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Tune in each Thursday for top music creators and industry execs in provocative discussions about the issues that matter to you most. Dig through the Home Edition archives for any sessions you missed.

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ASCAP Members Michael R. Jackson and Anthony Davis Win 2020 Pulitzer Prizes

Jackson earns prestigious honor for his bold musical A Strange Loop

VERSED

Anaïs Mitchell on VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast

Contemporary folk singer-songwriter and Hadestown creator talks about the impact of Broadway success, her new indie-folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman, songwriting craft and more.

Music Unites Us

Visit our Music Unites Us page for resources to keep you healthy, creative and financially stable during the coronavirus epidemic.

2019 ASCAP Screen Music Awards: Full Coverage

Michael Giacchino, Pinar Toprak, Pasek & Paul win big at star-studded celebration of the year's most successful music for screens

ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops

The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop in New York

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The ASCAP Foundation/Universal Theatrical Group Musical Theatre Workshop at the Wallis

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I love the theatre as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry - just making them feel, is paramount to me.
— Stephen Sondheim

Hamilton Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares Advice at the ASCAP EXPO

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ASCAP Plus Awards

Musical theatre composers who made under $25k in domestic ASCAP royalties last year are eligible.

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