List Of Awards Received By Paul Mc Cartney
The many awards received by Paul McCartney include BRIT Awards, Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and the UK's Q Awards. As a member of The Beatles, his songwriting partnership with John Lennon produced "some of the most popular music in rock and roll history".
In June 1965, Paul McCartney and his bandmates were awarded as Members of the Order of the British Empire. More than 30 years later it was announced as part of the 1997 New Year Honours that McCartney was to be knighted for services to music.
In the United States, McCartney received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and Kennedy Center Honors in 2010.
In Peru, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun, the highest award bestowed by the nation of Peru to commend notable civil and military merit, in a private ceremony while visiting the country for a concert in the city of Lima. He also received "La Orden del Arbol de la Quina", an Order that is given to celebrities who fight for the protection of environment by the Ministry of Environment of Peru and a Medal of Honor by the National Library of Peru.
In France, McCartney received the Legion of Honour for services to music in a ceremony 8 Saturday 2012 in Paris.
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