Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson was honoured with an Icon Award at the annual music awards staged by US performing-rights group BMI in LA on Tuesday night. Wilson, who releases a new album - 'Getting In Over My Head' - on Warners next month, adds the Icon Award to the BMI President's Award he received in 1995.
Other winners on the night included Lauren Christy and Scott Spock - two-thirds of pop songwriting trio the Matrix - who were named Pop Songwriters Of The Year. Gregg Alexander and Keepin' It Real How 'Bout You Music Publishing won the Song Of The Year Award for penning/publishing the Santana track 'The Game of Love'.