The ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2022 list of winners were recently announced, and Olivia Rodrigo takes home one of the most coveted awards of the organization.
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Pop Music Awards recognize hitmaker songwriters, publishers, and producers behind the greatest pop music of 2021.
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ASCAP 2022 Olivia Rodrigo Bags Songwriter of the Year Award
Fresh from her massive win at the GRAMMY Awards last weekend, Olivia Rodrigo is on a roll as she is hailed the Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2022.
Rodrigo bags one of the highest honors of the award-giving body because of her songwriting prowess.
ASCAP recognizes the 19-year old's work for her hit songs "good 4 u," driver's license, and "deja vu."
Receiving her first ASCAP and Songwriting award, Olivia Rodrigo is one of the youngest recipients since its launch in 1984.
Beyonce was the same age when she received hers in 2001, while Debbie Gibson was a year younger when she bagged her first in 1989.
The "driver's license" hitmaker was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year in the recently-concluded GRAMMYs, in which they are predicted to sweep but ultimately lost to Silk Sonic's "Leave the Door Open." READ ALSO: CMT Music Awards 2022: Performers, Nominees, Voting, More!
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2022 Winners
Dua Lipa takes home the Song of the Year Award with her 2021 No. 1 song, "Levitating." "Levitating" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 2021, but the track was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America as 4x Platinum, selling around 4,000,000 units worldwide.
On the other hand, Sony Music Publishing won the Publisher of the Year Award. Sony Music Publishing has produced massive chart-topping hits like Rodrigo's "drivers license," SZA and Doja Cat's "Kiss Me More," and GIVEON's "Heartbreak Anniversary," among others.
Access the full list of winners here.
The ASCAP 2022 will also be hosting a separate and special session on their Instagram Live on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022.
Songwriters Tommy Brown and Mr. Franks will go in-depth on their ASCAP-winning songs "34+35," "positions," and "pov" in the special session with Republic Records Co-President Wendy Goldstein.
The ASCAP 2022 Special Instagram session starts at 4:00 p.m. ET/ 1:00 p.m. PT.
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