Annie Lennox, Tom Morello, Desmond Child & More Honored at 2026 SONA Awards:’The Songwriter Prom’
The 2026 SONA Awards, hosted by Bonnie McKee and Shane Stevens, honored notable songwriters at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 29. Executive of the Year Award went to Laurent Hubert, CEO of Kobalt Music. Daniel Rojas, Danny Chung, Melanie Fontana and Lindgren received the Global Impact Award for their work on KPop Demon Hunters.
Chris Redding won the Emerging Songwriter Award presented by YouTube. Michelle Lewis, CEO of SONA, welcomed the audience with the phrase "the most songwriterly night of the year … the songwriter prom." The event featured musical performances, including Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream," Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," and Aerosmith's "What It Takes." SONA, which stands for Songwriters of North America, held its sixth awards ceremony.
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- Tom Morello, Annie Lennox, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Songwriters Honored at 2026 SONA Awards hollywoodreporter.com
