Drake To Receive Songwriters Hall of Fame Award
. "Drake shines as a talented songwriter with a unique vision," commented SHOF Chairman and legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb, "and we are pleased to honor him with the prestigious Hal David Starlight Award." The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was renamed in honor of the former SHOF Chairman, Hal David, for his longtime support of young songwriters. Award recipients are gifted songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs. Drake joins the company of Rob Thomas, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, John Legend, John Rzeznik, Jason Mraz and Taylor Swift � the past recipients of the Hal David Starlight Award. Drake is one of music's brightest new stars lauded for his songwriting prowess, melodious hooks and emotionally transparent performances. His genre-bending singing and rapping abilities earned him a recording deal with Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money in 2009, the same year The Recording Academy awarded him two Grammy nominations (Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song) for his single "Best I Ever Had." This opus, featured on his mixtape/EP So Far Gone, spent more weeks perched at #1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart than any other debut single this decade.
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