ASCAP, the only performing rights organization in the U.S. to operate on a not-for-profit basis, delivered a record-breaking $1.835 billion in revenue in the 2024 calendar year, an increase of $98 ...

The performance rights organization reports domestic royalties increased 5.3% in 2024. By Ed Christman ASCAP, the only U.S. performance rights organization operating on a not-for-profit basis ...

The suit, filed by ASCAP, claims that Rum Runners owners—Ronald Leonhardt, Jr., and Jawbone Partners—have refused to pay annual dues to the music licensing agency for years. ASCAP reps made ...

A music group is suing 15 different venues, including a bar in West Chester, claiming they played music without licensing, ...

Midnight Rodeo, a Springfield, Missouri bar, finds itself at the center of a federal lawsuit alleging unauthorized use of popular music tracks without proper licensing. The legal dispute illuminates ...

ASCAP has announced the nominees for the 2025 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. A first-of-its-kind program among U.S. performing rights organizations, the ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards gives ...

The Peoria riverfront bar is one of 15 establishments nationwide being sued for copyright infringement by a music rights group.

Lori's Roadhouse in West Chester might have to pay up to $90,000 in fines to record companies represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, commonly known as ASCAP ...

ASCAP represents more than a million songwriters, composers and music publishers. The membership association licenses public performances of members' songs, collects license fees and distributes ...

Winners will be announced on April 30. By Paul Grein ASCAP has announced the nominees for the 2025 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. A first-of-its-kind program among U.S. performing rights ...