26th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards

April 22, 2009 ASCAP RENNAISSANCE HOLLYWOOD HOTEL, LOS ANGELES, CA More than 600 songwriters, recording artists, industry leaders and members of the music community gathered at the 26th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Wednesday, April 22nd at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California to salute the songwriters and publishers behind some of today's most popular music. About ASCAP: Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization (PRO) representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 350,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with similar foreign organizations so that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world where copyright law exists. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American PRO owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. www.ascap.com
Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Hermansen	Steve Russell	Fergie
Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson	Tim Myers	Stephen Bishop
Wyclef Jean and Quincy Jones	David Preach Bal4	Natasha Bedingfield
Jesse McCartney	Martin Bandier	Paul Williams
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