Coldplay Wins Top Honors at ASCAP London Awards

British R&B songwriter and producer Taio Cruz picked up an ASCAP Vanguard Award for his debut album "Departure" and British popsters Scouting for Girls won the U.S. College Award for their second album, "Everybody Wants to Be on TV," both from EMI Music Publishing.

Performers at the awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel included songwriter Roger Greenaway, the performing rights organization's Senior VP International, who sang several of the hits he wrote with Roger Cook including "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" and "You've Got Your Troubles."

Imogene Heap, who was formerly half of the duo Frou Frou, sang some of her solo hits including "Whatcha Say," which picked up an ASCAP song award.

ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams was on hand for the proceedings in which 20 song awards were handed out plus honors for film and television themes.