Steve Mac, Max Martin, Starrah And Drew Taggart Tie As 2018 ASCAP Pop Music Songwriter Of The Year; "Shape Of You" Is Song Of The Year At 35th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Summary
The event took place at the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel in front of a packed audience of songwriters, composers, producers and music industry executives.The ASCAP Founders Award is presented to ASCAP songwriters who have made exceptional contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators, and adds Child to the ranks of such past recipients as Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley ( KISS ) , Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, Smokey Robinson, Carly Simon, Patti Smith, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry ( Aerosmith ) , Tom Waits, Diane Warren, Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart), Stevie Wonder and Neil Young.Top Streamed Song went to "Despacito," co-written by ASCAP members Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd and Daddy Yankee.Songwriters Madison Emiko Love and Tony Scalzo, with guitarist Joe Khajadourian of the Futuristics, also performed their winning song, "Bad Things."The Vanguard Award has previously gone to artists including Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, Beastie Boys, Beck, Björk, Sara Bareilles, Diplo, fun., Jack Johnson, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse, The Strokes , St. Vincent and Walk the Moon .