Singer-songwriters Kenya Grace and Cian Ducrot will be honored at ASCAP London Celebrates, an invitation-only celebration of important U.K.-affiliated songwriters and composers possessing place in London on June 18.

Grace, a British singer-songwriter and producer, who was born in South Africa, will acquire the ASCAP Worldwide Effects Award. Grace is extremely most effective identified for her 2023 strike “Strangers,” which topped the Formal U.K. Singles Chart and Billboard’s Scorching Dance/Digital Tracks chart reached No. 42 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 was nominated for tune of the year the Brit Awards and won dance music of the yr at the iHeartRadio Songs Awards.

Grace merges R&B melodies, soulful stylings and electronic influences. Her distinctive fusion of smooth, club-ready pop and dynamic drum and bass has received her lovers all through the planet.

Irish indie-pop singer-songwriter Ducrot will acquire the ASCAP Vanguard Award, which acknowledges artists whose revolutionary operate is supporting to situation the possible of music. Possessing kickstarted his vocation with the viral TikTok strike “All for You” in 2022, Ducrot introduced his debut album Victory final 12 months it attained No. 1 on each the U.K. and Irish charts. Ducrot, 26, not also extended ago completed a 4-date U.K. tour supporting Ed Sheeran.

“Kenya Grace is at the forefront of a new wave of dance-pushed pop new music,” Paul Williams, ASCAP chairman of the board and president, reported in a assertion. “As the sole author and producer of her self-recorded songs, Kenya possesses a Diy model that is staggeringly impressive and has produced her a favorite with the dance audio community. … A multi-faceted songwriter, Cian Ducrot is swiftly getting to be just one of the industry’s most promising abilities with his good voice and heartfelt lyrics.”

Prior British ASCAP award recipients involve Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, MNEK, Lewis Capaldi, Dev Hynes and Becky Hill.