NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that the Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren will be the 2024 recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award.
The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is given to an established songwriter and SHOF member who has distinguished themselves with a body of high quality work. Warren was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001.
Over the course of her career, Warren has become one of the nation’s most recognized songwriters, with nine #1 and thirty-three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 to her credit. Her catalog includes hits such as “Only Love Can Hurt Like This,” “Un-Break My Heart,” and “If I Could Turn Back Time,” among others.
“The songwriting community is filled with many special people who have delivered incomparable songs that have made the world go round. Within that special group of people, Diane Warren is unique; she is a force of nature that, despite her enormous success from “Rhythm Of The Night” to “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” and at least 100 (15!) Academy Award nominations, she shows up to write songs every morning at 8 am! I am delighted to see her receive the esteemed Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which is the gold bar standard. Diane is that and more!”
“I’m beyond honored to receive the Johnny Mercer Award, especially looking at the names of the other songwriters who have gotten this great honor. When I was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, my mom was there and finally understood that I could make a living and life being what I was born to be and wake up every day loving to be… a songwriter. Now, both she and my dad will be looking down on me with big smiles on their faces. Thank you, Songwriters Hall of Fame,” Warren stated.
Warren will be presented with the Johnny Mercer Award during the annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala which, this year, will take place on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
