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ASCAP Legacy

Honoring the music that has elevated the ASCAP repertory for generations.
Ensuring it will have an impact for generations to come.

Your music withstood the test of time. So should your royalties.

Find out how estate planning can help your music benefit your successors, long after you wrote it.

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ASCAP LEGACY

Happy 100th Birthday, Leonard Bernstein

Celebrate Bernstein's centennial with our appraisal of the legacy of this universally beloved composer, pianist, conductor and ASCAP music legend.

NEWS

13 ASCAP Legends Nominated for 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame

Missy Elliott, Mike Love, Spooner Oldham, Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty among songwriting greats up for the SHOF class of 2019

Eight ASCAP Legends Make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Shortlist

Def Leppard, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, MC5, Radiohead, Roxy Music, Rufus feat. Chaka Khan & The Zombies make the cut. Cast your vote daily through December 9!

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FEATURE

Garland Jeffreys at 75

Beloved, socially conscious singer-songwriter is still "Wild in the Streets"

Music + Revolution: Concert Celebrates Songs from Greenwich Village in the 1960s

Jesse Colin Young, José Feliciano, Maria Muldaur, Nellie McKay, Melanie, Marshall Crenshaw, Richard Barone and more pays tribute to the Greenwich Village scene that produced some of our most timeless and socially-relevant songs.

Ricky Byrd's Clean Getaway Helps Spread Message of Recovery

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When I finally got my certificate in 1955, I said ‘Man, I’m in ASCAP!’ I was happy because so were Duke Ellington and all these great people."
Quincy Jones

Remembering Odetta, The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement

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Frequently asked questions

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Together we can build a stronger future for music.

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Celebrate your musical legacy with a gift to The ASCAP Foundation. Your tax-deductible donation will help us nurture the music creators of tomorrow.

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ASCAP @ The Library of Congress

Explore riches from The ASCAP Foundation Collection in this virtual exhibit, hosted by the Library of Congress. 

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The ASCAP story

ASCAP was the first PRO in the US, founded in 1914. As the music business has evolved, we’ve evolved right along with it. But we remain committed to protecting the livelihoods of songwriters, composers and publishers that call ASCAP home.