Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

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United States national award lifetime achievement award music award

The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is a prestigious Library of Congress honor recognizing lifetime achievement and profound impact in popular music songwriting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national award ⓘ
lifetime achievement award ⓘ
music award ⓘ
administeredBy Library of Congress ⓘ
surface form: Library of Congress Music Division
associatedWith United States Congress ⓘ
awardedFor lifetime achievement in popular music songwriting ⓘ
profound impact on popular music ⓘ
awardType songwriting award ⓘ
broadcastOn PBS ⓘ
ceremonyIncludes television broadcast ⓘ
tribute concert ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility living songwriters ⓘ
field music ⓘ
songwriting ⓘ
firstAwarded 2007 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre popular music ⓘ
hasCategory American Music Award ⓘ
surface form: American music awards

Lifetime achievement awards ⓘ
Songwriting awards ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPart award presentation ceremony ⓘ
live musical performances ⓘ
honors composers of popular songs ⓘ
songwriters ⓘ
inception 2007 ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
namedAfter George Gershwin ⓘ
Ira Gershwin ⓘ
notableRecipient Billy Joel ⓘ
Carole King ⓘ
Garth Brooks ⓘ
Joni Mitchell ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ
Smokey Robinson ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.loc.gov/programs/gershwin-prize/ ⓘ
organizer Library of Congress ⓘ
presentedBy Library of Congress ⓘ
scope international ⓘ
selectionCriteria body of work in popular song ⓘ
influence on culture ⓘ
sponsor Library of Congress ⓘ

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Carole King → awardReceived → Gershwin Prize for Popular Song ⓘ
this entity surface form: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Tony Bennett → awardReceived → Gershwin Prize for Popular Song ⓘ
this entity surface form: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Willie Nelson → awardReceived → Gershwin Prize for Popular Song ⓘ
Willie → awardReceived → Gershwin Prize for Popular Song ⓘ
subject surface form: Willie Nelson