NEW
YORK (ASCAP) - The American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers (ASCAP) announced 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, Jos�
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.
