ASCAP honors 50 Cent, Dupri for their songs
Rapper 50 Cent and producer-writer-executive Jermaine Dupri split songwriter of the year honors at ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, presented Monday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Named songwriter of the year at the performing rights organization's Pop Music Awards last month, 50 Cent was honored for his contribution to five of the year's most-performed songs - "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", "Hate It Or Love It", "How We Do" and "Just a Lil Bit". "Candy Shop" also took the award for ringtone of the year.
Dupri, president of urban music at Virgin Records America, was a key player in the success of Mariah Carey's 2005 smash "The Emancipation of Mimi". ASCAP recognized him for his writing work on "Let Me Hold You", "Like You", "My Boo", "Shake It Off" and "We Belong Together".
EMI Music Publishing was feted as publisher of the year. The perennial powerhouse published 17 of the year's most performed urban hits. Mario's "Let Me Love You", penned by Kameron "Kam" Houff and Scott Storch, was honored as top R&B/hip-hop song. Amerie and Stanley E. Waldon's "1 Thing", from the Will Smith feature "Hitch", was cited as top soundtrack song of the year. Sean Paul was tagged reggae artist of the year for the third consecutive year.
ASCAP bestowed its Golden Note Award on LL Cool J for his contributions to hip-hop. R&B luminary Bill Withers received the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award. (Reuters/Hollywood Reporter)
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