ASCAP Vanguard Award

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Country United States Official website www.ascap.com		First awarded 1996
Awarded for Shaping the future of music. Presented by American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

The ASCAP Vanguard Award is an annual award presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in recognition of the impact of new and developing musical genres, which help shape the future of music. The award was first presented to Soul Asylum and Björk in 1996. The honor was not presented in 2012, and years with more than one recipient include 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013.

Recipients

2017 - Vico C

2016 - Walk the Moon

2015 - St. Vincent

2014 - Dan Smith, Bastille

2013 - Kendrick Lamar, Diplo

2011 - The Civil Wars, Band of Horses

2010 - Taio Cruz, Janelle Monáe, The Killers

2009 - Santigold

2008 - Kate Nash, Black Guayaba, Sara Bareilles

2007 - Bat for Lashes, The All-American Rejects

2006 - Joseph Arthur

2005 - Arcade Fire

2004 - The Mars Volta

2003 - Jack Johnson

2002 - The Strokes

2001 - Modest Mouse

2000 - Built To Spill

1999 - Beastie Boys

1998 - Nine Inch Nails, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

1997 - Beck, The Presidents of the United States of America

1996 - Soul Asylum, Björk

References

ASCAP Vanguard Award Wikipedia

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