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Phil Collins receives the Johnny Mercer Award at the 41st Annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, USA. Producer Phil Ramone receives The Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award and Taylor Swift gets The Hal David Starlight Award. New inductees to The Hall Of Fame include Leonard Cohen, Jackie DeShannon, David Foster, Johnny Mandel and Earth, Wind And Fire's Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Larry Dunn and Al McKay.