ASCAP to Honor Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis at 18th Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on June 27th in Los Angeles.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a non-profit performance rights organisation that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating (ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ) announced today that it will present its Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award to Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis during the 18th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The invitation-only awards dinner will take place on June 27, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA. Widely acknowledged as the most prolific hit makers in modern music history, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have been steering artists to unprecedented commercial success for over 20 years, and have written and/or produced over 100 albums and singles that have reached gold, platinum or multi-platinum sales, including 25 No. 1 R&B singles and 16 No. 1 pop hits. They have collaborated with such diverse and legendary artists as Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988 as a quintet which originally included Marc Nelson, Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet, with members Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris, on Motown , Sting, Mary J. Blige, Elton John Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. , Usher, Shaggy, Yolanda Adams, Herb Alpert, Luther Vandross, Rod Stewart, New Edition, Human League, Earth, Wind and Fire, Mariah Carey, Robert Palmer, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Sounds of Blackness Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award-winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. , and most notably have guided Janet Jackson to international superstardom with over 40 million records sold worldwide and over 20 gold and platinum singles. "Since their first professional recording with THE TIME in 1981, Jam and Lewis have continued to expand the vocabulary of contemporary popular music," said ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman. "From pop hits to gospel to film songs, through their commitment to artistic and personal integrity, the duo has firmly left their mark on today's music, and ASCAP is very proud to honor them." Jam & Lewis will join an elite group of legendary artists who have received the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award that includes Peabo Bryson, Earth, Wind and Fire, Rick James, and Chaka Khan. The event will also include a special presentation to the ASCAP "Songwriter of the Year." Past recipients of this top honor include many of today's most celebrated talents such as 50 Cent, Kandi Burruss, Sean "P.Diddy" Combs, Dr. Dre, Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Timbaland. ASCAP will introduce two new awards at this year's ceremony: "Top Gospel Artist of the Year," and "Top Ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. Artist of the Year." ASCAP was the first performing rights organization to begin licensing and distributing royalties to its songwriter members for ringtone performances. Awards will also be given to "Publisher of the Year," "Top Soundtrack Song of the Year," "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year," "Top Rap Song of the Year," "Top Reggae Artist of the Year," as well as honoring the songwriters and publishers of the top ASCAP songs on the 2004 R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap charts. The evening will also feature performances by several award-winning songwriter/artists. 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 lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist 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. Jimmy Jam has served on ASCAP's Board of Directors since 1996. http://www.ascap.com |
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