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Photos: Go Inside the ASCAP Grammy Brunch with Lenny Kravitz, Kelsea Ballerini, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - February 03, 2024 ASCAP celebrated its 2024 ASCAP Grammy Award nominees and top songwriter and composer members on Friday afternoon at the ASCAP Grammy Brunch held in the garden of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out photos from the event here!... 
Photos: Pasek & Paul Perform at The ASCAP Foundation's 12th Annual 'We Write the Songs' at the Library of Congress
by Michael Major - September 22, 2023 Broadway and screen songwriting duo Pasek & Paul shined on their “Waving Through a Window” (from Dear Evan Hansen) and “This is Me” (The Greatest Showman) as members of ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, celebrated their works at The ASCAP Foundation’s 12th annual “We ... 
Award-Winning Composer Charles Fox Celebrated in New Documentary KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONGS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 06, 2022 The Songwriters Hall of Fame recently presented at the GRAMMY Museum an intimate panel event and special screening of the uplifting musical documentary 'Killing Me Softly With His Songs,' which chronicles the life and work of composer Charles Fox.... 
Songwriters of North America to Launch SONA WARRIOR AWARD
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 19, 2021 The virtual event will feature tributes and performances dedicated to Williams. It will also offer a look into SONA’s rise over the past six years from a passionate group of friends to its current international membership and supporters.... 
Portugal the Man & 'Weird Al' Yankovic Release 'Who's Gonna Stop Me'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2020 GRAMMY award-winning rock band and social justice advocates PORTUGAL THE MAN have teamed up with “Weird Al” Yankovic and fellow Portland artist The Last Artful, Dodgr for “Who’s Gonna Stop Me,” out today via Atlantic Records.... 
2020 ASCAP Screen Music Awards Winners Revealed
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 23, 2020 ASCAP raises the curtain on its second virtual celebration of annual award winners today through June 25, recognizing its top film, television and video game composers as recipients of 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Awards.... 
ASCAP Unveils 2020 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Winners
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2020 Debuting an innovative virtual awards format, the 2020 ASCAP Pop Music Awards will recognize pop music icons, chart-topping producers and the genre's hottest rising stars on social media June 17 - 18.... 
GRAMMY Museum Releases Two Songwriters Hall Of Fame Programs From Archive
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 10, 2020 The GRAMMY Museum® announced today it will release two Songwriters Hall of Fame programs from its archive while the Museum in Los Angeles is closed until further notice in light of COVID-19... 
Natalie Merchant, Francisco Núñez and More Celebrated at ASCAP Foundation Honors
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2019 Renowned music creators and up-and-coming talent gathered together to celebrate the humanitarian accomplishments of some of ASCAP's most influential members while recognizing the next generation of music creators at the 2019 ASCAP Foundation Honors tonight at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Ro... 
ASCAP Launches Tuneup, 1st-of-its-Kind Comprehensive Wellness Program For Music Creators
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 10, 2019 ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announces the official launch of ASCAP TuneUp — a member program to meet the evolving wellness needs of music creators. With TuneUp, ASCAP becomes the first US performing rights organization to focus heavily on its members' physical a... 
Park City Songwriter Festival Brings Intimate Music Experience To Utah 9/13-9/14
by Tori Hartshorn - July 15, 2019 Taking place across five venues in the “best small city in America” on September 13th and 14th, Park City Songwriter Festivalpromises to be an experience to captivate even the most avid of live music fans. In addition to the headliner's concerts each night, songwriters in the round, panels, and work... 
Reviver Entertainment Group Launches New Record Label Imprint DAVMORECORDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2019 Reviver Entertainment Group today announced the formation of a new record label imprint, DAVMORECORDS. Named in honor of Reviver CEO David Ross' father, industry veteran Moe Shulman, DAVMORECORDS will operate under the Reviver Entertainment Group umbrella under the direction of Gator Michaels, who w... 
ASCAP 'I Create Music' Expo Adds Oscar-Winning 'Shallow' Co-Writer
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 11, 2019 ASCAP has added leading music creators from the pop, country, EDM, Latin, hip-hop and video game music worlds to its 2019 'I Create Music' EXPO lineup. On the heels of his Oscar win for Best Original Song, 'Shallow' co-writer Anthony Rossomando will look back on his two-decade journey to co-penning ... 
ASCAP Foundation Honors Valerie Simpson and Melinda Wagner
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 14, 2018 The ASCAP Foundation honored R&B and pop icon Valerie Simpson with its George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner with The ASCAP Foundation Masters Award at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors tonight. The ceremony took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center's F... 
Ashley Gorley Named ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2018 The stars of country music gathered for the 56 th annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Music Awards on Monday, November 12, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville. The writers and publishers of country music's most-performed songs of the past year were... 
50th Anniversary of The ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards Recognizes Music Books, Articles and Broadcasts on Copland, Mathis, Mitchell and More
by Tori Hartshorn - October 30, 2018 The legacy of music icons - including Aaron Copland, Johnny Mathis and Joni Mitchell - continues to inspire award-worthy creative works. These artists are among the subjects of recently named winners of the 50th annualASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding print, broadca... 
Joe McGinty and The Losers Lounge Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Tribute to Paul Williams
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2018 Joe McGinty and The Loser's Lounge are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a very special tribute to Paul Williams on December 6-8 at Joe's Pub. Twenty five years of down-town New York's best live music, with a collection of New York's most eclectic singers and musicians performing guilty pleasu... 
The United States Senate Passes the Music Modernization Act
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018 The United States Senate today unanimously passed the Music Modernization Act, a comprehensive bill that aims to reform our outdated music licensing system and give music creators an opportunity to obtain compensation that more accurately reflects the value of music in a free market.... 
ASCAP CEO And President Releases Statements On Music Modernization Act
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2018 The United States Senate today unanimously passed the Music Modernization Act, a comprehensive bill that aims to reform our outdated music licensing system and give music creators an opportunity to obtain compensation that more accurately reflects the value of music in a free market.... 
Photo Flash: ASCAP Announces The Winner For its 2018 Rhythm and Soul Music Awards
by Stephi Wild - June 23, 2018 Urban music's biggest names gathered to honor their own at the 2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, held June 21 in Beverly Hills.... 
Songwriters Call On Senators To Support The Music Modernization Act During 'Stand With Songwriters' Advocacy Day
by Macon Prickett - May 16, 2018 Award-winning songwriters will convene on Capitol Hill tomorrow, May 17, to meet with elected officials as part of the annual American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers' (ASCAP) 'Stand with Songwriters' Advocacy Day. They will ask senators to cosponsor the Music Modernization Act, the bipar... 
Neil Diamond To Receive Highest Honor At Songwriters Hall of Fame
by Tori Hartshorn - March 20, 2018 Neil Diamond To Receive Highest Honor At Songwriters Hall of Fame... 
Sara Bareilles Earns Songwriters Hall of Fame 2018 Hal David Starlight Award
by Tori Hartshorn - March 06, 2018 Sara Bareilles Earns Songwriters Hall of Fame's 2018 Hal David Starlight Award... 
Meredith Braun Re-Records 'When Love Is Gone' Celebrating MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Anniversary
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2017 To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the iconic film 'The Muppet Christmas Carol', Meredith Braun, who played Belle and sang 'When Love Is Gone' in the film, has re-recorded the song as the title track of her new solo album. 'When Love Is Gone' is released today on CD, Download and Streaming.... 
Journalists on Beatles & More Receive Deems Taylor/ Virgil Thomson Awards
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2017 The legacy of music icons including The Beatles, Big Star and The Grateful Dead continues to inspire award-worthy creative works. Authors of new journalism on these artists and more were recently named as winners of the 49th annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/ Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding... |
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