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May 8, 2020
Music And Film Organizations Call On Congress To Fix Safety Net In New CARES Act
Leading music and film organizations today sent a new letter to leaders of CONGRESS that highlights how they believe the implementation of the CARES Act has fallen short. The organizations want more assistance for workers in the entertainment community … more »
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April 15, 2020
ASCAP, BMI, SESAC Join MusiCares And Recording Academy In Support Of Covid-19 Relief Fund
Performing Rights Organizations, including the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP), BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. (BMI), and SESAC, announced today that they are contributing to the creation of a special fund as part of the MUSICARES … more »
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September 9, 2019
Randy Travis To Receive ASCAP Founders Award
Country icon RANDY TRAVIS will receive the ASCAP Founders Award during the 57th annual "AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS." The invitation-only gala will place in NASHVILLE on MONDAY, NOVEMBER … more »
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January 16, 2019
27th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards Set
The 27TH ANNUAL ASCAP LATIN MUSIC AWARDS are set for SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO on MARCH 5th. The AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) will honor two LATIN music icons, MILLY QUEZADA and DRACO ROSA. QUEZADA will receive the … more »
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October 11, 2018
The Music Modernization Act Is Signed Into Law
It's official, as PRESIDENT TRUMP has signed the ORRIN G. HATCH-BOB GOODLATTE MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT. THE VERGE reports, "The bill, heralded by labels, musicians, and politicians, unanimously passed through both the House and Senate … more »
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September 18, 2018
Senate Passes Music Modernization Act
The MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT has sailed through THE SENATE via unanimous consent, VARIETY reports. The bill, which now only needs passage in the HOUSE before it winds up on the President TRUMP's desk to become law, combines three separate pieces of … more »
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July 13, 2018
Courts Rule That Three Royce Intl. Stations Must Pay Over $1.5 Million To ASCAP
Federal judges in LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK have ordered three CALIFORNIA radio stations to pay more than $1.5 million in license fees, costs, attorneys’ fees and statutory damages to the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) … more »
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June 8, 2018
Xscape To Receive ASCAP Golden Note Award
The AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) hosts its 31ST ANNUAL RHYTHM & SOUL MUSIC AWARDS on JUNE 21st in LOS ANGELES. ASCAP will recognize its top rhythm and soul songwriters and publishers of 2017 and honor '90s … more »
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April 23, 2018
ASCAP Delivers More Than $1 Billion To Songwriter, Composer And Music Publisher Members For The First Time
ASCAP, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, paid record-high revenues and distributions in 2017. The organization, which represents more than 660,000 members, collected approximately $1.144 billion in revenues last year and … more »
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January 8, 2018
Key Music Leaders Support Licensing Reform Legislation
Prominent music organizations representing U.S. music publishers, record labels, songwriters, composers, artists and performance rights organizations (PROs) today formally announced their united support for key pieces of pending music … more »