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ASCAP

American  
[as-kap] / ˈæs kæp /

noun

  1. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.


ASCAP British  
/ ˈæskæp /

acronym

  1. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

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In order to use a song in any public environment—whether at a sporting event or a coffee shop—you need to pay a performing rights organization such as BMI or ASCAP.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2024

"The oversimplified melody made it easily palatable for the whole world to go, 'Oh, I can't get that out of my head!" he said in an interview with ASCAP.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

Mandel died Monday of a cardiac ailment at his home in Ojai, California, according to Lauren Iossa, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of ASCAP.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

Williams, who now serves as the president of songwriters’ rights association ASCAP, recalls watching what he called “the Felt Brigade” as they worked the set, crouching and puppeteering beneath raised stages and working their magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2018

Playing music at a public event requires a license, which generally comes from a few big music-rights agencies like BMI and ASCAP.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2018