DAMN., by Kendrick Lamar - The Pulitzer Prizes
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music For distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
Kendrick Lamar becomes the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize - HISTORY
Nov 12, 2019 · On April 16, 2018, the Pulitzer Prize Board awards the Pulitzer Prize for Music to rapper Kendrick Lamar for his 2017 album, DAMN. It was the first time the award had gone to a musical work ...
Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Wins Historic Pulitzer Prize In Music
Apr 16, 2018 · But with the Pulitzer Prize in Music for 2018 being given to the Compton rapper for his 2017 album DAMN., his exceptionalism is now officially historic: It's the first time in the prize's history...
Here's why Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer, according to the jury - USA TODAY
Apr 21, 2018 · The L.A. rapper made history Monday when his album Damn captured the Pulitzer music prize, awarded since 1943 to honor "distinguished musical composition by an American."
Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer Prize for music - BBC
Apr 17, 2018 · Rapper Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, becoming the first non-classical or jazz artist to collect the award. The 30-year-old Californian won the prize for his album...
Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer in ‘Big Moment for Hip-Hop’
Apr 16, 2018 · On Monday, Mr. Lamar’s “DAMN.” took home an even more elusive honor, one that may never have even seemed within reach: the Pulitzer Prize for music. Mr. Lamar is not only the first rapper...
Kendrick Lamar Earns Music Pulitzer Prize For 'DAMN.' - GRAMMY.com
On April 16, Pulitzer Administrator Dana Canedy unveiled the announcement of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners, and this year's honoree in the music category is Kendrick Lamar 's album, DAMN. Released in 2017, DAMN. effortlessly captured themes from racial equality to love with Lamar's signature rhymes at the helm.
Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music - Rolling Stone
Apr 16, 2018 · Kendrick Lamar has received the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his 2017 LP, 'DAMN.,' becoming the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the award.
Kendrick Lamar makes Pulitzer Prize history - NBC News
Apr 17, 2018 · The album — entrenched in the examination of social issues, black pride and the black experience in America today — makes Lamar the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize, and the first...
Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer Prize for music for ‘Damn.’
Apr 16, 2018 · Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday, providing arguably the biggest surprise as the awards for arts and letters were announced Monday in New York.