23rd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

June 18th, 2010

Grant Trimboli

WHEN: Friday, June 25, 2010
4 p.m. Media Check-in
6:30 p.m. Red Carpet Arrivals
7:30 p.m. Dinner & Awards Ceremony

WHO: Confirmed attendees include: Dr. Dre, Janelle Monáe, Jermaine Dupri, Big Boi, Keyshia Cole, C. “Tricky” Stewart, The-Dream, Johntá Austin, David “Preach” Bal4, David Banner, Bruno Mars, Kandi Burruss, Warryn Campbell, Dorrough, Dre & Vidal, James Fortune, Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, Chuck Harmony, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Chris Henderson, Jeremih, Rob Knox, Monica, Musiq Soulchild, Rick Nowels, Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels, Twista, and Terence Vaughn among many others.

Performances by: The Game, Gucci Mane, Dondria, Miguel, and DJ Kid Capri.

WHAT: 23rd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards – honoring the songwriters and publishers of the most performed ASCAP songs on the 2009 R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap and Gospel charts.

Special awards will be presented as follows:

Hip-Hop Pioneer Dr. Dre to Receive ASCAP’s Founders Award
The ASCAP Founders Award is among the most prestigious honors that ASCAP gives to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Each recipient is a musical innovator who possesses a unique style of creative genius that will enrich generations to come. Past recipients include Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Smokey Robinson, Paul McCartney, Ashford & Simpson, Patti Smith, and Berry Gordy Jr. and Motown Industries.

Janelle Monae to Receive ASCAP’s Vanguard Award
The ASCAP Vanguard Award is given in recognition of the impact of musical genres that help shape the future of American music. Past recipients include The Killers, Santigold, Sara Bareilles, The All-American Rejects, The Strokes, and the Beastie Boys.

WHERE: International Ballroom, The Beverly Hilton Hotel,
9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA