Amy Allen was named Songwriter of the Yr, Sony Music Publishing took residence Writer of the Yr for a tenth time, and Die With a Smile by Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars was honored as Tune of the Yr on the 2026 ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Thursday (April 30) in Los Angeles.
The ceremony, held on the Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind the most-performed ASCAP pop songs of the previous 12 months, as decided by terrestrial and satellite tv for pc radio information and on-demand audio streams supplied by Luminate.
Allen, who’s signed to Warner Chappell Music, co-wrote 5 of ASCAP’s most-performed songs of the previous 12 months: APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars), Excessive Highway (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph), and three Sabrina Carpenter hits — Tears, Manchild and Mattress Chem.
Allen’s ASCAP honor follows her changing into the first girl to win the Grammy for Songwriter of the Yr, Non-Classical, in 2025. She repeated the feat on the 2026 Grammys in February, changing into the primary songwriter to win the award twice.
The Tune of the Yr award went to Die With a Smile, co-written by ASCAP songwriter James Fauntleroy and printed by Warner Chappell Music.
The Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars duet spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100 and 60 weeks on the chart total.
ASCAP mentioned it additionally topped Billboard‘s year-end Scorching 100, which it described as a primary for a duet that includes a feminine and male soloist every in lead roles within the chart’s 67-year historical past.
“This recognition speaks to the distinctive expertise of our songwriters and the eagerness they carry to their craft each day. It’s a privilege to assist such an inspiring neighborhood of creators.”
Katie Welle, Sony Music Publishing
Sony Music Publishing was named Writer of the Yr for its contributions throughout 27 of the previous 12 months’s most-performed pop songs, together with It’s okay I’m okay (Tate McRae), Man I Want (Olivia Dean), Messy (Lola Younger), Pink Pony Membership (Chappell Roan), Extraordinary (Alex Warren) and Blue Strips (Jessie Murph).
It’s SMP’s tenth Writer of the Yr win on the ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The corporate gained the award for a ninth time on the equal ceremony 12 months in the past.
“We’re honored to be named ASCAP’s Pop Writer of the Yr,” mentioned Katie Welle, Sony Music Publishing President, Head of A&R.
“This recognition speaks to the distinctive expertise of our songwriters and the eagerness they carry to their craft each day. It’s a privilege to assist such an inspiring neighborhood of creators.”
Welle added: “Congratulations to all of this 12 months’s honorees, and thanks ASCAP, in addition to our excellent crew for his or her continued dedication to songwriters.”
Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey obtained the ASCAP Inventive Voice Award, offered by Suki Waterhouse. The award acknowledges ASCAP members whose profession achievements are knowledgeable by their inventive spirit and their contributions to the neighborhood. Earlier recipients embrace Questlove, Wyclef Jean and Lyle Lovett.
Different 2026 ASCAP Pop Music Award-winning songwriters included Jack Antonoff (Manchild, luther, squabble up, television off), Max Martin (The Destiny of Ophelia, Dancing within the Flames, Opalite, Twilight Zone), Cirkut (Abracadabra, APT.), Justin Bieber (DAISES, YUKON), Myles Smith (Good to Meet You), Audrey Hobert (That’s So True), Daniel Nigro (Pink Pony Membership), David Guetta (Endlessly Younger), Mustard (television off), Timbaland (Sticky), Ashley Gorley (Love Any individual) and EJAE (Golden).
ASCAP reported document income of $1.945 billion for calendar 2025 in February, distributing $1.759 billion to songwriters, composers and music publishers.Music Enterprise Worldwide
