Pandora recently purchased radio station KXMZ-FM in Rapid City, South Dakota, in a bid to lower the licensing fees it pays songwriters and composers. Pandora says this will help creators and listeners. But the facts tell a different story.

The ASCAP Foundation Broadway Conductors Program, which was made possible by an unrestricted bequest from Marvin Hamlisch to The ASCAP Foundation, launched in early June and celebrated the memory of the famed conductor and composer.

Over an acclaimed composing career stretching nearly 25 years, Scottish composer Patrick Doyle has brought many of the world's most beloved characters to musical life on the silver screen, from Hamlet to Harry Potter. Just before he earned the prestigious ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, we asked him to reflect on his journey so far.

Four-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter Josh Kear (Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood) fired back at Pandora's recent op-ed in Washington DC's The Hill. The bottom line? Pandora is stiffing songwriters. Read his full response.

Julian Lennon sat for an entertaining and enlightening discussion with NightBird Studios' Jed Leiber on Friday, June 14th that was broadcast live as a Google+ Hangout. Watch the 20 minute interview in its entirety.

Pandora ran an op-ed in The Hill yesterday attacking ASCAP's efforts to protect fair compensation for its members from the online music streaming service. Read ASCAP President and Chairman and songwriter Paul Williams's response here.

The ASCAP Plus Awards program provides cash and recognition to writers who create music with a value beyond the scope of performance surveys. All applications must be submitted on or before July 1st, 2013.

Songwriters Hall of Fame President and CEO Linda Moran has announced the 2013 recipients of the Abe Olman Scholarship and Holly Prize, and ASCAP singer-songwriters Kat Edmonson, Tyler Lyle and Ben Howard are among the honorees.

Paul Williams delivered a powerful keynote at the CISAC World Creators Summit in DC yesterday. He spoke passionately and pointedly about what it means to be a creator in today’s challenging digital environment. Read the full speech.

On June 3rd, WhyHunger celebrated its 38th annual awards dinner in Manhattan. ASCAP President Paul Williams presented artist Yoko Ono Lennon with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for her efforts to raise money for the world’s poor.

Much has happened in the six years since Queens of the Stone Age last graced us with an album. You can hear the lessons of that time away in the musical growth and emotional focus of the band’s new album …Like Clockwork. QOTSA multi-instrumentalist Troy Van Leeuwen filled us in about how it all came together.

LeAnn Rimes has created perhaps the most intimate album of her career with Spitfire, her eleventh studio effort and a brave response to the public critics of her private life. These honest, unapologetic and emotionally complex songs offer an intimate peek into her recent struggles. Spitfire is due out on June 4th; preview it here now.

The ASCAP Vanguard Award recognizes the impact of musical genres that help shape the future of American music. Past honorees include Beastie Boys, Taio Cruz, Diplo, Janelle Monáe and Santigold.