Hollywood awards season is upon us and among the early winners are some big names in music.
The
11th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards
were held virtually this week, and
Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Shawn Mendes
and
Diane Warren
were among those honored.
JT won Outstanding Song — Animated Film for co-writing “Just Sing,” for his movie
Trolls World Tour
. John Legend won Outstanding Song — Documentary for co-writing “Never Break,” from the documentary
Giving Voice
, about kids who enter a monologue competition for the chance to perform on Broadway.
Longtime hitmaker Diane Warren won Outstanding Song — Feature film for co-writing “Seen,” from the movie
The Life Ahead
. Starring
Sophia Loren,
it’s about a Holocaust survivor/former prostitute who bonds with a 12-year-old Senegalese street kid.
Shawn Mendes’ recent Netflix special
Live in Concert
won in the category of Live Concert for Visual Media. The category of Outstanding Music Documentary was won by the acclaimed HBO doc
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.
Also during the ceremony,
Kenny Loggins
was given the HMMA Career Achievement honor for all the hit soundtrack songs he’s had, from
Footloose
to
Top Gun
. He also performed one of them: “I’m Alright,” from
Caddyshack.
By Andrea Dresdale
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