Lana to receive "Global Impact Award" at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards

[Amadeus 11,335]

 

Desmond Child will receive the ASCAP Founders Award at the performance rights organization’s annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, to be held in Beverly Hills on April 23. The songwriter’s credits include Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” and “You Give Love A Bad Name,” Aerosmith’s “Dude (Looks Like A Lady),” Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” among other hits.

In addition, Lana Del Rey will be recognized with the Global Impact Award and Portugal The Man will receive the Vanguard Award.

http://variety.com/2018/music/news/desmond-child-ascap-founders-pop-music-awards-1202735809/

 

 

Right after finishing the tour on April 20th in Madrid. 

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Elizabeth (Lana)  will be awarded ASCAP's Global Impact Award at its annual banquet, this year being held in Los Angeles on April 23, 2018.

This is MAJOR.

 

It means that Lana is now on the radar to be in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in future years as ASCAP is one of (if not) the biggest groups for songwriters worldwide.

 

Also being honored is songwriter/producer Desmond Child (with ASCAP's highest honor, lifetime Founders Award) and Portugal the Man

 

Congratulations to Lana on this major award. (and it shows again that her peers and the industry really do appreciate all she has done with HER songs).

 

billboard has an article on this,

 

https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8260888/desmond-child-to-receive-ascap-founders-award-honors-for-lana-del-rey-portugal

 

and it is on ASCAP's site too, and many others

 

Dinner/award ceremony in Los Angeles-  April 23, 2018

 

 

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

This is so great! Glad she's being properly recognized for all the talent she has 

[Amadeus 11,335]

wow made a thread on this like 9 hours ago good to know it still hasn't been approved 

 

maybe it's be about time to get rid of the mod approval for the news section if members just post the news somewhere else to avoid it.

[13bitches 6,177]

[annedauphine 36,500]

Neither disappointed or surprised cause that's what queens do

[Ivory Cricket 353]

Congrats Lana!

[pawn shop blues 2,347]

As she should be.

[Beautiful Loser 50,694]

She writes so many good melodies and great lyrics, I’m happy for her!

[Standing Ovation 272]

Queen is getting her well deserved recognition for her talent and impact

[cherryblossoms 10,451]

The legend never stops

[softcore babyface 4,378]

legend     

[salvatore 21,771]

nobody can stop this girl

 

[TRENCH 15,456]

i stan a queen with talent

[PARADIXO 33,342]

she just keeps on winning. she just performed from hundreds of thousands of people in 4 countries, gained MILLIONS headlining the biggest festival in the world and now this. wow.

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The award, undoubtedly important, seems kind of ad hoc and recent, in the sense of the earliest  award being 2010 and the most recent in 2016 (i.e. not regularly awarded). With the exception of  Peter Frampton the past recipients are unknown to me!

Link is from ascap webspace.
https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/ascap-global-impact-award

 

I also looked for the wording as to why the award is being given (aka the LDR "impact") and found this,  which looks to be a press release from ascap. Look for "ASCAP President Paul Williams commented:"  4 paras down for LDR comment.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-superstar-lana-del-rey-to-receive-ascap-global-impact-award-grammy-winning-rockers-portugal-the-man-to-be-honored-with-ascap-vanguard-award-at-2018-ascap-pop-music-awards-on-april-23rd-300620404.html

 

While I liked the wording quite a bit, it could have been improved quite a bit (imo) by making an explicit reference to her unreleased/suppressed period as well as what people will understand being referenced, namely, her BTD and later work. I don't want the award to "go to her head" in the sense of making her think that her released period is necessarily more valid than her unreleased period, as the two periods overlap quite a bit in song quality (again imo).  So when the guy said "where endless possibility is the only rule", I specifically thought that his description could have been substantially strengthened by referencing her unreleased/suppressed stuff  (assuming he knew about it).

BTW,  here's a list of the Vanguard award recipients.

https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/vanguard-award

[WhiteHydrangea 4,217]

Today is the day the Awards are going to be helds, A QUEEN WOW.

 

I wonder how she feels about it, since she's said she tried to be a writer and then tried music... and that she's a writer first and then comes the music...

 

Is what she deserves indeed. In my eyes, Lana did change the game (2012 - now) in terms of lyrics (and aesthetic) like no other, Queen of stablishing Sadcore Glamour!

[Belladonna 2,406]

I hope she goes on the red carpet, because it's livestreamed.

[Flowerbomb 65,600]

Finally the recognition she deserves!!

[Peachycream 3,648]

I’m so happy for her! She deserves the recognition.