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Amy Allen, Laufey, Mars-Gaga Capture Top ASCAP Honors

5/2/2026

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Songwriter Amy Allen won Songwriter of Year at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Singer-songwriter Laufey received the ASCAP Creative Voice Award and a Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal Album with A Matter of Time.
James Fauntleroy-written duet “Die With a Smile” by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga won Song of Year, spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the year-end Hot 100.

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Songwriter Amy Allen won Songwriter of Year at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Singer-songwriter Laufey received the ASCAP Creative Voice Award and a Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal Album with A Matter of Time.
James Fauntleroy-written duet “Die With a Smile” by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga won Song of Year, spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the year-end Hot 100.