Presentation and exclusive conversation will be held Oct 12th
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will present LeAnn Rimes with the ASCAP Golden Note Award in a special ASCAP Experience session broadcast on YouTube on October 12th at 3 pm ET/noon PT. With congratulatory video tributes from Reba McEntire, Diane Warren, Rob Thomas, Mickey Guyton, San Francisco Gay Men’s Choir, David Gray and Aloe Blacc, the award presentation by ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams will segue into an exclusive conversation with Variety’s Chris Willman.
In “The Story So Far: Celebrating 25+ Years of LeAnn Rimes,” Rimes, marking the 25th anniversary of her debut album, Blue, will talk with Willman about her remarkable life in music so far and how her artistry and her humanitarian work intertwine, including her recently released genre-bending album, God’s Work.
“From the moment we first heard her immortal recording of ‘Blue’ – back when she was just 13 years old – we knew that LeAnn was a voice for the ages,” shares ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams. “In the 25 years since, we have watched her navigate her evolving career with grace, artistry and humanity. Her passion, clarity and emotion have won her fans around the world and truly set her apart as a songwriter.”
The ASCAP Golden Note Award is presented to genre-spanning songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Previous recipients include Tom Petty, Blondie, Garth Brooks, Lee Ann Womack, Alicia Keys, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Duran Duran, Jeff Lynne, Lionel Richie, Alan Jackson, Greg Kurstin and JD Souther, among others.
This award joins Rimes’ extraordinary collection of accolades, spanning back to her early teenage years. She has won two Grammy Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; two World Music Awards; three Academy of Country Music Awards; two Country Music Association Awards and one Dove Award. In 1997, at age 14 she became the youngest solo artist ever to win a Grammy, and in the same year became the first country artist to win Artist of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards. In the time since, Rimes has developed into a multifaceted artist venturing into pop, dance, Christian, world Americana, and even chant music, while selling over 48 million albums worldwide.
Passionate about using her voice to help heal the world, Rimes was honored with the Ally of Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign for her over 20 years of support of equal rights, the 2019 HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy, and the 2009 ACM Humanitarian Award, among other recognitions. She continues to channel her voice in new ways, releasing CHANT: The Human & The Holy (EverLe Records / Thirty Tigers) in 2020, which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the iTunes New Age Chart, as well as her iHeartRadio mental health and wholeness podcast, Wholly Human, that brings her lifestyle blog, Soul of EverLe, to life.
Rimes will embark on Joy: The Holiday Tour, kicking off December 2nd and running through December 18th. Spanning five cities across the country, the tour will bring fans together for festive songs mixed with some of Rimes’ greatest hits and new releases off of God’s Work.
Last month, Rimes teamed with Grammy Award-winning producer and DJ Dave Audé for “Uninvited,” a reimagined rendition of the hit single originally written and performed by Alanis Morissette. The song is now available across streaming platforms and will be included on Audé’s full-length album Motions, set to debut on October 21st. She also released the video for the album’s opening track, “Spaceship,” late last month.
