Jermaine "JD" Dupri will receive the Quincy Jones Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards. JD is also being
honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) on
April 18, as Songwriter of the Year Award during the 24th Annual ASCAP Pop Music
Awards – an honor he shares with his protégé singer/songwriter,
Johnta Austin.

In 2005, Dupri received the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award in recognition
of his groundbreaking achievements and was named Songwriter of the Year at the
ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards in 2005 and 2006 for songs by artists Bow
Wow, Mariah Carey, and Usher.

Recognition from both Soul Train and ASCAP come on the heels of Dupri being
appointed president of Island Records – a new division of the Island Def Jam
Music Group – where he will oversee their operation and lend his production
services to the entire stable of music labels under parent company Universal
Music Group.

The 21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards, hosted by R&B singers LeToya
Luckett and Omarion, will be taped on March 10 in
Pasadena, CA and is scheduled to air nationally in syndication during the week
of March 17. Check your local listings for show times.