The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Diane Warren as the 2024 recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award this Summer. The prestige takes place at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in NYC.
The Johnny Mercer Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The award is reserved for a songwriter who has already been inducted in a prior year. The inductee’s body of work must uphold the gold standard of quality and impact set by the legendary Johnny Mercer. Diane Warren was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001.
Diane Warren has written countless hits including nine #1 and 33 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. She is tied for having written the most #1 songs as a sole writer in Billboard history. Some of these songs include, “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing,” “Un-Break My Heart,” “If I Could Turn Back Time, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” and many others.
Tickets for the Songwriters Hall of Fame event begin at $2,000 each, and are available through Buckley Hall Events, and [email protected]. Net proceeds from the event will go toward the Songwriters Hall of Fame programs. To join the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, click here.
“The songwriting community is filled with many special people who have delivered incomparable songs that have made the world go round. Within that special group of people, Diane Warren is unique; she is a force of nature that, despite her enormous success from ‘Rhythm Of The Night’ to ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ and at least 100 (15!) Academy Award nominations, she shows up to write songs every morning at 8 am! I am delighted to see her receive the esteemed Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which is the gold bar standard. Diane is that and more!”
SHOF Chairman, Nile Rodgers
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