Amy Allen picked up ASCAP‘s prime honor within the pop discipline Thursday evening, as the girl answerable for co-writing Sabrina Carpenter’s prime hits and different smashes was awarded with the songwriter of the 12 months trophy on the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Hollywood.
Allen earned the trophy on the power of Carpenter hits like “Manchild,” “Tears” and “Mattress Chem” in addition to Rose and Bruno Mars’ “APT.”
“We don’t have to fret about AI due to folks like Amy Allen,” stated Jimmy Jam (pictured above with Allen), introducing her to the stage on the Chaplin Studios occasion.
Laufey was given a particular honor, the ASCAP Artistic Voice Award, as a part of the night, introduced to her by Suki Waterhouse.
Laufey and Suki Waterhouse attend the ASCAP 2026 Pop Awards at Chaplin Studios on April 30, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photograph by Lester Cohen/Getty Pictures for ASCAP)
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“I’m wanting round and I’m seeing the phrase ‘pop’,” Laufey stated, “and I liked pop music rising up, and I at all times knew that there was a method for me to search out my house in pop music. I grew up loving classical, loving jazz, realizing that was the pop music of its time. And I had this dream to make it the pop music of now, of this decade, and I actually really feel that has occurred — and particularly tonight, I’m actually feeling it.”
Music of the 12 months was awarded to “Die With a Smile,” the blockbuster duet between Mars and Girl Gaga, which had James Fauntleroy as its ASCAP-affiliated co-writer. On the Billboard Sizzling 100, the music spent 5 weeks at No. 1 as a part of a 60-week chart run. It was printed by Warner Chappell.
Sony Music Publishing was named ASCAP’s pop music writer of the 12 months. The writer’s hits throughout the timeframe included Alex Warren’s “Bizarre,” Olivia Dean’s “Man I Want,” Kehlani’s “Folded” and Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Membership.”
EJAE attends the ASCAP 2026 Pop Awards at Chaplin Studios on April 30, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photograph by Lester Cohen/Getty Pictures for ASCAP)
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Different winners included EJAE (“Golden”), Jack Antonoff (“Manchild,” “Luther,” “Squabble Up,” “TV Off”), Cirkut (“Abracadabra,” “APT.”), Justin Bieber (“Daisies,” “Yukon”), Max Martin (“The Destiny of Ophelia,” “Dancing within the Flames,” “Opalite,” “Twilight Zone”), Myles Smith (“Good to Meet You”), Ashley Gorley (“Love Any person”), Audrey Hobert (“That’s So True”), Daniel Nigro (“Pink Pony Membership”), David Guetta (“Endlessly Younger”), Dijon “Mustard” McFarlane (“TV Off”) and Timbaland (“Sticky”).
A full record of ASCAP winners may be discovered right here.
