Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP

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Cardi B is nary alien to ASCAP accolades with different prestigious grant soon to articulation her trophy case

ByJONATHAN LANDRUM JR. AP amusement writer

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B is nary alien to ASCAP accolades with different prestigious grant soon to articulation her trophy case.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said Wednesday that Cardi B volition person the Voice of the Culture Award. She'll beryllium honored astatine ASCAP's invite-only lawsuit celebrating the apical hip-hop, R&B and gospel songwriters connected June 8 successful Los Angeles.

“Being recognized for the interaction my songs person had connected the civilization means everything to me,” Cardi B said successful a statement. “I’ve ever wanted my level and my euphony to enactment existent to who I americium and animate others to bash the same, truthful this grant is particularly meaningful.”

The Voice of the Culture Award is presented to ASCAP members who person had a large power connected euphony and culture, recognizing their occurrence arsenic creators and changemakers. Usher was the recipient of the honor past year.

Cardi B made past successful 2020 arsenic the archetypal pistillate to person consecutive Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year Awards. She's won 23 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music awards.

The hip-hop superstar is simply a Grammy victor whose “Invasion of Privacy” won champion rap medium successful 2019. She's known for hits specified arsenic “Bodak Yellow,” “I Like It” and “WAP.”

“Cardi B has near an indelible people connected the civilization of hip-hop by redefining and challenging the norms for women,” said Paul Williams, president of the committee and president astatine ASCAP. “Having breached done countless barriers with her unapologetic authenticity and talent, she continues to usage her dependable to advocator for and animate others, a existent testament to her undeniable impact.”