Lady Gaga has been named as the first-ever Contemporary Icon Award winner by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Lady Gaga will pick up the award during the 46th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner on June 18, 2015 in New York City. According to the official announcement, the Contemporary Icon Award celebrates a “songwriter-artist who has attained an iconic status in pop culture.”
“It could be said that this honor was created with Lady Gaga in mind. She has enjoyed monumental popularity on the charts, on radio, TV and the Internet, not to mention the continuous press coverage she has generated,” stated SHOF President & CEO Linda Moran. “She is a consistent hit maker who has surprised everyone by proving to be as adept with the great standards as she is with her own songs. We at SHOF are particularly proud that Lady Gaga performed at one of our songwriter showcases when she was still known as Stefani Germanotta.”
Other artists set to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year include Bobby Braddock, Willie Dixon, Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia, Toby Keith, Cyndi Lauper and Linda Perry.
-By Rebecca Murray
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