ASCAP Annual Pop Music Awards honor industry stars

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' (ASCAP) 33rd Annual Pop Music Awards honored some of the best in the industry on Wednesday evening, and crowned Max Martin "Songwriter Of The Year" for a record ninth time. The coup saw Martin, who co-penned nine ASCAP pop hits this year, including Taylor Swift's "Blank Space,"  and The Weekend's "Can't Feel My Face," break the record previously held by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, reports Billboard. The awards, which aim to recognize the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most-performed songs of 2015, also honored Warner/Chappell Music as the coveted Publisher of the Year for the third time in five years.