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Olivia Rodrigo and co-writer Daniel Nigro have been named the 2024 ASCAP Pop Music Songwriters of the Year. This is Rodrigo's second win in the top category, having first won in 2022.
Chapel Lawn, whose song “Good Luck Babe!” co-written with Nigro and Justin Tranter is a rising hit, will present Nigro with the award at an invite-only event on Wednesday (May 8). We were scheduled to celebrate this year's ASCAP Pop Music Award winners in Los Angeles.
Rodrigo and Nigro have been nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year (“Driver's License” and “Vampire”) and one for Best Rock Song (“Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”). In less than three and a half years, Rodrigo has racked up 17 top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. That includes her three songs that topped the charts: “Driver's License,” “Good 4 U,” and “Vampire.”
“Calm Down,” sung by Rema and featuring Selena Gomez, won ASCAP Pop Song of the Year. The song, co-written by Rema, Gomez, Michael “LONDON” Hunter, Amanda “Kiddo AI” Ibanez, and Andre Vibez, reached her No. 3 spot on the Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for 57 weeks. “Calm Down” is published by Hook Like Behavior, Kobalt Music Publishing, Livelihood Music Company, SMG Tunes, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, and Warner Chappell Music.
Publisher of the Year: Calm Down, Cuff It (Beyoncé), Dance the Night (Dua Lipa), Barbie World (Nicki Minaj & Ice) Spice with Aqua) and other songs will be presented to Universal Music Publishing Group. “Lavender Haze” (Taylor Swift), “Paint the Town Red” (Doja Cat), “Star Walkin' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)” (Lil Nas X), and “Sure Thing” (Miguel).
Other songwriters who won the 2024 ASCAP Pop Music Awards include Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasyev (for their holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You”), Noah Kahan (“Dial Drunk”) and St. Vincent ( “Cruel Summer''), Duchess Meghan, and more. Trainor (“Made You Look”) and Leon Thomas (“Snooze”).
As previously announced, Charli XCX was awarded the ASCAP Global Impact Award. Charli is gearing up for the June 7 release of her sixth solo album, BRAT, and a North American tour with Troye Sivan, who was scheduled to present her with an award.
The ASCAP Pop Music Awards recognize the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed pop songs in 2023. Winners will be determined by data from terrestrial and satellite radio, programming and on-demand audio streams, all provided by Luminate Data LLC.
Learn more about the 2024 ASCAP Pop Music Award winners.