Washington,
(ANI):
Sir
Paul
McCartney
has
been
named
Songwriter
of
The
Year
at
the
29th
Annual
ASCAP
Awards
in
London.
The
event
took
place
on
Wednesday
(14Oct09),
reports
Contactmusic.
Coldplay's
Viva
La
Vida
picked
up
Song
of
the
Year
honours
at
the
event
while
The
Ting
Tings
and
Calvin
Harris
were
handed
special
awards.
The
awards
presentation
honoured
songwriters
and
publishers
of
the
most
performed
works
in
the
U.S.
During
2008.
Other
winners
event
included
Phil
Collins,
who
collected
his
11th
award
for
his
hit
In
The
Air
Tonight
and
songwriter
Steve
Booker
was
honoured
for
his
Duffy
hit
Mercy.