Breakout singer-songwriter, producer and EDM.com Class of 2024 inductee Kenya Grace is receiving some well-deserved recognition from ASCAP.
The main performance-rights group will quickly award Grace with its prestigious International Influence Award, which acknowledges her meteoric ascent to the higher echelon of digital music following the discharge of her 2023 hit “Strangers.”
After going viral on TikTok, the observe successfully redefined liquid drum & bass for a brand new era of dance music fanatics en path to being named certainly one of EDM.com‘s greatest songs of the yr. It is also value noting that “Strangers” turned the primary #1 within the historical past of Billboard‘s Sizzling Dance/Digital Songs chart to be written, produced and sung solely by a lady.
“Kenya Grace is at the forefront of a new wave of dance-driven pop music,” mentioned Paul Williams, ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board. “As the sole writer and producer of her self-recorded songs, Kenya possesses a DIY style that is staggeringly innovative and has made her a favorite with the dance music community. We are thrilled to present this trailblazing music creator with the ASCAP Global Impact Award.”
Grace is joined in celebration of her award by fellow recipient Cian Ducrot, an Irish indie singer-songwriter who acquired the ASCAP Vanguard Award, which acknowledges “artists whose innovative work is helping to shape the future of music.”
By receiving the consideration, Grace follows earlier recipients the likes of Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, MNEK, Lewis Capaldi, Dev Hynes and Becky Hill amongst others. The award shall be offered at “ASCAP London Celebrates,” an invitation-only celebration scheduled for June 18th in London.
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