Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2003

Elvis Costello, The Clash, AC/DC Among Class of '03

New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel was taken over by punk rockers and headbangers on March 10th as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2003. ASCAP members Elvis Costello, The Clash and AC/DC were at the head of the class. Among the highlights of the evening was a reunion performance by inductees The Police. Gwen Stefani, John Mayer and Steven Tyler (all ASCAP) also joined the Police onstage for the evening's grand finale. Pictured at the Waldorf are:

ASCAP's Jim Steinblatt with inductee Costello

ASCAP's Karen Sherry with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, who helped induct AC/DC

John Mayer, who joined The Police onstage at the end of the night

Ric Ocasek (whose band The Cars is eligible for induction next year) and Sherry

Neil Young, who helped induct record company executive Mo Ostin in the non-performer category, with Steinblatt

PHOTOS BY KEVIN MASUR

ASCAP OSCARS

Composer Elliot Goldenthal took home the Oscar for Best Score for his music for Frida, directed by his wife Julie Taymor. Luis Resto won an Oscar for Best Song for co-writing "Lose Yourself" from the film 8 Mile, starring Eminem. Adrien Brody, also an ASCAP member, won the Best Actor Oscar for his work in The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski (who won for Best Director). Pictured (l-r) are Goldenthal, Resto and Brody.

PULITZER FOR POETRY

ASCAP member Paul Muldoon has won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection, Moy Sand and Gravel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Muldoon signed with ASCAP when he wrote the libretto for an opera based upon the life of Frank Lloyd Wright. He teaches at Princeton.

New York Heroes Awards

On December 11, 2002, Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel was the site of the New York Chapter of the Recording Academy's Heroes Awards. Legendary songwriting partners Hal David and Burt Bacharach as well as ASCAP writer/performer Marc Anthony were among those honored. The gala event raised funds for the chapter's community outreach programs. The Heroes Award, which honors outstanding individuals whose creative talents and accomplishments cross all musical boundaries and who are integral to the vitality of the New York music community, is the highest honor bestowed by the New York Chapter.

2003 Soul Train Music Awards

The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 1st at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Hosted by hip hop superstar and ASCAP member Queen Latifah and actor/comic and ASCAP member Arsenio Hall, the event honored today's hottest artists, a majority of which were ASCAP members. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Quincy Jones Award to writer/performer/actor LL Cool J. The prestigious Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" was presented to hip hop star Nelly.

Here is a list of members who won Soul Train Music Awards:

• Ashanti for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
• Musiq for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male and Best R&B/Soul Album, Male
• P. Diddy for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo
• Nelly for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year
• Amerie for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
• Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video

Complete list of winners

LL Cool J

Ashanti

Nelly

Musiq

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott