Charli XCX is having a great year. At the 2014 SESAC Awards she was awarded with Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year for co-writing “I Love It” for Icona Pop.
Charli has also been everywhere performing “Fancy,” with Iggy Azalea, which she co-wrote and is a smash. “I never won an award like this before so it’s kind of cool and it’s also pretty weird but yes I want to thank SESAC for giving me this it’s very cool. I’d like to thank my manager David Bianchi, my mom and dad who came here … Sony ATV, Rich Messina, Tim Blacksmith, Iggy right now, Icona Pop, to the two people who I feel like taught me so much about songwriting and who I owe so much to and it’s always an honor to be in a room with them and that is Ariel Rechtshaid and Patrick my musical soulmates … and also to Britney Spears who blew my mind when I was five and when I saw “Hit Me Baby One More Time,” I was like this is it, I have to be doing that,” Charli told the crowd in her acceptance speech at the New York Public Library.
We also spoke with some of the other honorees of the evening.
Nikhil Seetharam was honored for co-writing Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools (Drank) and the Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz track “Rich As F**k”.
Tell us about the songs you are honored for this year.
This year I’m getting two awards, one for “Swimming Pools,” and the other one for Lil Wayne’s song called “RAF,” it’s actually called “Rich As Fuck.” It’s just funny that I was asked what I wanted it to say on the plaque, because there’s a curse word, but they were kind enough to ask me what my mom thought and how she would feel about it. So it’s just exciting from day one, I’m always so excited to come to the shows, every year just gets more and more exciting.
Did you get to work in the studio with Kendrick Lamar?
Jaylien Wesley was honored for co-writing “will.i.am – Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears.”
A complete list of honorees follows:
Songwriter of the Year: Charli XCX
Song of the Year: “I Love It”
Written by Charli XCX
Published by: Sony ATV Sounds
Publisher of the Year: Sony ATV Sounds
Visionary Award: Richard Gottehrer
“I Love It”
Recorded by: Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX
Songwriter: Charli XCX
Publisher: Sony ATV Sounds
“Scream & Shout”
Recorded by: will.i.am feat. Britney Spears
Songwriter: Jaylien Wesley
Publisher: Jada Loves Daddy’s Musik
“Love More”
Recorded by: Chris Brown feat. Nicki Minaj
Songwriter: Darrell “Keyz” Eversley, Howard “Haydock” Eversley & Shaun “SJ” Spearman
Publisher(s): Lost On Campus, No Orientation & Underclassman Music
“Poetic Justice”
Recorded by: Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake
Songwriter: Elijah “Scoop Deville” Molina
Publisher: Elijah Molina Music
“Loveeeeeee Song”
Recorded by: Rihanna feat. Future
Songwriter: Denisia “Blu June” Andrews
Publisher(s): Bu Music Publishing LLC, Denisia Andrews Songs & Universal Tunes
“Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Recorded by: Kendrick Lamar
Songwriter: Nikhil Seetharam
Publisher: Sony ATV Sounds & Kromatik Music
“Rich As F**k”
Recorded by: Lil Wayne feat. 2 Chainz
Songwriter: Nikhil Seetharam
Publisher: Sony ATV Sounds & Kromatik Music
“Lover Of The Light”
Recorded by: Mumford & Sons
Songwriter(s): Edward Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford
Publisher: Universal-PolyGram Intl Tunes, Inc.
“Ball”
Recorded by: T.I. feat. Lil Wayne
Songwriter(s): Eric D. Goudy II aka EII, Earl Hood & Rico Love
Publisher(s): E. Hood 66 Music, Sony ATV Sounds, Grandmas Boy & Rico Love Is Still A Rapper
“Beat It”
Recorded by: Sean Kingston feat. Chris Brown
Songwriter: Chris Constantine
Publisher: C Breeze Ent.
“Ain’t Worried About Nothing”
Recorded by: French Montana
Songwriter: Eric D. Goudy II aka EII, Earl Hood & Rico Love
Publisher(s): E. Hood 66 Music, Sony ATV Sounds, Grandmas Boy, Rico Love Is The Best Rapper Alive & WBM Music Corp.
“A Couple Of Forevers”
Recorded by: Chrisette Michele
Songwriter: Chrisette Michele
Publisher(s): Chrisette Michele LLC, Sony ATV Sounds & Four Kings Publishing
“Stand Up”
Recorded by: All That Remains
Songwriter(s): Philip LeBonte, Oliver Herbert & Michael Martin
Publisher(s): Bardic Lore Music, Full Bladder Music, Meathead Music & Tunes of R and T Direct
“Work B**ch”
Recorded by: Britney Spears
Songwriter: Anthony Preston
Publisher: Kinda Silly Publishing
“LoveHate Thing”
Recorded by: Wale feat. Sam Dew
Songwriter: Sam Dew
Publisher: By the Chi Publishing & Sony/ATV Sonata
“Hollow”
Recorded by: Alice In Chains
Songwriter: Jerry Cantrell
Publisher: Roosters Son Publishing
“Every Praise”
Recorded by: Hezekiah Walker
Songwriter: Hezekiah Walker
Publisher(s): Lil Eva Music & Luv Ki Music
“I Will Wait”
Recorded by: Mumford & Sons
Songwriter(s): Edward Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford
Publisher: Universal-PolyGram Intl Tunes, Inc.
“Heart Attack”
Recorded by: Trey Songz
Songwriter: Rico Love
Publisher(s): Sony ATV Sounds & Rico Love Is Still A Rapper
“Wild Ones”
Recorded by: Flo Rida feat. Sia
Songwriter: Jacob Luttrell
Publisher(s): Artist Publishing Group East & LSLX Music
We also got to meet Nyticka Tiki Hemingway and Chuck Young at the SESAC Awards. You can check out Nyticka’s new mixtape below:
http://soundcloud.com/user452336824/sets/me2
You can check out Chuck’s mixtape here:
http://m.soundcloud.com/chuck-young-2/sets/child