The winners of the 52nd annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding print, broadcast, liner notes and new media coverage of music were announced earlier today. Congratulations to Daphne A. Brooks, Aaron Flagg, Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, Ted Gioia, Jon Burlingame, Frank J. Oteri, Fat Possum Records and No Sudden Movements. For more on their award-winning writings, read the full press release here.

Established in 1967 to honor the memory of composer, critic and commentator Deems Taylor, who died in 1966 after a distinguished career that included six years as President of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), The ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards are made possible with support from the Virgil Thomson Foundation.