CBS This Morning recently turned the
spotlight on ASCAP at 100. Anchor Anthony Mason walks the halls of our
New York office and speaks with ASCAP President Paul Williams about our
efforts to uphold the rights of songwriters and composers in the digital
age. Click through to watch the full piece.
Every two years, ASCAP holds elections for
the Board of Directors, in accordance with Article IV, Section 4 of our
Articles of Association, our member-ratified governing document. All
writer and publisher members with performance credits in the past year
are eligible to vote.
Contemporary jazz songwriter-artist Somi's
new album comes after a move from New York to Lagos, Nigeria. The
tropical city's cosmopolitan spirit influenced songs that connect her
heart, head and heritage, and the album features guest appearances from
Angelique Kidjo and Common. Click through to preview it now.
Marco Beltrami did more than just compose a score for the new western The Homesman.
He and Buck Sanders captured the film's expansive visual and emotional
landscapes, writing music as beautiful and eerie as the western
frontier. Find out how they did it with this exclusive look at
Beltrami's liner notes for the score soundtrack.
ASCAP President and award-winning songwriter
Paul Williams has been announced as a keynote speaker at Midem, the
international music business conference set to take place in Cannes,
France from June 5th - 8th of 2015. Williams will speak about the social
and economic value of music in the digital age.
On November 10th, ASCAP singer-songwriter
Ingrid Michaelson played an intimate set for a room full of music biz
notables at The Village Studios in Los Angeles. The event was a
fundraiser for the Guild of Music Supervisors, and a celebration of
Michaelson's gold single "Girls Chase Boys." ASCAP proudly co-presented
the event.
ASCAP was the Founding Sponsor of the 2014
Billboard/The Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference, which
brought together creators and industry execs to discuss the state of
film and TV music today.
In 2013, Jonny Amos, Pauly Greenwood and
Meldra Guza wrote a song together from across the Atlantic. At the 2014
ASCAP EXPO, Darrell Brown invited them onstage to perfect it. Read this
incredible "only at the EXPO" story.
Singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc has written a fiery op-ed for Wired
calling on streaming services to pay songwriters fairly. Blacc urges
policymakers to update the Consent Decrees that keep songwriters from
negotiating the true value of their work.
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, The
Rescues) will write and record a song with 16 Los Angeles 4th and 5th
grade students at Braddock Drive Elementary School. The sessions are
part of the ASCAP Songwriter Residency, a partnership with America
SCORES.
Leland is the mind-bending pop brainchild of
ASCAP songwriter Brett McLaughlin. To celebrate the November 4th release
of Leland's very first video, for debut single "Aware," we asked him to
tell us five things that every songwriter should be "aware" of.
Alan Jackson and Craig Wiseman presented
with the ASCAP Heritage Award, Ben Hayslip and Jimmy Robbins earn
Song of the Year, and Warner/Chappell takes top Publisher Award at the
52nd annual star-studded gala in Nashville on Nov. 3rd.
Registration for the 10th annual ASCAP EXPO
is open. For the month of November, Early Bird pricing offers both a low
price and access to special opportunities like the One-on-One Sessions.
Boost your music career this April at ASCAP EXPO.
