ASCAP Celebrates the Songwriters Behind Pop Music's Biggest Hits at 29th Annual Awards Ceremony in Hollywood
Carly Simon, Peter Frampton, Trent Reznor, Max Martin, EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and More Honored at Star-Studded Event
(firmenpresse) - LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/19/12 -- ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) hosted its 29th Annual Pop Music Awards tonight at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The star-studded event, which was attended by hundreds of songwriters, recording artists and music industry leaders, paid special tribute to and , and honored the songwriters and publishers behind some of today's most popular music.
Songwriter of the Year:
Song of the Year: by Bruno Mars, written by
Publishers of the Year: and
Special awards were presented to legendary pop songstress , who received the , rock icon , who was honored with the , and , who was presented with the Awards were also presented to the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed pop songs of 2011.
was named the for the fifth time in his career, penning an astounding ten of the most performed hit songs of 2011, including "Blow" by Ke$ha, "Till The World Ends" by Britney Spears and "Raise Your Glass" by Pink. The Swedish songwriter/producer also earned the coveted prize in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2010 for writing a string of hits, including "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" by The Backstreet Boys, "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears, "That's The Way It Is" by Celine Dion, "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" by Usher with Pitbull and "Whataya Want From Me" by Adam Lambert.
and of and collected the award for by As the first single off his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, the song marked the true arrival of Bruno Mars as a solo artist and ruled airwaves around the world. As ASCAP's most-performed song of 2011, it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 48 weeks and became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Dual honors went to and , who each had 18 of the most performed songs of 2011. ASCAP CEO presented the award to EMI Music Publishing's , and their creative team. This was the tenth consecutive win for EMI and the eighteenth time in the 29-year history of the awards show that they have received this honor. LoFrumento also presented and the Warner/Chappell creative staff with the ASCAP Publisher of the Year for their 18 award-winning songs.
presented legendary pop songstress Carly Simon with the , which recognizes Simon as an unparalleled singer and songwriter whose timeless music will continue to inspire for generations to come. The ASCAP Founders Award is among the most prestigious honors that ASCAP gives to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Each recipient is a musical innovator who possesses a unique style of creative genius that will enrich generations to come. Past recipients include Rod Stewart, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Heart's Ann & Nancy Wilson, Billy Joel, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Smokey Robinson, Patti Smith, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young.
Guitar rock icon was honored with the in recognition of the enduring popularity of his music and major success on the worldwide stage. His classic songs and unmistakable guitar playing have rocked millions of fans the world over, thanks in large part to his famous performances on the live stage.
received the presented to songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Past recipients include Elton John, Quincy Jones, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Lionel Richie. As the creative genius behind the pioneering industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails and one of the most innovative and cutting-edge songwriter-composers of any genre, Reznor continues to blaze trails into uncharted musical territory.
In addition to , who performed his worldwide #1 smash hit "Someone Like You," recorded by Adele, the awards celebration featured several other performances throughout the evening, including ASCAP Founders Award honoree . The Dixie Chicks' also performed Simon's breakthrough hit "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be" as part of the musical tribute to Simon.
Many of the evening's winning songwriters were on hand to collect their awards, including ("S&M," "Firework," What's My Name?"), ("Tonight"), ("Blow," "Till The World Ends"), ("Without You"), ("Born This Way," "The Edge of Glory"), ("Firework," "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)"), ("Give Me Everything"), ("Look At Me Now"), ("Without You"), ("Party Rock Anthem," "Sexy and I Know It"), ("Only Girl (In the World)"), , ("No Hands"), ("Blow"), ("Yeah 3X") and many more.
Other notables in attendance included , , and many others.
The ASCAP Pop Music Awards kick off the 7th annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, a three-day conference dedicated to songwriting and composing. This year's EXPO features keynote interviews with , , and ; a super panel featuring , and ; Master Sessions with and others; plus numerous panels, workshops, master classes, One-on-One sessions, song critiquing, networking events, product displays, state-of-the-art technology demonstrations, performances, and more. The EXPO takes place April 19-21, 2012 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, in Los Angeles, CA. For more details, please visit .
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization (PRO) representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 427,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with similar foreign organizations so that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world where copyright law exists. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American PRO owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.
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