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"Taio Cruz was named &amp;#039;Songwriter of the Year&amp;#039; at the annual ASCAP awards in London last night (October 10). The singer-songwriter was honoured by the US society at their 32nd annual London bash, following his success Stateside over the past few years.   The ceremony at the capital&amp;#039;s Grosvenor House Hotel recognised songwriters, composers and publisher members of UK society PRS for Music, reports Music Week. Steve Mac won the &amp;#039;Song of the Year&amp;#039; prize for &amp;#039;You Make Me Feel&amp;#039;, which was recorded by Cobra Starship and sold over 2 million copies in the US. Universal Music Publishing won &amp;#039;Publisher of the Year&amp;#039;, following successes with Coldplay&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Paradise&amp;#039;, T-Pain&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;5 O&amp;#039;Clock&amp;#039; and Florence + the Machine&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Dog Days Are Over&amp;#039;.      &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m thrilled that our songwriters continue to write hit songs that people want to hear all over the world,&amp;quot; said Universal Publishing UK &amp;amp; Europe president Paul Connolly. &amp;quot;As their honoured music publisher, this ASCAP &amp;#039;Publisher of the Year&amp;#039; award is testament to their creativity, professionalism and hard work - and to that of my colleagues at Universal. This award is for all of them.&amp;quot; Cruz released his third studio album TY.O in Germany and Canada back in 2011, but has yet to confirm a UK and US release date for the set. Watch the music video for Taio Cruz&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Dynamite&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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