Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSongwriters of North America (SONA) will launch its first ever SONA Warrior Awards on May 23, with legendary songwriter Paul Williams as the inaugural honoree.The virtual event will feature tributes and performances dedicated to Williams.
It will also offer a look into SONA’s rise over the past six years from a group of friends to its current international membership and supporters, as well as its transformation into a dominant force in the fight to protect the value of songs and songwriters in a new digital music marketplace.Williams, who is also the long-running president of ASCAP, is an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and Ivor Novello-winning songwriter and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, as well as a leading.
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