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FINNEAS and Shawn Mendes Take Top Honors at ASCAP’s 2020 Pop Music Awards

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The 2020 ASCAP Pop Music Awards, taking place this year in an innovative virtual awards format, was a hit across all digital platforms.

Exclusive photos and videos from pop music’s top songwriters, producers and publishers were shared via @ASCAP on Instagram & Twitter. ASCAP also hosted virtual conversations with 2020 Pop Awards winners Finneas O’Connell and Scott Harris on Thursday, June 18 as part of its ASCAP Experience: Home Edition series.

Highlights from both events included winner Finneas O’Connell talking with Glen Hansard as part of ASCAP Experience: Home Edition about songwriting, early influences and experiencing success. O’Connell described his songwriting process with his sister: “With Billie, we write one song, we puzzle over it, we attack it from all angles. It’s very meticulous… it’s a very unique process.” Hansard shared a piece of songwriting advice he attributed to Hemingway: “Write one true line and from there everything will blossom.” The conversation is at ASCAP Experience: Home Edition.

In his ASCAP Experience: Home Edition appearance, Scott Harris, who won a Most Performed Song Award for the hit “If I Can’t Have You,” discussed the process of writing the song with Shawn Mendes and advised aspiring songwriters: “If you’re honest in your lyrics you really can’t lose. Someone else will connect with it in the world.” The session is available at ASCAP Experience: Home Edition.


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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