Ariana Grande Named Songwriter of the Year at 2025 SESAC L.A. Music Awards

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Universal Music Publishing Group was named steadfast of the year.

Ariana Grande attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards astatine UBS Arena connected September 07, 2025 successful Elmont, New York.

Ariana Grande was named songwriter of the twelvemonth astatine the 2025 SESAC L.A. Music Awards, which were held astatine the W Hotel successful Hollywood connected Wednesday (Sept. 17). This marks the 4th twelvemonth the awards took spot successful Los Angeles.

Grande was besides awarded opus of the twelvemonth for her deed “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” which successful March 2024 became her seventh opus to debut astatine the apical of the Billboard Hot 100, earning her the grounds arsenic the pistillate creator with the astir No. 1 debuts successful history. (Taylor Swift has since tied that record, erstwhile she landed her seventh No. 1 debut with “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone).

“We Can’t Be Friends” was published by Universal Music Group Publishing, which besides received the steadfast of the twelvemonth award. The institution was besides down specified songs arsenic “The Emptiness Machine” recorded by Linkin Park and “We Pray” recorded by Coldplay featuring Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and TINI.

Dez Wright and The Legendary Traxster each received shaper of the twelvemonth awards successful designation of their enactment with artists including Travis Scott, Future, Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion. Additional award-winning writers see Jack Harlow, Emily Armstrong, Dahi, Japanese Breakfast, Green Day, Fede Vindver and Sam Tinnesz.

“We’re arrogant to grant the unthinkable songwriters and publishers who marque our euphony travel alive,” Sam Kling, main originative serviceman astatine SESAC Performing Rights, said successful a statement. “These songs are the effect of immense dedication and talent.”

Kling announced that 2 members of the originative team, James Leach and John Sweeney, received posthumous bequest awards successful designation of their work and dedication.

Artist and SESAC songwriter Tamara Jade served arsenic the MC for the lawsuit for the 3rd consecutive year.

Here’s a database of the cardinal winners. A afloat database of each winners is disposable astatine the SESAC site.