Songwriters Hall of Fame#Hal David Starlight Award

The Abe Olman Publisher Award is given to publishers who have had a substantial number of songs that have become world-renowned and who have helped to further the careers and success of many songwriters.{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3002 |title=Abe Olman Publisher Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329125502/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3002 |archive-date=March 29, 2017}}

• 1983 – Howard S. Richmond
• 1986 – Leonard Feist{{Cite web |title=Leonard Feist {{!}} Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/Leonard_Feist |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=www.songhall.org}}{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=1996-11-20 |title=Leonard Feist, Music Executive, 85 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/20/arts/leonard-feist-music-executive-85.html |access-date=2022-10-10 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1987 – Lou Levy
• 1988 – Buddy Killen
• 1990 – Charles Koppelman & Martin Bandier
• 1991 – Frank Military & Jay Morgenstern
• 1992 – Bonnie Bourne
• 1993 – Berry Gordy
• 1994 – Buddy Morris
• 1995 – Al Gallico
• 1996 – Freddy Bienstock
• 1997 – Gene Goodman
• 1998 – Irwin Z. Robinson
• 1999 – Bill Lowery
• 2000 – Julian Aberbach
• 2001 – Ralph Peer
• 2002 – Edward P. Murphy
• 2003 – Nicholas Firth
• 2004 – Les Bider
• 2005 – Beebe Bourne
• 2006 – Allen Klein
• 2007 – Don Kirshner{{cite web |title=Don Kirshner |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/Don_Kirshner |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018204613/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/Don_Kirshner |url-status=live }}
• 2008 – Milt Okun
• 2009 – Maxyne Lang
• 2010 – Keith Mardak
• 2012 – Lance Freed
• 2017 – Caroline Bienstock{{cite web |title=Abe Olman Publisher Award |url=https://www.songhall.org/special-awards/abe_olman_publisher_award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328165310/https://www.songhall.org/special-awards/abe_olman_publisher_award |url-status=live }}
• 2022 – Jody Gerson{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2022-03-08 |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame Reveals Date of 2022 Induction & Awards Gala: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/songwriters-hall-of-fame-2022-induction-awards-gala-date-1235040137/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329235030/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/songwriters-hall-of-fame-2022-induction-awards-gala-date-1235040137/ |url-status=live }}

The Board of Directors Award is presented to an individual selected by the SHOF Board in recognition of his or her service to the songwriting community and the advancement of popular music.{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3007 |title=Board of Directors Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330213219/http://songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3007 |archive-date=March 30, 2017}}

• 1986 – Jule Styne
• 1988 – Stanley Adams
• 1992 – Edward P. Murphy
• 1996 – Anna Sosenko & Oscar Brand
• 1997 – Thomas A. Dorsey

The Contemporary Icon Award was established in 2015 to "celebrate a songwriter-artist who has attained an iconic status in pop culture".{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/view/contemporary_icon_award |title=Contemporary Icon Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925163202/https://www.songhall.org/awards/view/contemporary_icon_award |url-status=live}}

• 2015 – Lady Gaga{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/lady_gaga |title=Lady Gaga - Contemporary Icon Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=April 23, 2015 |access-date=May 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404122848/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/lady_gaga |url-status=live}}
• 2019 – Justin Timberlake{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/justin_timberlake |title=Justin Timberlake - Contemporary Icon Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2020 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925152302/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/justin_timberlake |url-status=live}}

In 2017, Pitbull was presented the Global Ambassador Award.{{cite web |title=Armando Christian Pérez p/k/a "Pitbull" |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/pitbull |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024071516/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/pitbull |url-status=live }} The award is given to a person "whose music has true worldwide appeal, crossing genre, cultural and national boundaries".{{cite web |title=Global Ambassador Award |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/view/global_ambassador_award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024031021/https://www.songhall.org/awards/view/global_ambassador_award |url-status=live }}

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First presented in 2004 as the Starlight Award, the prize was renamed in 2006 as the Hal David Starlight Award to honor the former SHOF chairman's support of young songwriters.{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/ceremony/2006_Award_and_Induction_Ceremony |title=2006 Award and Induction Ceremony |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827035804/https://www.songhall.org/ceremony/2006_Award_and_Induction_Ceremony |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/news/view/john_legend_to_receive_hal_david_starlight_award_at_songwriters_hall_of_fam |title=John Legend To Receive Hal David Starlight Award At Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=April 30, 2007 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827034301/https://www.songhall.org/news/view/john_legend_to_receive_hal_david_starlight_award_at_songwriters_hall_of_fam |url-status=live}} Award recipients are "gifted songwriters who are at an apex in their careers and are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs".{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/view/hal_david_starlight_award |title=Hal David Starlight Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813060314/https://www.songhall.org/awards/view/hal_david_starlight_award |url-status=live}}

• 2004 – Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
• 2005 – Alicia Keys
• 2006 – John Mayer
• 2007 – John Legend
• 2008 – John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls)
• 2009 – Jason Mraz
• 2010 – Taylor Swift
• 2011 – Drake
• 2012 – Ne-Yo
• 2013 – Benny Blanco
• 2014 – Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons)
• 2015 – Nate Ruess (Fun)
• 2016 – Nick Jonas
• 2017 – Ed Sheeran
• 2018 – Sara Bareilles
• 2019 – Halsey
• 2022 - Lil Nas X
• 2023 - Post Malone
• 2024 - SZA
• 2025 - Gracie Abrams

The Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award is given to musical artists who have had a substantial number of hit songs across a lengthy career, and who, according to the Hall of Fame, "recognize the importance of songs and their writers".{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3004 |title=Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518081135/http://songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3004 |archive-date=May 18, 2008}}

• 1981 – Chuck Berry
• 1983 – Rosemary Clooney & Margaret Whiting
• 1990 – Whitney Houston
• 1991 – Barry Manilow
• 1995 – Michael Bolton
• 1996 – Gloria Estefan
• 1998 – Diana Ross
• 1999 – Natalie Cole
• 2000 – Johnny Mathis
• 2001 – Dionne Warwick
• 2002 – Garth Brooks
• 2003 – Clive Davis
• 2008 – Anne Murray
• 2009 – Tom Jones
• 2010 – Phil Ramone
• 2011 – Chaka Khan
• 2014 – Doug Morris
• 2016 – Seymour Stein
• 2018 – Lucian Grainge

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The Johnny Mercer Award is the highest honor bestowed by the event. It goes to writers already inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for having established a history of outstanding creative works.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//1178904/barry-mann-and-cynthia-weil-to-receive-johnny-mercer-award-at |title=Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil To Receive Johnny Mercer Award At 2011 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Event |magazine=Billboard |date=March 10, 2011 |author=Ed Christman |access-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724164854/https://www.billboard.com/articles/1178904/barry-mann-and-cynthia-weil-to-receive-johnny-mercer-award-at |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3001 |title=Johnny Mercer Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623093555/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3001 |archive-date=June 23, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnymercerfoundation.org/johnny-mercer/songwriters-hall-of-fame/ |title=The Johnny Mercer Award Winners |publisher=The Johnny Mercer Foundation |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630091418/http://www.johnnymercerfoundation.org/johnny-mercer/songwriters-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live}}

• 1980 – Frank Sinatra{{cite web |title=1980 Award and Induction Ceremony |url=https://www.songhall.org/ceremony/1980_Award_and_Induction_Ceremony |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024025605/https://www.songhall.org/ceremony/1980_Award_and_Induction_Ceremony |url-status=live }}
• 1981 – Yip Harburg
• 1982 – Harold Arlen
• 1983 – Sammy Cahn
• 1985 – Alan Jay Lerner
• 1986 – Mitchell Parish
• 1987 – Jerry Herman
• 1990 – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
• 1991 – Betty Comden & Adolph Green
• 1992 – Burton Lane
• 1993 – Jule Styne
• 1994 – Irving Caesar
• 1995 – Cy Coleman
• 1996 – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
• 1997 – Alan and Marilyn Bergman
• 1998 – Paul Simon
• 1999 – Stephen Sondheim
• 2000 – Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• 2001 – Billy Joel
• 2002 – Carole King
• 2003 – Jimmy Webb
• 2004 – Stevie Wonder
• 2005 – Smokey Robinson
• 2006 – Kris Kristofferson
• 2007 – Dolly Parton
• 2008 – Paul Anka
• 2009 – Holland–Dozier–Holland
• 2010 – Phil Collins
• 2011 – Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
• 2013 – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
• 2014 – Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
• 2015 – Van Morrison
• 2016 – Lionel Richie
• 2017 – Alan Menken
• 2018 – Neil Diamond
• 2019 – Carole Bayer Sager
• 2022 – Paul Williams
• 2023 – Tim Rice
• 2024 - Diane Warren

The Patron of the Arts is presented to influential industry executives who are not primarily in the music business but are great supporters of the performing arts.{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3005 |title=Patron of the Arts |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329123811/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3005 |archive-date=March 29, 2017}}

• 1988 – Martin Segal
• 1989 – Roger Enrico
• 1990 – Edgar Bronfman Jr.
• 1991 – Edwin M. Cooperman
• 1992 – Jonathan Tisch
• 1993 – Michel Roux
• 1994 – Philip Dusenberry
• 1995 – Theodore J. Forstmann
• 1996 – Sumner Redstone
• 1997 – Dr. Samuel LeFrak
• 1998 – David Checketts
• 1999 – Robert Mondavi
• 2001 – Iris Cantor
• 2002 – Stephen Swid
• 2003 – Martin Bandier
• 2004 – Michael Goldstein
• 2005 – Henry Juszkiewicz
• 2023 - Anthony Mason

The Pioneer Award was established in 2012 to recognize the career of a historic creator of an extensive body of musical work that has been a major influence on generations of songwriters.{{cite web |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/06/highlights-from-the-2012-songwriters-hall-of-fame-awards/ |title=Highlights From the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards |publisher=American Songwriter |access-date=June 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020440/http://americansongwriter.com/2012/06/highlights-from-the-2012-songwriters-hall-of-fame-awards/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/berry-gordy-to-receive-pioneer-award-from-songwriters-hall-of-fame-20130312 |title=Berry Gordy to Receive Pioneer Award From Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=March 12, 2013 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |publisher=Rolling Stone |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703125756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/berry-gordy-to-receive-pioneer-award-from-songwriters-hall-of-fame-20130312 |url-status=live}}

• 2012 – Woody Guthrie
• 2013 – Berry Gordy

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Named for the former President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals or teams who are recognized as having done a great deal to further the successes of songwriters.{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3003 |title=Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014103654/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3003 |archive-date=October 14, 2008}}

• 1980 – Ethel Merman
• 1981 – Tony Bennett
• 1982 – Dinah Shore
• 1983 – Willie Nelson
• 1984 – Benny Goodman
• 1985 – John Hammond
• 1987 – Jerry Wexler
• 1988 – Dick Clark
• 1989 – Quincy Jones
• 1990 – B.B. King
• 1991 – Gene Autry
• 1992 – Nat King Cole
• 1993 – Ray Charles
• 1994 – Lena Horne
• 1995 – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé
• 1996 – Frankie Laine
• 1997 – Vic Damone
• 1998 – Berry Gordy
• 1999 – Kenny Rogers
• 2000 – Neil Diamond
• 2001 – Gloria & Emilio Estefan
• 2002 – Stevie Wonder
• 2003 – Patti LaBelle
• 2004 – Neil Sedaka
• 2005 – Les Paul
• 2006 – Peter, Paul & Mary
• 2012 – Bette Midler

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Abe Olman was an American songwriter and music publisher. He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the Abe Olman Publisher Award. In his honor, the Abe Olman Scholarship is given out each year by his family in the interest of encouraging and supporting the careers of young songwriters.{{cite web |url=http://www.songhall.org/scholarships/abe_olman_scholarship |title=Abe Olman Scholarship |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025221730/http://www.songhall.org/scholarships/abe_olman_scholarship |archive-date=October 25, 2016}} The scholarship has been awarded since 1989 to individuals such as Matt Katz-Bohen, John Legend, and Bebe Rexha.

Created in 2010, the Holly Prize is a tribute to the legacy of Buddy Holly, a SHOF inductee. The award recognizes and supports a new "all-in songwriter" — an exceptionally talented and inspired young musician/singer/songwriter whose work exhibits the qualities of Holly's music: true, great and original. The Holly Prize is administered and juried by the SongHall.{{cite web |url=https://www.songhall.org/scholarships/scholarship/the_holly_prize |title=The Holly Prize |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410195922/https://www.songhall.org/scholarships/scholarship/the_holly_prize |archive-date=April 10, 2019}}

• 2010 – Laura Warshauer
• 2011 – Kendra Morris
• 2012 – Emily King
• 2013 – Ben Howard
• 2014 – Jack Skuller
• 2015 – Jenny O.
• 2016 – Shun Ng
• 2017 – Katie Pruitt
• 2018 – Sylvan Esso{{cite web |title=The Holly Prize |url=https://www.songhall.org/scholarships/scholarship/the_holly_prize |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410195922/https://www.songhall.org/scholarships/scholarship/the_holly_prize |url-status=live }}
• 2019 – Adia Victoria

Announced in 2011, along with a collaboration between the Songwriters Hall of Fame and NYU Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, the NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award is presented to a music composition student whose work holds great potential for success in the field, and embodies the art, craft, individuality and qualities of communication of the best songwriting.{{cite web |url=http://www.songhall.org/scholarships/scholarship/the_nyu_steinhardt_songwriting_scholar_award |title=The NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701214852/http://www.songhall.org/scholarships/scholarship/the_nyu_steinhardt_songwriting_scholar_award |archive-date=July 1, 2015}}

The Towering Performance Award is given in recognition of one-of-a-kind performances by one-of-a-kind singers that have recorded outstanding and unforgettable interpretations of songs that have become iconic standards.{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3008 |title=Towering Performance |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329130351/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3008 |archive-date=March 29, 2017}}

• 2003 - Tony Bennett
• 2005 – Bill Medley
• 2009 – Andy Williams
• 2012 – Ben E. King

The Towering Song Award is given to creators of an individual song that has influenced the culture in a unique way over the years.{{cite web |url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3006 |title=Towering Songs |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329123417/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/awards/C3006 |archive-date=March 29, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_celebrates_the_best_of_songwriting_legends |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame Celebrates The Best Of Songwriting Legends |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624035325/http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_celebrates_the_best_of_songwriting_legends |archive-date=June 24, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_celebrates_the_best_of_songwriting_legends1 |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame Celebrates The Best Of Songwriting Legends |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105203749/http://songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_celebrates_the_best_of_songwriting_legends1 |archive-date=November 5, 2014}}

• 1995 – "As Time Goes By" (written by Herman Hupfeld)
• 1996 – "Happy Birthday To You" (written by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill)
• 1997 – "How High The Moon" (lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis)
• 1998 – "The Christmas Song" (written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé)
• 1999 – "Fly Me To The Moon" (written by Bart Howard)
• 2000 – "All of Me" (written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons)
• 2000 – "You Are My Sunshine" (recorded by Jimmie Davis)
• 2001 – "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson and music by Leo Friedman)
• 2002 – "You're a Grand Old Flag" (written by George M. Cohan)
• 2003 – "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (written by George Cory and Douglass Cross){{cite web |title="I Left My Heart in San Francisco" |url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/I_Left_My_Heart_in_San_Francisco |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016092957/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/I_Left_My_Heart_in_San_Francisco |url-status=live }}
• 2004 – "What the World Needs Now is Love" (lyrics by Hal David and music by Burt Bacharach)
• 2005 – "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
• 2006 – "When the Saints Go Marching In" (lyrics by Katharine Purvis and music by James Milton Black)
• 2007 - "Unchained Melody" (lyrics by Hy Zaret and music by Alex North)
• 2008 – "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (lyrics by Jack Norworth and music by Albert Von Tilzer)
• 2009 – "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Henry Mancini)
• 2010 – "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (written by Paul Simon)
• 2011 – "It Was a Very Good Year" (written by Ervin Drake)
• 2012 – "Stand by Me" (written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
• 2013 – "A Change Is Gonna Come" (written by Sam Cooke)
• 2014 – "Over The Rainbow" (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen)
• 2015 – "What a Wonderful World" (written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss)

Created in 2011, The Visionary Leadership Award recognizes members of the Hall of Fame Board of Directors who have made a significant contribution in furthering the ongoing mission of the organization.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bmi-head-del-bryant-be-699332 |title=BMI Head Del Bryant to Be Presented With Visionary Leadership Award at Songwriters Hall of Fame |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 28, 2014 |author=Roy Trakin |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702133206/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bmi-head-del-bryant-be-699332 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://songhall.org/news/entry/ascap_ceo_john_a_lofrumento_to_be_honored_with_visionary_leadership_award |title=ASCAP CEO John A. Lofrumento To Be Honored With Visionary Leadership Award |website=Songwriters Hall of Fame |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519142704/http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/ascap_ceo_john_a_lofrumento_to_be_honored_with_visionary_leadership_award |archive-date=May 19, 2015}}

• 2011 – Hal David
• 2014 – Del Bryant
• 2015 – John A. Lofrumento
• 2019 – Martin Bandier

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