(GEMS RADIO)—SZA is set to receive the Starlight Award at 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards dinner. She is the only second Black woman to achieve this effort. She follows in Alicia Keys footsteps, who was honored with the award in 2005.
The award is presented to “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs,”according to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
SHOF chairman Nile Rodgers said: “This is such an exciting time for songwriters and music. Phenomenal artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are pushing the envelope of what success looks like, but who could argue that the last two years belong to SZA. Incredible songwriting, incredible performances, incredible artistry. She so deserves to be the 2024 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award!”
SZA replied on her Insta saying, “This is THE most meaningful thing to me you have NO idea. THANK YOU beyond words for seeing me at all.”
The event takes place on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.