The Weeknd Named Songwriter of the Year at ASCAP Pop Awards; Post Malone’s ‘Circles’ Is Top Song

variety.com:

Chris Willman Music WriterThe ASCAP Pop Music Awards named the Weeknd as songwriter of the year, and the Post Malone hit “Circles” as song of the year, in results announced as part of an extended virtual rollout of winners Tuesday.The publisher of the year prize went, as it often does, to Warner Chappell Music, whose top ASCAP-affiliated songs during the frame included the Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” Dan + Shay’s “10,000 Hours,” Meghan Thee Stallion and Beyonce’s “Savage (Remix),” Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart,” Selena Gomez’s “Lose You to Love Me,” Maddie & Tae’s “Die From a Broken Heart” and many more.The Weeknd now has 13 ASCAP Awards to his name (which the performing rights organization formally renders as “Abel ‘The Weeknd‘ Tesfaye”),.