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March 24, 2005
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The American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that it will
present Jermaine "JD" Dupri with the ASCAP
Golden Note Award during the 22nd
Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards gala. The invitation-only awards dinner
will take place on Monday, May 16th at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The event
will also honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's
most performed songs of 2004.
In receiving the ASCAP Golden Note Award, a prestigious
honor that the Society bestows on its members, Jermaine
Dupri joins a select group of songwriters and composers
that includes Garth Brooks, Sean "P.Diddy" Combs,
José Feliciano, Alan Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry
Lewis, Jay-Z, Elton John, Tom Petty, Andre Previn,
and Stevie Wonder.
ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman said, "We
are so pleased to honor the multi-talented Jermaine
Dupri with ASCAP's Golden Note Award this year.
Jermaine will join a very elite group of our Golden
Note-winning songwriters and we are proud to add his
name to this list."
Jermaine Dupri made a name for himself in 1992 when he signed and produced
the quadruple platinum teenage rappers Kriss Kross to his So So Def Record
label. Throughout his career he has helped further the careers of a roster
of talented artists with his platinum songwriting and production. These artists
include Aaliyah, Bow Wow, Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Chingy, Da Brat,
Destiny's
Child, Dru Hill, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Jagged Edge, Jay-Z, Elton
John, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, MC Lyte, Monica, Nas, Notorious B.I.G., Run
DMC, Jessica Simpson, TLC, Tyrese, Usher, and Xcape, to name a few.
Grammy and ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year winner, Jermaine
Dupri has also earned platinum status for his own work as a rapper. Dupri has
released a number of top hits as "The Party Continues," "Money
Ain't A Thang," "Sweetheart," "Ballin' Out Of
Control," and "Welcome To Atlanta." Most recently his work
on Usher's multi-platinum album, Confessions, garnered Jermaine four
2005 Grammy nominations for his songwriting and production work on chart-toppers, "Confessions-Part
II," "Burn" and "My Boo."
Neil Young will also be receiving top honors at the Pop Music Awards gala
in May. Young will be presented with the ASCAP Founders Award, which is one
of the most distinguished honors that the Society bestows, paying tribute to
pioneering songwriters who have made exceptional contributions to music. Neil
Young joins this select group of songwriters and composers which includes Burt
Bacharach & Hal David, Elvis Costello, Quincy Jones, Jerry Leiber & Mike
Stoller, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Tom Waits,
and Stevie Wonder, to name a few.
The 2005 Pop Music Awards will also honor the songwriters and publishers of
ASCAP's most performed songs of 2004. Special awards will be given
to "Songwriter
of the Year," "Song of the Year," 'Publisher of the Year" in
addition to the presentation of the "College Vanguard Award," which
recognizes the impact of new and developing musical genres that help shape
the future of American music and which gain early popularity on college radio.
About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading Performing Rights Organization
in the U.S., representing the world's largest repertory which totals over
8 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than
200,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members. Additionally, ASCAP
represents the works in the repertories of 70 affiliated foreign performing
rights organizations created by many thousand affiliated international members.
ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by licensing and
collecting royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted works,
and then distributing these fees to the Society's members based on performances.
Unlike the other American Performing Rights Organizations, ASCAP's Board
of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the
membership every two years.
Neil
Young to receive ASCAP Founders Award
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