ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, announced that award-winning songwriter-producers Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and D-Nice will receive the prestigious ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award to kick off the 2021 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on June 22.
The award, presented to ASCAP members who have had a major influence on music and culture, will recognize their success as creators of Verzuz and Club Quarantine, two virtual events that became touchstones of empowerment through music during the pandemic.
Immediately after, the trio of music creators will take part in a special 2021 ASCAP Experience conversation, Voices of the Culture: How Swizz Beatz, Timbaland & D-Nice United the World Through Music, at 12:00 pm ET/ 9:00 am PT. The virtual conversation will explore how Timbaland and Swizz Beatz‘s Verzuz and D-Nice‘s Club Quarantine became tools for uplift and empowerment within the Black music community, and the urban music legends will reflect on their massive impact on hip-hop, R&B, and the entertainment industry as a whole.
To join the ASCAP Experience community for the Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and D-Nice conversation on June 22 and other upcoming events, you can RSVP at www.ascapexperience.com/schedule, where you can also submit a question for the three creators before June 10.