The 2021 ASCAP Pop Music Awards announced its winners on Tuesday, with The Weeknd winning Songwriter of the Year.<\/b>
\nApril 13 (UPI) — The 2021 ASCAP Pop Music Awards announced its winners on Tuesday, with The Weeknd winning Songwriter of the Year. The Pop Music Awards, which honors songwriters and publishers, is held annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The winners were announced virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weeknd also took home two most-performed song awards for \u00ab\u00a0Blinding Lights\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Heartless.\u00a0\u00bb The singer is now a 13-time ASCAP Awards winner. Post Malone’s \u00ab\u00a0Circles\u00a0\u00bb won Song of the Year. The award goes to ASCAP members Louis Bell, Kaan G\u00fcnesberk and Billy Walsh along with publishers Nyan King Music, Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group. Warner Chappell Music won Publisher of the Year. The publisher released hit songs such as \u00ab\u00a010,000 Hours\u00a0\u00bb by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, \u00ab\u00a0Blinding Lights\u00a0\u00bb by The Weeknd, \u00ab\u00a0Lose You to Love Me\u00a0\u00bb by Selena Gomez and \u00ab\u00a0Rockstar\u00a0\u00bb by DaBaby featuring Roddy Rich. The full list of winners can be found on the official ASCAP website.<\/p>\n