Mariah Carey honored with top trophy at BMI Urban Awards
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Mariah Carey honored with top trophy 1 at BMI Urban Awards
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. pop singer and songwriter Mariah Carey was honored with BMI Icon 2, the publishing association 's top accolade 3, at the annual Urban Awards held at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills overnight, BMI announced on Saturday.
The Princess of Pop received the trophy in recognition of "her prolifically 4 successful and influential 5 songwriting career," said BMI. The top honor is usually given to a songwriter who has had a "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers," and past recipients 6 include The Jacksons, Snoop Dogg, James Brown, The Bee Gees 7 and Dolly Parton, according to the organization.
Canadian rapper Drake and his U.S. counterpart Lil Wayne shared the Songwriter of the Year, another prestigious 8 honor handed out at the annual ceremony that marks the creative teams behind the past year's most-performed R&B, rap, pop and hip-hop songs in BMI' s deep repertoire 9.
The two popular songwriters each have seven songs that rank among the year's most-performed. This is Drake's second consecutive 10 win in the category.
The Song of the Year went to Nicki Minaj, Ester Dean and Kane Beatz, who wrote "Super Bass 11."
Songwriter and producer Pop Wansel earned the Producer of the Year crystal. Top Producers went to Warren "Oak" Felder, Jim Jonsin, R. Kelly, Lexus "Lex Luger" Lewis, Polow Da Don, Troy Taylor, Kanye West, and Tyler "T-Minus" Williams.
EMI Music Publishing grabbed the Publisher of the Year crown as it has 17 songs that rank among the most-performed.
n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品
- The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
- He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
- They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
- Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
n.推崇备至，赞扬
- Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.四家餐馆获授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。
- The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。
adv.多产地，丰富地
- He wrote prolifically both in Ireland and England, nearly constantly shuttling from one to the other. 他几乎不断穿梭于爱尔兰和英国之间，并在两地写出大量作品。 来自互联网
- He had directed his first film in 1923 and had worked prolifically throughout the silent era. 1923年，沟口健二执导了他的处女作，在之后的整个默片时代里，他创作了大量作品。 来自互联网
adj.有影响的，有权势的
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器
- The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.（美俚）一千元（gee的复数形式）v.驭马快走或向右（gee的第三人称单数形式）
- When the lunch bell rang, she peeled the gees and ate them. 中午吃饭铃响时她就剥开鸡蛋吃起来。 来自互联网
- How do you want you gees? 你要怎么样的蛋呢？ 来自互联网
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
n.(准备好演出的)节目，保留剧目；(计算机的)指令表，指令系统， <美>(某个人的)全部技能；清单，指令表
- There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
- He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
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