Irish composer gets ‘Million-Air’ status

AN IRISH composer who penned one of the bestselling tracks around the globe has been honoured in an exclusive list of international lyricists.

Brendan Graham, who wrote You Raise Me Up, has been awarded Million-Air status by the American Performing Rights Society, BMI.

Only the world’s top songwriters make the Million-Air list when a track has been broadcast more than a million times on American radio.