Taio Cruz Receives 2nd Consecutive Songwriter of the Year Award at 32nd Annual ASCAP Awards in London
Universal Music Publishing Collects Publisher of the Year; Frank Turner and Justin Parker Honored With Special Awards
(firmenpresse) - LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 10/10/12 -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its 31st annual Awards tonight at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Hosted by and the gala dinner and awards presentation honored those songwriter, composer and publisher members of PRS for Music -- the UK's Performing Right Society -- whose repertory is licensed by ASCAP and was among its most performed works in the U.S. during 2011.
Among the honorees and special guests in attendance were and .
Pop singer/songwriter was named for the second year in a row. Cruz was awarded for the songs "" "" and "." Writer/producer was on hand to receive the honor for the smash hit single "," recorded by Cobra Starship.
was named for its most-performed winning songs "Dog Days Are Over" (Florence and the Machine), "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall," "Paradise," "Viva La Vida" (Coldplay), "Five O'Clock" (T-Pain) and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics).
commented: "I'm thrilled that our songwriters continue to write hit songs that people want to hear all over the world. As their honored music publisher, this ASCAP Publisher of the Year Award is testament to their creativity, professionalism and hard work -- and to that of my colleagues at Universal. This award is for all of them."
As part of ASCAP's ongoing commitment to support emerging music creators, rock troubadour was honored with the in recognition of his work. Turner was touring and recording his upcoming album in the US, but sent a video acceptance. Turner recently played at the Olympic Opening ceremony in London to an audience of 80,000 people. Previous ASCAP Vanguard Award honorees include Taio Cruz, Calvin Harris, Kate Nash, Bat for Lashes and Plan B.
Songwriter was in attendance to collect the first ever award, a brand new award that celebrates the new creators and architects of the songwriting industry.
The evening was highlighted with a special performance by hit songwriter Mike d'Abo. Former lead singer in the group Manfred Mann, d'Abo gave live renditions of his songs "" and "."
A total of 20 Song Awards were presented throughout the evening. Those being honored included for "Beautiful Day" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," for "Dog Days Are Over," for "In the Air Tonight," for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," for "Price Tag," and for "Viva La Vida," "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" and "Paradise." For a complete list of winners, go to .
Honorees in the and categories were:
(Sherlock Holmes)
(Thor and Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
(In Time)
(American Idol)
(Dancing With the Stars)
("Teardrop" from House)
(Who Wants to be a Millionaire)
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP's mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world's best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business -- from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With 450,000 members representing more than 8.5 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.
ASCAP London
Sean Devine
+44 (020) 7439 0909
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