Coming off of her three Grammy Award wins last weekend,Olivia Rodrigohas added ASCAPPop Music AwardsSongwriter of the Yearto her growing trophy case. The singer takes home the topASCAPhonor —her firstASCAPAward ever— recognizing her songs “Deja Vu,” “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” and will accept the award in anexclusive videoon ASCAPsocial media.
Recognizing the chart-topping songwriters, producers and publishers behind the biggest pop music hits of 2021,The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)has announced the winners of its 2022 Pop Music Awards in virtual ceremonies. The show will honor winners acrossASCAP’sInstagram,FacebookandTwitter, April 11 – 14.
As one of the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hits of all time,Dua Lipa’s “Levitating”receivesASCAPPop Music AwardsSong of the Year.The multi-platinum hit was written byASCAPsongwritersClarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, DaBaby, Stephen “Koz” KozmeniukandDua Lipaand published by Baby Jesus Publishing, Best Coffee in Town, Italians Do It Better, Kobalt Music Publishing, Nyan King Music, Prescription Songs, Sony Music Publishing, South Coast Music Group LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Unsub Pub LLC and Warner Chappell Music.
ASCAPPop Music AwardsPublisher of the Yeargoes toSony Music Publishing for its hits in 2021 including “Arcade,” “Back in Blood,” “Beers and Sunshine,” “drivers license,” “Kiss Me More,” “Peaches,” “RAPSTAR” and more.
As part of the festivities,ASCAPExperiencewill host a specialASCAPPop Music Awards session on @ASCAPInstagram Live. On Wednesday, April 13, songwritersTommy BrownandMr. Frankswill discuss theirASCAPaward-winning songs “34+35,” “positions” and “pov” (all performed by Ariana Grande) and “Holy” (performed by Justin Bieber), moderated byRepublic Records Co-President Wendy Goldstein. The session begins at 4PM ET/ 1PM PT. More information onASCAPExperience is available atwww.ascapexperience.
In addition to exclusiveASCAPExperience conversations and acceptance speeches,ASCAPPop Music Awards will feature winners sharing stories of their breakthrough moments, the creation and production of their chart-topping hits and advice for up-and-coming creators. Starting at 10AM ET/ 7AM PT on April 11 through April 14, friends, fans and peers can join in the celebration via @ASCAPon Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtag #ASCAPAwards.
TheASCAPPop Music Awards honor the songwriters and publishers of the most performed songs of the past year in pop music. The winning songs are determined by data for terrestrial and satellite radio and for actual programmed and on-demand audio streams that is provided by Luminate (formerly P-MRC Data) in accordance withASCAP’s publicly available rules.
The complete list of winners is available on theASCAPwebsite:www.ascap/popawards22.
