{"id":116918,"date":"2024-01-30T18:04:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/01\/30\/elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:04:55","slug":"elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/01\/30\/elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/M_EltonJohnandBernieTaupinGershwinPrize_GavinBond_013024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Bernie Taupin and Elton John, the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 2024 honorees; Photo Credit: Gavin Bond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Elton John<\/strong>\u00a0just became an EGOT, and his songwriting partner\u00a0<strong>Bernie Taupin<\/strong>\u00a0was just inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. Now, they&#8217;re both getting another prestigious award.<\/p>\n<p>On March 20, the duo will receive the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.loc.gov\/news\/elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-library-of-congress-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song\/s\/f07bd6d1-0e75-4577-912b-53201ee9e80b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Library of Congress\u2019 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song<\/a>\u00a0in Washington, D.C.,\u00a0 as part of an all-star concert, which will premiere April 8 on PBS. The Gershwin Prize, established in 2007, recognizes artists &#8220;whose career reflects the influence, impact and achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elton and Bernie will be the third duo to receive the award, following\u00a0<strong>Burt Bacharach<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Hal David<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Gloria<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Emilio Estefan<\/strong>. Past recipients include\u00a0<strong>Stevie Wonder<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Paul McCartney<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Joni Mitchell<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lionel Richie<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Carole King<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been writing songs with Bernie for 56 years, and we never thought that that one day this might be bestowed upon us,\u201d Elton said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor for two British guys to be recognized like this. I\u2019m so honored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bernie added, \u201cTo be in a house along with the great American songwriters, to even be in the same avenue, is humbling, and I am absolutely thrilled to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Librarian of Congress\u00a0<strong>Carla Hayden<\/strong>\u00a0said, &#8220;Elton John and Bernie Taupin have written some of the most memorable songs of our lives. Their careers stand out for the quality and broad appeal of their music and their influence on their fellow artists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elton John is\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s top solo male artist of all time: He&#8217;s placed 59 songs in the top 40 of the\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Taupin and Elton John, the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 2024 honorees; Photo Credit: Gavin Bond Elton John\u00a0just became an EGOT, and his songwriting partner\u00a0Bernie Taupin\u00a0was just inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. Now, they&#8217;re both getting another prestigious award. On March 20,<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/01\/30\/elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,430,452],"tags":[701,702,227,527,700,490,528,276,703,648],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}