ASCAP is a performing rights organization of more than one million songwriters, composers and music publishers. We are the only PRO in the US that operates on a not-for-profit basis, and the only one that puts creators first.

ASCAP is a membership association of more than one million songwriters, composers and music publishers. We uphold the value of our members’ music, and help them thrive alongside the businesses that use their music every day.

If you want to know if a particular work is in the ASCAP repertory (identified by title, and the name of the writer, publisher or well-known recording artist), you may access ACE, ASCAP’s extensive, online database of ASCAP works, at www.ascap.com/ACE.

The ASCAP Music License is the most efficient and affordable way to ensure your business, venue, event, radio or television station uses ASCAP music legally. Gain permission to use music from hundreds of thousands of songwriters and composers from every genre imaginable.

From our involvement in international music organizations to the innovative programs we’ve developed to make international royalty tracking more efficient, ASCAP is a global leader in music rights.

Direct Deposit allows you to get paid as soon as your ASCAP royalties are ready to distribute. No waiting for a check to arrive in the mail. Direct Deposit is required to participate in several essential ASCAP programs, including ASCAP OnStage - our …

If you want to know if a particular work is in the ASCAP repertory (identified by title, and the name of the writer, publisher or well-known recording artist), you may access ACE, ASCAP’s extensive, online database of ASCAP works, at www.ascap.com/ACE.

ASCAP does not license rights for recording artists, musicians, singers or record labels. However, artists/musicians who are songwriters can become ASCAP members. ASCAP licenses the performance rights for the music of its members.

ASCAP SONG CAMPS: Our ASCAP Song Camps brought together music creators across genres in Nashville, LA, New York and Atlanta to forge connections, gain inspiration through creativity and collaborate on the next big hits of tomorrow.

ASCAP works with independent experts to develop statistically sound surveys of performances that are eligible for royalties in various media. As part of our survey designs, we determine which sources of performance data are authorized and authoritative, and …