Rema, Steve Mac, Lostboy and Daniel Pemberton are among the top winners at ASCAP London Celebrates, a private event taking place on Tuesday (June 18) at The Shard in London.
British songwriter and producer Peter Rycroft, aka Lostboy, has won four ASCAP awards, including Songwriter of the Year. 2023 was a big year for Lostboy, which saw him co-write a string of hits including Tate McRae and Tiësto's '10:35', Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding's 'Miracle' (co-written by the other winner Pablo Bowman Navarro), which spent eight weeks at No.1 on the Official UK Singles Chart. and Kylie Minogue's 'Padam Padam', which earned him a Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording. Each song earned him an ASCAP award in the hot dance/electronic song category.
Following a year that saw him release his fourth EP and perform “Calm Down” (nominated for Best International Song) at the BRIT Awards, Rema is honored with two ASCAP Awards – Song of the Year and Top Streaming Song, also for “Calm Down.” Co-writers Michael “London” Hunter and Andre Vibez were also winners. “Calm Down,” a collaboration with Selena Gomez, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Producer, songwriter and musician Steve Mac wins top hot dance/electronic song for his work on “Baby Don't Hurt Me,” a collaboration with Anne-Marie, David Guetta and Coi Leray.
Eddie Jenkins, Andy Sheldrake, Camden Cox and Hayla take home a Hot Dance/Electronic Song Award for “Where You Are” by John Summit & Hayla.
In the world of TV, film and streaming, Daniel Pemberton has taken the top box office movie of the year Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Pemberton's score, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score, draws on different strains of music, including punk rock, electronic music and traditional Indian instruments.
Julian Gingell and Barry Stone receive the top network series award for the second year in a row for their theme American Idol.
The top box office film awards of 2024 go to composer Martin Phipps, for NapoleonPatrick Johnson for The Boogeyman and Joby Talbot for Wonka.
Paul Leonard-Morgan takes the award for top streaming film for the true crime thriller The Boston Strangler. Top streaming series awards go to Anne Nikitin and Wil Malone for Apple TV Shake downNatalie Holt for Loki and Andrew Skeet and Nathan Klein for a Netflix documentary MH370: The plane that disappeared.
As previously announced, South African-born British singer-songwriter and producer Kenya Grace is receiving the ASCAP Global Impact Award, in recognition of her success in the world of dance music. Irish indie-pop singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot receives the ASCAP Vanguard Award, which recognizes artists whose innovative work is helping to shape the future of music.
This year's winners join a number of previous recipients of the ASCAP Awards with ties to the UK, including Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, MNEK, Lewis Capaldi, Dev Hynes and Becky Hill.
Tuesday night's private ASCAP event for the winning songwriters and composers will feature a brief performance by rising R&B/soul star Elmiene. The event is designed to shine a light on UK-bound ASCAP talent for their US success.
A full list of ASCAP London Music Award winners is available at
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