Laufey's ASCAP Award: A Musical Journey

0:00On April 8th, Lafayette's picking up the 2026 ASCAP Creative Voice Award at their invite only pop music songwriters event on April 30th in Los Angeles. Past honorees include heavy hitters like Questlove, Wyclef Jean, and Lyle Loven. ASCAP sees her as a game changer, fusing pop, jazz, and classical to connect generations. She grew up splitting time between Reykjavik, Iceland, and Washington DC, mastering piano and cello young, then honing her craft at Berkeley College of Music. Her breakthrough came with the 2021 debut EP, Typical of Me, Followed by Bewitched in 2023, which hit number. 18 on the Billboard, 200, and snagged a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. A matter of time in 2025, climbed to number 4 on that same chart and grabbed another Grammy, making her just the third woman. With multiples in the category after Natalie Cole and Lady Gaga, she's cracked the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks like her Santa Baby cover, Christmas Magic, and Lover Girl.

1:05Beyond the charts, she's racked up 7 billion global streams. Over 25 million social followers, the biggest jazz LP debut on Spotify, Forbes 30 under 30 nods, and Times 2025 women of the year. She sold out spots like the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and Royal Albert Hall, backed by top orchestras, and shared stages with. Lynn Manuel Miranda, Hozier, and more. Look out for her deluxe, A Matter of Time, the final hour on April 10th, live album for Madison Square Garden on April 18th, and debut kids. Book May May the Bunny on April 21st. Through her foundation, she's funding youth orchestras too, building the next wave while owning the spotlight now. From the world of music, powered by AI, this is Music News Today.