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2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Program

2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Program

CONGRATULATIONS JEFF ON THE 2019 ASCAP FOUNDERS

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ELIZABETH MATTHEWS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Congratulationsto our award-winning ASCAP from yoursongwriters Sony/ATVfamily HIM & I PSYCHO MARK SPEARS GERALD GILLUM I LIKE IT ROCKSTAR LOUIS BELL, WILLIAM WALSH BELCALIS ALMANZAR, OLUFUNMIBI AWOSHILEY, LOUIS BELL EDGAR WILMER SEMPER-VARGAS, FINESSE XAVIER ALEXIS SEMPER-VARGAS BELCALIS ALMANZAR LIGHTS DOWN LOW , FEEL IT STILL GARRETT NASH SOMETHING JUST FREDDIE GORMAN LIKE THIS , MARK SPEARS ANDREW TAGGART BELCALIS ALMANZAR WOLVES GOD’S PLAN ALAN BERGMAN, MARILYN BERGMAN, LOUIS BELL MATTHEW SAMUELS , YOUNGBLOOD HAVANA NO LIMIT LOUIS BELL LOUIS BELL BELCALIS ALMANZAR, GERALD GILLUM, ALLEN RITTER, MATTHEW SAMUELS

SONY/ATV PUBLISHING LOUIS BELL GOD’S PLAN PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR MOST STREAMED SONG ASCAP FOUNDERS AWARD WINNING SONGS WINNING SONGS

ALL THE STARS BELIEVER , SZA IMAGINE DRAGONS

WRITERS WRITERS MATTMAN & ROBIN MARK “” SPEARS PUBLISHER WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. PUBLISHERS BEAT BULLY PRODUCTIONS HARD WORKING BLACK FOLKS KOBALT MUSIC SONY/ATV TUNES LLC WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. BETTER NOW ATTENTION WRITERS BILLY WALSH KAAN GÜNEŞBERK LOUIS BELL WRITER JACOB "JKASH" HINDLIN PUBLISHERS NYAN KING MUSIC INC. PUBLISHERS KOBALT MUSIC SONY/ATV TUNES LLC PRESCRIPTION SONGS WMMW PUBLISHING

BOO'D BACK TO YOU GOMEZ WRITER JOELLE JAMES

WRITER PUBLISHERS MUSIC PUBLISHING VANILLACHINCHILLA PUBLISHERS SMG TUNES WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP

BROKEN LOVELYTHEBAND BAD AT LOVE HALSEY WRITER SAM DEROSA

PUBLISHERS KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHERS HARD TO LOVE MUSIC SON OF SAM PRODUCTIONS WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. WINNING SONGS WINNING SONGS

DELICATE FINESSE (REMIX) FEATURING

WRITERS WRITERS CARDI B SHELLBACK CHRISTOPHER "BRODY" BROWN PUBLISHER KOBALT MUSIC JEREMY "JERMBEATS" REEVES KLENORD "SHAFT" RAPHAEL "CHARM" MCCULLOUGH II

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GIRLS LIKE YOU GOD'S PLAN FEATURING CARDI B

WRITERS BRITTANY "STARRAH" HAZZARD WRITERS MATTHEW "BOI-1DA" SAMUELS CARDI B NOAH "40" SHEBIB GIAN STONE RONALD “" LA TOUR HENRY “” WALTER PUBLISHERS 1DAMENTIONAL PUBLISHING PUBLISHERS CIRKUT BREAKER LLC CARDO ON THE BEAT FAMILY STONE MUSIC SONY/ATV TUNES LLC KOBALT MUSIC UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP PEOPLE OVER PLANES PRESCRIPTION SONGS SONY/ATV TUNES LLC THESE ARE SONGS OF PULSE WASHPOPPIN INC.

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WRITERS JOSHUA “BUDO” KARP SAM WISH TYLER "XP" ANDREWS WRITERS ARIANA GRANDE PUBLISHERS GUTTERFUNK ILYA KOBALT MUSIC MAX MARTIN SWISH YOU WERE HERE MUSIC RICKARD GORANSSON WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.

PUBLISHERS GRANDARIMUSIC KOBALT MUSIC UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP HAPPIER WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. MARSHMELLO & BASTILLE

WRITERS DANIEL SMITH

PUBLISHER UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP WINNING SONGS WINNING SONGS

HAVANA HOW LONG FEATURING CHARLIE PUTH FRANK E WRITERS BRITTANY "STARRAH" HAZZARD WRITERS JACOB "JKASH" HINDLIN KAAN GÜNEŞBERK

LOUIS BELL ARTIST PUBLISHING GROUP WEST PUBLISHERS J FRANKS PUBLISHING PUBLISHERS PEOPLE OVER PLANES KOBALT MUSIC SONY/ATV TUNES LLC PRESCRIPTION SONGS THESE ARE SONGS OF PULSE I LIKE IT HIGH HOPES CARDI B, BAD BUNNY & PANIC! AT THE WRITERS BENITO ANTONIO MARTINEZ CARDI B WRITERS BRENDON URIE JENNY OWEN YOUNGS EDGAR W SEMPER JONAS JEBERG KLENORD "SHAFT" RAPHAEL SAM HOLLANDER VINCENT "INVINCIBLE" WATSON

XAVIER A SEMPER PUBLISHERS A SONG CAN BE ABOUT ANYTHING MUSIC

BIG DEAL NOTES A MILLION DOLLAR DREAM GIRLS RAISED BY WOLVES PUBLISHERS ARTIST PUBLISHING GROUP WEST KOBALT MUSIC CONVINCED MUSIC LISTEN TO THIS SHHH EDITORA DE MUSICA MAMBO KINGZINC SLUSHIE FUND KOBALT MUSIC WORDS AND MUSIC WORLDWIDE RSM PUBLISHING A DIVISION OF RIMAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC HIM & I SHAFTIZM G-EAZY & HALSEY SONY/ATV TUNES LLC WRITERS ALEX SCHWARTZ UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP GERALD GILLUM WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. JAMES LAVIGNE WASHPOPPIN INC. JOE KHAJADOURIAN MADISON EMIKO LOVE

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IN MY FEELINGS LIGHTS DOWN LOW DRAKE MAX FEATURING GNASH

WRITERS DARIUS "" HARRISON WRITER GARRETT NASH JT NOAH "40" SHEBIB PUBLISHERS SONGS I WROTE ASLEEP ORVILLE "BUGGS CAN CAN" HALL SONY/ATV TUNES LLC PHILLIP TRIGGERMAN PRICE STEPHEN ELLIS GARRETT "" YUNG MIAMI LOVE. PUBLISHERS BLACK FOUNTAIN MUSIC KENDRICK LAMAR FEATURING HERBILICIOUS MUSIC KOBALT MUSIC WRITERS GREG KURSTIN PROTOONS INC. MARK “SOUNWAVE” SPEARS RESERVOIR RONCESVALLE MUSIC PUBLISHING PUBLISHERS BEAT BULLY PRODUCTIONS ROYNET MUSIC HARD WORKING BLACK FOLKS THREE NAILS AND A CROWN KURSTIN MUSIC UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SONY/ATV TUNES LLC WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. ZACARI MUSIC

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MEANT TO BE & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE WRITER DAVID GARCIA

PUBLISHERS D UMPG/CAPITOL CMG GENESIS UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP WINNING SONGS WINNING SONGS

THE MIDDLE NEVER BE THE SAME , MAREN MORRIS, CAMILA CABELLO

WRITERS ANTON ZASLAVSKI WRITER JACOB OLOFSSON STEFAN JOHNSON PUBLISHER UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP

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PUBLISHERS HAVE A NICE JAY SONY/ATV TUNES LLC KIDINAKORNER PUBLISHING UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP Altschul Olin & Vandergast, LLP would like to congratulate our client JEFF LYNNE for receiving the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award

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Congratulations

to the legendary Jeff Lynne

for being honored with the ASCAP Founders Award

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All Of The Stars I Like It Kendrick Lamar Klenord Raphael, Jhay Cortez Believer Love Robin Fredriksson, Kendrick Lamar Mattias Larsson Natural Boo’d Up Robin Fredriksson, Joelle James Mattias Larsson Broken Nice For What Sam DeRosa Shane Lindstrom Feel It Still No Limit John Gourley, Klenord Raphael Zachary Carothers, Eric Howk, No Tears Left To Cry Jason Sechrist, Zoe Manville Finesse Cardi B (Remix) Pray For Me Christopher “Brody” Brown, Kendrick Lamar Klenord Raphael, Jeremy Reeves Shape Of You God Is A Woman Kandi Burruss, Ilya Salmanzadeh Tameka Cottle Good Old Days That’s What I Like Joshua Karp, Christopher “Brody” Brown, Samuel Wishkoski Jeremy Reeves INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR SONY/ATV TUNES LLC KOBALT MUSIC ALL THE STARS GOOD OLD DAYS NEW RULES ALL THE STARS HAVANA PSYCHO ATTENTION HIGH HOPES NICE FOR WHAT BETTER NOW HIM & I ROCKSTAR BAD AT LOVE HIM & I NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY FINESSE (REMIX) I LIKE IT SHAPE OF YOU DELICATE HOW LONG PRAY FOR ME FEEL IT STILL LIGHTS DOWN LOW SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS FRIENDS I LIKE IT SIT NEXT TO ME GIRLS LIKE YOU LOVE. WOLVES GIRLS LIKE YOU SKY WALKER GOD'S PLAN NICE FOR WHAT YOUNGBLOOD GOD IS A WOMAN THE MIDDLE WAIT NO LIMIT MINE In 2017, ELO – Jeff Lynne has led since it was and 1986, Lynne wrote and produced twenty-six Top FOUNDERS AWARD first launched into the musical stratosphere back in 40 hits in the , and twenty Top 40 hits 1972 – was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. in the , including twenty Top 20 smashes In his loving induction speech, – the son in the UK and fifteen Top 20 smashes in the US. Even of Jeff’s close friend and collaborator more remarkably, the ELO catalog continues to have JEFF LYNNE – lovingly described Lynne as the “ELO extraterrestrial tremendous impact, as demonstrated powerfully when wizard captain – the man with it all.” It was a the compilation All Over The World: The Very Best of remarkable night that saw Jeff Lynne and his band ELO was released in 2005 and became a Top 10 celebrating not just ELO, but also opening the in many international markets including the UK where it entire Rock Hall ceremony by honoring the sold over a million copies. recently passed with an inspired version of “.” Beyond all the best-known hit songs, fans everywhere continue to explore the extraordinary series of Just weeks after that auspicious occasion, “Mr. Blue that combined Lynne's remarkably ambitious and Sky” – perhaps Lynne’s most timeless composition and accomplished craftsmanship, from the group's 1971 his unofficial theme song – was once again launched debut (accidentally titled No Answer due to a into orbit for movie audiences everywhere when miscommunication on a telephone about what the this classic was featured in the international album would be called) through 1973's ELO II and box-office smash,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. , 1974's breakthrough Eldorado, Jeff Lynne remains the man with it all – constantly 1975's Face the Music, 1976's , reaching new heights. 1977's double-record epic Out of the Blue, 1979's Discovery, 1981's Time, 1983's , For nearly half a century now, the musical genius of 1986's Balance of Power, as well as 2001's Zoom, Jeff Lynne has been striking a resounding chord with the first new ELO studio album in 15 years. Most fans all over world. One of the most successful recently, in late 2015, came , recording artists, -songwriters and producers the thirteenth album. The album was met with wildly in all rock history, Jeff Lynne has achieved remarkable positive reviews, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Top success with ELO, as a solo artist, as one of the Rock Albums chart in America, and reaching #4 on the , and producing many of the UK Albums Chart on its way to going Platinum. most significant artists of our times. That impressive list includes some of Lynne’s own defining musical So what is it about the music of Jeff Lynne and ELO heroes like , and, in an that endures so powerfully for millions of music lovers amazing and Fabulous turn of events, even around the world? “It's a great question and I wish I themselves, as well as solo recordings by Paul could answer it,” Jeff Lynne says with a warm laugh. McCartney, George Harrison, , , "It’s nice to have songs in your catalog that stand the , , , test of time.” and , among others. And now there’s an excellent new addition to that Jeff Lynne’s record stands unparalleled. ELO has sold catalog: – the sight and sound of over 50 million records worldwide, and continues to Jeff Lynne and his great band standing the test of have a remarkably popular catalog. Between 1972 time in a big and beautiful way. GOLDEN NOTE AWARD DEBBIE HARRY, CHRIS STEIN & CLEM BURKE OF BLONDIE For the past four decades, Blondie has become Debbie Harry’s and the band’s and still remains a national treasure. From an boundary-pushing pop have shaped the look irreverent Lower East Side punk outfit to bona and sound of many chart-topping female fide international ambassadors of New York artists who followed in the last three decades. cool, Blondie will forever be synonymous with that punk spirit that lives somewhere in all of Blondie’s latest album, Pollinator, delves even us. The band’s influence has both shaped and deeper into this concept: inspiration from continues to inform the worlds of music, Blondie’s action-packed, cross-pollinating past fashion and art. shaping the sound of our collective . The band released their 11th studio album enti- Comprised of singer-songwriter Debbie Harry, tled Pollinator during 2017. Selected as one of guitarist and co-writer Chris Stein, powerhouse Magazine’s 20 Best Pop Albums drummer Clem Burke, and long-time band of the year, Pollinator is a remarkable album members bassist Leigh Foxx, guitarist Tommy that stands alongside any in their celebrated ® Kessler and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen, and trailblazing career. GRAMMY Award- Blondie's chart-topping success, fearless spirit winning producer John Congleton (The and rare longevity led to an induction into Decemberists, St. Vincent, Sigur Ros, The the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, a NME Killers) brought out the late ‘70s Parallel Lines Godlike Genius Award in 2014, a Q Award for attitude of Blondie again on Pollinator, with Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2016, that are fast and fun, that the 2017 Silver Clef Outstanding Achievement are romantic and teasing, and synth-stoked Award and more than 50 million albums sold hooks that evoke the new wave era. worldwide to date. VANGUARD AWARD BILLIE EILISH & FINNEAS Somebody needed to finally ask. worked in Finneas’ bedroom—two feet from Billie’s room— where the songs not only came to life, but also all of the It took Billie Eilish to step up and actually pose the question dreams. in the form of the title for her 2019 full-length debut album, WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO? [Darkroom/In- “There were a lot of opportunities and things I said, ‘No’ to,” terscope Records]. These fourteen tracks materialize as ghost- she grins. “We had to do this album our way. I realized how ly genre-less pop projections of life’s firsts for the multi-plati- lucky I to have my brother in this. If I didn’t have him, I num songstress as she ruminates on her first brushes with loss would have to figure out I was doing without and love amidst the monsters under her bed and the triumphs someone else there with me!” at her feet. 2018 turned around when Billie unearthed what turned into As such, the question still goes unanswered—because it the first single “bury a friend.” In a year marked by the losses can’t be answered—but that just might’ve been her point all of inspirations such as and as well as along... tragedies a la Stoneman Douglas, mortality weighed heavy over the zeitgeist. Political discord reached untenable heights “Nobody knows what the fuck dreams are, dude,” she and the threat of climate change grew more prevalent. This exclaims. “You can’t give me a good enough answer as to landscape set the stage for “bury a friend.” Punctuated by what dreams are. Nobody can. Dreams are a big thing in my horror movie screams and drill samples, the graveyard waltz life though. They’ve always really occupied me. It’s all in the of her -y cadence claws at the senses before snapping into music.” a glitchy chorus as she asks, “when we all fall asleep, where do we go?” One daydream manifested to set the stage for such provoca- tion. Within three years since her 2015 debut, Billie quietly, “When we made ‘bury a friend,’ the whole album clicked in yet unapologetically infiltrated the forefront of pop. Earning my head,” she goes on. “I immediately knew what it was going six gold certifications (“Bellyache,” “IDONTWANNABE- to be about, what the visuals were going to be, and everything YOUANYMORE,” Don’t At Me EP, “Copycat,” “My Boy,” in terms of how I wanted it to be perceived. It inspired what and “when the party’s over”) and two platinum certifications the album is about. ‘Bury a friend’ is literally from the perspec- (“Ocean Eyes” and “Lovely” [feat. Khalid]), she tallied over 6 tive of the monster under my bed. If you put yourself in that billion cumulative streams by 2019, and dont smile at me mindset, what is this creature doing or feeling? I also confess notably held a spot in the Billboard Top 200 for over a year. that I’m this monster, because I’m worst enemy. I Meanwhile, she garnered acclaim from Vogue, Vanity Fair, might be the monster under your bed too.” New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, , , and more and graced the stage of Ellen and The , it’s not where we go when we fall asleep, but Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Not to mention, she where we go while awake. Billie is taking us farther than ever sold out four world tours and has top billing everywhere from with eyes wide open. Lollapalooza to Coachella. She maintains a direct connection to fans through open dialogue and one-on-one social media “I want people to listen,” she leaves off. “I want to be heard, communication. This honesty helped her attract millions of and I want people to feel heard. Nothing on this album sounds followers online. the same, but it all adds up to a whole. Since I first started doing music, my life has changed a lot. One thing that hasn’t Along the way, she and her chief collaborator, producer, changed in my music is that I still just do me, and I don’t even multi-instrumentalist, and big brother Finneas O’Connell know what that means.” crafted what would become WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO? Keeping the creativity in-house, literally, they She doesn’t have to. — Rick Florino, January 2019 retreated back to Billie’s childhood home. Once again, they Sound Royalties congratulates all ASCAP Pop winners. And all music creatives who strive to keep their rights.

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SoundRoyalities_ASCAPAd_PopAwards2019_R4_042519_X1A.indd 1 4/25/19 3:53 PM ELECTRIC FEEL ENTERTAINMENT CONGRATULATES OUR HITMAKER THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERSHIP GROUP John Titta, EVP Membership WINNERS, PERFORMERS Joe Abrams

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MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS NASHVILLE Lauren Iossa, EVP & CMO Michael Martin, VP James Besteman, Kate Cordova, Brittany Dalton, Beth Brinker, Holly Chester, Kele Currier, Sarah Finegold, Tim Hammond, Christy Hayek, Suzanne Lee, Evyn Mustoe, Mary Self, Mike Sistad LOUIS BELL Kyle Harris, Erik Philbrook, Sean Salo, Alison Webber UK//INTERNATIONAL Simon Greenaway, VP David Ryan Jordan ON BEING AWARDED ASCAP'S SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS BILLIE & FINNEAS! ON RECEIVING THE ASCAP VANGUARD AWARD AND CONTINUING TO INSPIRE US DAILY.

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