ASCAP has announced its 2024 Pop Music Award winners, celebrating the most influential songwriters and publishers in pop music.

Olivia Rodrigo and Daniel Nigro earned Songwriters of the Year for their hits "vampire" and "bad idea right?", marking Rodrigo's second win since 2022.

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Charli XCX received the Global Impact Award, recognizing her global musical influence. Her sixth album, BRAT, releases June 7, followed by a North American tour with Troye Sivan.

"Calm Down" by Rema featuring Selena Gomez won Pop Song of the Year. The track, co-written by Rema, Gomez, Michael Hunter, Amanda Ibanez, and Andre Vibez, dominated multiple Billboard charts and reached #3 on the Hot 100.

Universal Music Publishing Group claimed Publisher of the Year for their work on major hits including:

• "Calm Down"
• "Cuff It" (Beyonce)
• "Dance the Night" (Dua Lipa)
• "Barbie World" (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice with Aqua)
• "Lavender Haze" (Taylor Swift)
• "Paint the Town Red" (Doja Cat)
• "Star Walkin'" (Lil Nas X)
• "Sure Thing" (Miguel)

Notable winning songwriters include:

• Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff ("All I Want For Christmas Is You")
• Dua Lipa ("Dance the Night")
• Noah Kahan ("Dial Drunk")
• St. Vincent ("Cruel Summer")
• Meghan Trainor ("Made You Look")
• Leon Thomas ("Snooze")

Winners are determined by performance data from terrestrial and satellite radio, plus programmed and on-demand audio streams, provided by Luminate Data LLC.

[List of Most Performed Songs follows with full writer and publisher credits as provided in original content]

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