Doja Cat Is Songwriter of the Year at BMI Pop Awards 2023
variety.comThania Garcia Doja Cat was named pop songwriter of the year at the privately-held BMI Pop Awards on May 9 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Though she wasn’t present at the ceremony, Doja Cat had six of the most-performed songs of 2022 – “Get Into It (Yuh)” (co-written with Sully and Y2K), “I Like You (A Happier Song)” (co-written with Jasper Harris), “Need to Know,” “Vegas” (co-written with Rogét Chahayed and Yeti Beats), “Woman” (co-written with Aaron Horn (PRS), Linden Jay (PRS), Jidenna and Yeti Beats) and “You Right.” Khalid was presented with the BMI Champion Award by BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill, who lauded the singer-songwriter’s musical contributions, industry accolades (he’s amassed 18 BMI awards) and dedication to uplifting future songwriters.
Alongside his mother, Linda Wolfe, Khalid started the Great Khalid Foundation in 2020, which offers music education programs, scholarship awards and community partnerships for young artists.
Among its many efforts, the foundation recently helped donate backpacks to middle schools and put together a Mother’s Day essay-writing contest.
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