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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FEATURE

My Dinners (and Lunches) with André

ASCAP composer Earl Rose remembers the late musical renaissance man André Previn

NEWS

National Recording Registry “Lets the Sunshine In” on 12 Classic ASCAP Recordings

Seminal music by Jay-Z, Nina Simone, original Broadway cast of Hair among recordings inducted in the Class of 2018

NEWS

Missy Elliot, Cat Stevens, Jack Tempchin to Join Songwriters Hall of Fame

ASCAP legends to be inducted during 50th annual SHOF ceremony on Thursday, June 13, 2019

NEWS

John Mellencamp to Receive ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award

Award will be bestowed at 20th annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards on June 5, 2019

Michel Legrand: A Man in a Hurry

Read our 1998 interview with the late, great composer.

ASCAP’s been a friend of mine for a long time. They worked with me when I was first coming to Nashville.”
— Alan Jackson

How “We Built This City” Hit #1 Again (Thanks to a British Puff Pastry)

Martin Page on the unexpected longevity of the 1985 Starship classic he co-wrote

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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.