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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.

In Memoriam: ASCAP Family We Lost to COVID-19

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

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

The Maestro redefined the role of music in film with his beloved Spaghetti Western scores

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ASCAP Composer-Arranger Great Johnny Mandel Dies at 94

The music legend graced the silver screen and TV with dozens of sophisticated scores, and contributed countless classics to the Great American Songbook

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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Legendary Soul Singer-Songwriter Bill Withers Has Died

ASCAP mourns the loss of the Grammy Award-winning creator behind the hits Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lovely Day,” “Just the Two of Us,” “Use Me,” “Grandma’s Hands” and “Lean on Me”

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Annie Lennox & The Isley Brothers to Join Songwriters Hall of Fame

Paul Williams to receive prestigious Johnny Mercer Award

How Latin Music Legend Rudy Pérez Learned to Produce

Read an exclusive excerpt from this Latin music giant's engrossing new memoir, The Latin Hit Maker.

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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

Michel Legrand: A Man in a Hurry

Read our 1998 interview with the late, great composer.

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John Mellencamp Receives the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award at WhyHunger Gala

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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.