Taylor Swift will be honored with a Songwriter Icon Award by the National Music Publisher's Association at a ceremony to be held on June 9.
A sesame that the star largely deserves in view of his immense track record.
With 11 Grammy Awards on the clock, the singer is the first woman to have won three times the Grammy for album of the year, a feat that only three artists had achieved before her.
In addition, her 76 gold and platinum records and her activism in favor of the recognition of the rights of songwriters made her a prime candidate for the Songwriter Icon Award.
Risk pays
“Taylor Swift has had a year of unprecedented success. She gave the world amazing songs at a time when everyone needed them most and she continues to reinvent herself when it comes to her career. She has always considered herself to be an author foremost, and in doing so, she has inspired and uplifted countless other creators. Her advocacy pulled the entire creative community to the top, and she did so at great risk to her career. But the risk is paying off, not just for her but for the industry as a whole, and no one else deserves our Icon Award so much, ”said David Israelite, NMPA President in a statement relayed by
Variety
.
The fight of Taylor Swift against Scooter Braun, who bought the label in which she had signed before reselling everything to a pension fund without giving her the opportunity to buy back its catalog, has not gone unnoticed.
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