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.

ASCAP Remembers Tom Petty

ASCAP is the Magna Carta to the author and composer...the Declaration of Independence of the creative mind...and the Social Security of the free spirit.”

Johnny Mercer

Song for My Father

AJ Croce records his dad Jim Croce's final song

Joni Mitchell, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Beyoncé and more highlight roster of ASCAP greats

ASCAP Centennial Spotlight: Ella Fitzgerald

Celebrate the First Lady of Song's 100th birthday with this selection of songs she co-wrote.

Help us build a stronger future for music.

#StandWithSongwriters and make your voice heard.

Find out how

ASCAP @ The Library of Congress

Explore the ASCAP: 100 Years and Beyond exhibit features riches from The ASCAP Foundation Collection in the Music Division at the Library of Congress.

Visit the exhibit

About The ASCAP Foundation

The ASCAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supported by ASCAP members and music fans throughout the United States. We operate and support vital educational programs that positively impact millions of music creators and music lovers of all ages, each year.

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Help us keep the music playing.

With a tax-deductible gift to The ASCAP Foundation, you can nurture the music creators of tomorrow, and help our community stay vibrant and strong.

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National Recording Registry’s 2016 Picks Are "Over the Rainbow"

Recordings by ASCAP members Barbra Streisand, N.W.A., Talking Heads and more cited for their importance to American society

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.

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.

ASCAP Remembers Tom Petty

Song for My Father

AJ Croce records his dad Jim Croce's final song

ASCAP Members Earn 79 Spots on NPR’s “150 Greatest Albums Made by Women” List

Joni Mitchell, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Beyoncé and more highlight roster of ASCAP greats

ASCAP Centennial Spotlight: Ella Fitzgerald

Celebrate the First Lady of Song's 100th birthday with this selection of songs she co-wrote.

Help us build a stronger future for music.

#StandWithSongwriters and make your voice heard.

ASCAP @ The Library of Congress

Explore the ASCAP: 100 Years and Beyond exhibit features riches from The ASCAP Foundation Collection in the Music Division at the Library of Congress.

About The ASCAP Foundation

The ASCAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supported by ASCAP members and music fans throughout the United States. We operate and support vital educational programs that positively impact millions of music creators and music lovers of all ages, each year.

Help us keep the music playing.

With a tax-deductible gift to The ASCAP Foundation, you can nurture the music creators of tomorrow, and help our community stay vibrant and strong.

National Recording Registry’s 2016 Picks Are "Over the Rainbow"

Recordings by ASCAP members Barbra Streisand, N.W.A., Talking Heads and more cited for their importance to American society

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.

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.

ASCAP Remembers Tom Petty

Song for My Father

AJ Croce records his dad Jim Croce's final song

ASCAP Members Earn 79 Spots on NPR’s “150 Greatest Albums Made by Women” List

Joni Mitchell, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Beyoncé and more highlight roster of ASCAP greats

ASCAP Centennial Spotlight: Ella Fitzgerald

Celebrate the First Lady of Song's 100th birthday with this selection of songs she co-wrote.

Help us build a stronger future for music.

#StandWithSongwriters and make your voice heard.

ASCAP @ The Library of Congress

Explore the ASCAP: 100 Years and Beyond exhibit features riches from The ASCAP Foundation Collection in the Music Division at the Library of Congress.

About The ASCAP Foundation

The ASCAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supported by ASCAP members and music fans throughout the United States. We operate and support vital educational programs that positively impact millions of music creators and music lovers of all ages, each year.

Help us keep the music playing.

With a tax-deductible gift to The ASCAP Foundation, you can nurture the music creators of tomorrow, and help our community stay vibrant and strong.

National Recording Registry’s 2016 Picks Are "Over the Rainbow"

Recordings by ASCAP members Barbra Streisand, N.W.A., Talking Heads and more cited for their importance to American society

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.

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