ASCAP Vanguard Award explained

ASCAP Vanguard Award
Awarded For:	"Shaping the future of music"
Presenter:	American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Country:	United States
Year:	1996
Website:	www.ascap.com

The ASCAP Vanguard Award is an annual award presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in recognition of "the impact of new and developing musical genres, which help shape the future of music.^[1] The award was first presented to Soul Asylum and Björk in 1996. The honor was not presented in 2012, and years with more than one recipient include 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013.^[1] It is awarded at each of their ceremonies: pop, country, Latin, and rhythm & soul music.

Recipients

• 2020 - Besu-Fikad Simmei
• 2019 - Billie Eilish, Finneas, Draco Rosa
• 2018 - Visitante
• 2017 - Meghan Trainor,^[2] Vico C,^[3] Dua Lipa^[4]
• 2016 - Walk the Moon, Chris Stapleton,^[5] Jess Glynne, MNEK
• 2015 - St. Vincent
• 2014 - Fun, Dan Smith^[6]
• 2013 - Kendrick Lamar,^[7] Diplo
• 2012 - not presented
• 2011 - Third Day, The Civil Wars, Band of Horses
• 2010 - Taio Cruz, Janelle Monáe, The Killers
• 2009 - Santigold
  • 2008 - Kate Nash, Black Guayaba, Sara Bareilles 2007 - Bat for Lashes, The All-American Rejects
• 2006 - Joseph Arthur
• 2005 - Arcade Fire
• 2004 - The Mars Volta
• 2003 - Jack Johnson
• 2002 - The Strokes
• 2001 - Modest Mouse
• 2000 - Built to Spill
• 1999 - Beastie Boys
  • 1998 - Nine Inch Nails, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 1997 - Beck, The Presidents of the United States of America
• 1996 - Soul Asylum, Björk

External links

• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' official site
• ASCAP Foundation

Notes and References

1. Web site: ASCAP Vanguard Award.
2. Web site: Meghan Trainor to Receive ASCAP's Vanguard Award . billboard.com. May 4, 2017. May 6, 2017.
3. Web site: 2017 ASCAP Latin Awards to Honor El Gran Combo & Vico C . Flores. Griselda. December 19, 2016. January 21, 2017 . billboard.com.
4. Web site: ASCAP Vanguard Award. ASCAP.
5. News: 2016 ASCAP Country Awards . ASCAP . May 20, 2017.
6. Co-writers Alex Clare and Jim Duguid, Bastille's Dan Smith and Universal Music Publishing Honored in London . 9 October 2014 . 2017-12-20.
7. Web site: Vanguard Award Kendrick Lamar. June 27, 2013. June 28, 2015. ASCAP. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202907/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2013/vanguard-award.aspx. dead.