ASCAP Legacy

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

In Memoriam: ASCAP Family We Lost to COVID-19

Read about some of the beloved ASCAP family members we lost during the pandemic.

“The Rainbow Connection” and Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues Among Inductees into National Recording Registry’s Class of 2020

Classic recordings by ASCAP members Jackson Browne, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Louis Armstrong, Jaco Pastorius and more also inducted

Benjamin Lerner on VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast

Irving Berlin's great-grandson opens up about his new album, his recovery journey, and his family's musical legacy

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 Composer-Arranger Great Johnny Mandel Dies at 94

ASCAP is a citadel, a fortress of security in very strange and difficult times for songwriters and all persons interested in intellectual property."
— Jimmy Webb

Ennio Morricone, Genre-Defining Film Composer, Dies at 91

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Help us keep the music playing.

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.