The 2015 edition of the Sundance ASCAP Music Café wrapped up its eight-day run after electrifying performances by Lindsey Stirling, top Nashville songwriters, Allen Stone, O.A.R. and more.

We’re thrilled to announce that Eventbrite has joined our roster of Member Benefits, available exclusively to ASCAP members. Eventbrite is a powerful, intuitive platform for planning and ticketing your live concerts and other events. ASCAP members get a $100 credit on Eventbrite service fees when they set up their first event.

Louise Goffin’s parents are songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. After her father’s passing, Louise worked with his longtime collaborator, Barry Goldberg, on an EP of rarely heard songs that Gerry co-wrote. Appleonfire is filled with magnificent songs, beautifully rendered. Listen to Louise's thoughts about this loving tribute to her father.

During GRAMMY week, join ASCAP and Sonos on February 6th in Los Angeles for a live performance and Q&A with GRAMMY-winner and 2015 GRAMMY nominee Lee Ann Womack. RSVP now for free to attend.

On Tuesday, January 27th, ASCAP hosted its annual Composer-Filmmaker Cocktail Party, an exclusive after-show event at the Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe in Park City, Utah.

After an exciting opening weekend, the Sundance ASCAP Music Café continued to deliver musical thrills on days 4 and 5 of its eight-day run run with performances by Dylan Gardner, Baskery, Leon Bridges, Rainey Qualley, John Fullbright and more.

The 2015 Sundance ASCAP Music Café kicked off with a musical bang on Friday, January 23rd with an exciting mix of heavy rock ’n’ roll (Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts), foot-stomping Americana (Jamestown Revival), moody lounge music (The Duchess and the Fox, featuring Joe McGinty and Andrea Diaz) and more.

The title character of Mortdecai may be a bumbling art dealer, but he's got an impeccable soundtrack for his misadventures in the funky, zany collaborative score from ASCAP composer Geoff Zanelli and it-producer Mark Ronson. We asked Zanelli about the particulars of the film's madcap music.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated Jóhann Jóhannson, Shawn Patterson, Julian Raymond, Diane Warren, Gary Yershon and Hans Zimmer for 2015 Oscars in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song categories.

The ASCAP Foundation President, Paul Williams, is pleased to announce that Mark Lanz Weiser has been named recipient of the 35th annual ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize.

Shuying Li wins the $5000 ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize for young composers of concert band music for her wind ensemble work, “Slippery Slope.”

Today, ASCAP announced that Elizabeth Matthews has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the organization, which represents more than 525,000 music creators. Matthews, who has served as EVP and General Counsel at ASCAP since 2013, was a unanimous choice among the board’s 12 songwriter and 12 publisher members.

ASCAP songwriter member Ervin Drake, whose prolific catalog of hits includes “It Was a Very Good Year,” “I Believe,” “Perdido” and “Good Morning Heartache,” passed away at his home on January 15th in Great Neck, NY following a long illness. He was 95 years old.

It is with great excitement and commitment that I welcome the amazing opportunity of serving ASCAP, our members, our licensing partners and you -- the dedicated and talented employees of ASCAP who, like me, are inspired and driven by ASCAP's mission to protect, educate and cultivate the careers of music creators.