Top honour forBritish songwriter
British songwriter Don Black, known for tracks such as Born Free, Diamonds Are Forever and Michael Jackson's Ben, is to be honoured as a BMI Icon by the US music industry.
The lyricist, who has contributed to numerous film soundtracks, will collect an award from rights body Broadcast Music International. He will follow in the footsteps of figures such as the Bee Gees, James Brown and Willie Nelson .