter ever to win BMI Urban Song of the Year thanks to his Nothin' on You, featuring Bruno Mars, says BMI's official site.

A beautiful evening at the award function saw best of performances by the rappers and hip-hop stars. The event was hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta,

The list of winners accroding to the BMI Web site is below.

2011 BMI Urban Music Awards

BMI Icon
SNOOP DOGG

Urban Songwriter of the Year
DRAKE

Urban Song of the Year
NOTHIN' ON YOU

Urban Publisher of the Year

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP

Urban Producer of the Year

LEXUS LEX LUGER LEWIS

Top Urban Producers

POLOW DA DON
DANIEL KANE BEATZ JOHNSON
R. KELLY
KANYE WEST

Award-Winning Songs