Lil Nas X To Be Honored At 2022 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala

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LIL NAS X will be honored with the HAL DAVID STARLIGHT AWARD at this year's SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (SHOF) Induction And Awards Dinner on JUNE 16 in NEW YORK.

The award, established in 2004, was named for SHOF Chairman Emeritus HAL DAVID and honors young songwriters making a significant impact in the music industry. Past honorees include HALSEY, SARA BAREILLES, ED SHEERAN, NICK JONAS, NATE RUESS, IMAGINE DRAGONS’ DAN REYNOLDS, TAYLOR SWIFT, JOHN LEGEND, ALICIA KEYS, NE-YO, DRAKE, BENNY BLANCO, JASON MRAZ, JOHN MAYER, ROB THOMAS, and JOHN RZEZNIK.

SHOF Chair NILE RODGERS commented, "LIL NAS X is someone we are very proud to award the HAL DAVID STARLIGHT AWARD to. He has perhaps better than anyone demonstrated how powerful great songs are with "Old Town Road" and "Montero" dominating the charts for almost every day of the last three years. If you’re lucky enough to be alive at this time, you know exactly who LIL NAS X is and he’s an incredible and inspirational person for every one of his communities as well."

SHOF President & CEO LINDA MORAN added, “LIL NAS X’s thought-provoking multi-genre song/musical style — described as pop rap, hip hop, country rap, trap, pop rock, pop, and rock — speaks soundly to diverse generations of fans. He is certainly worthy of joining the esteemed list of past STARLIGHT AWARD honorees."

Being inducted into the SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME at the event are MARIAH CAREY, ANNIE LENNOX & DAVE STEWART (EURYTHMICS), ERNIE ISLEY, MARVIN ISLEY, O’KELLY ISLEY, RONALD ISLEY, RUDOLPH ISLEY and CHRIS JASPER (THE ISLEY BROTHERS), STEVE MILLER, PHARRELL WILLIAMS and CHAD HUGO (THE NEPTUNES), RICK NOWELS, and WILLIAM “MICKEY” STEVENSON

PAUL WILLIAMS will receive the JOHNNY MERCED AWARD and UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP Chairman & CEO JODY GERSON will be awarded the ABE OLMAN PUBLISHER AWARD.

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