It's been a busy week for awards and nominations, this one, and there's one more to report on. It was the annual UK awards from US publishing collecting society ASCAP in London this week, celebrating the British songwriters who have enjoyed most success in the American market.
Awards were handed out to the songwriters represented in the US by ASCAP who enjoyed the most airplay on American radio last year, many of whom were old timers winning for old songs still enjoying much exposure on US radio stations - the likes of New Order, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins and Yusuf Islam - though newer artists also won awards, and special prizes at that, including Kate Nash, The Kooks and, if you count her as new, Dido.
There's a full list of ASCAP winners at the bottom of today's CMU Daily, meanwhile here's a quote from ASCAP Senior Vice President International Roger Greenaway: "We're very pleased to celebrate the achievements of the writer and publisher members of the PRS whose music is represented by ASCAP in the United States".