Taylor Swift to receive BMI's 'Taylor Swift Award' for being Taylor Swift
The first recipient of the brand new Taylor Swift Award from the BMI Pop Awards will be ... Taylor Swift.
Yup, the 1989 singer will be honored with an award named after her at the 64th annual ceremony on May 10. The award is in "recognition of her incomparable creative and artistic talent and influence on music lovers throughout the world," according to a press release.
Swift is the second artist in BMI's history to have an award named after her, following Michael Jackson in 1990.
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“Taylor Swift has transformed pop culture through her songs, artistry and indomitable spirit,” BMI Vice President of writer/publisher relations Barbara Cane says. “She has had a profound impact, not only musically, but also through her personal conviction and commitment to create a standard that values and respects music for everyone."
The ceremony will also honor songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil with the BMI Icon Award for their "indelible contributions to the craft of songwriting," the statement reads. The famous songwriting couple has penned hits for artists like the Animals, Dolly Parton and '60s girl groups like the Ronettes and the Crystals.
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Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.
