Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Anka received the BMI Icon Award Tuesday evening at the 2026 BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, honoring a career spanning more than seven decades.
Anka, known for writing hits such as “Diana” and the classic “My Way,” has maintained a prolific career that includes more than 900 songs and dozens of charting hits, organizers said.
Over the course of his career, Anka has collaborated with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson to Celine Dion and Drake, and has recorded more than 120 albums that have sold nearly 90 million copies worldwide.
He is also the only artist to have songs appear on the Billboard charts across seven consecutive decades, according to BMI.
Broadcast Music, Inc., a music rights organization that represents songwriters and publishers, presents the Icon Award to artists with a lasting influence on generations of music makers.
Anka joins a list of past BMI Icon Award recipients that includes Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton and Paul Simon.