Lauper, whose pre-Broadway pop hits include "True Colors," "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "All Through the Night" and "Time After Time," won a Tony Award for Best Original Score for her work on Kinky Boots, which was also named Best Musical at the 2013 Tony Awards. She will be honored tonight alongside pop composers Bobby Braddock, Willie Dixon, Robert Hunter and , Toby Keith and Linda Perry. Lady Gaga will accept the inaugural Contemporary Icon Award, and Van Morrison will take home the Award. 鈥淲hat A Wonderful World鈥� was named winner of the Towering Song Award.
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