Singer/Songwriter Paul McCartney will be awarded the Gershwin Prize for popular song. Turns out he will be the third recipient of the award, which was founded by the Library of Congress in 2007, joining previous recipients Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.
Paul will receive the award at the White House next month in a concert presided over by President Barack Obama. The Jonas Brothers, Stevie Wonder and Jack White will all attend and pay tribute to the former Beatle.
The event will take place on June 2nd and will be televised on July 28th.
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Can anyone explain why on earth did Simon and Wonder receive this prize before Mc.Cartney ? No ? I thought so. Just in case people forget…Simon and Wonder sing Mc.Cartney songs and not the other way around. Dixit