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🌎 Happy Earth Day! Here are 6️⃣ ways to tweak your wellness routine to benefit the longevity of our planet. Explore these valuable 🌱 tips and check out ASCAP Studio Green for more ways to build a sustainable relationship between the music community and Mother Earth here: https://bit.ly/3xY9sgQ

We can't get enough of Stacey Ryan's performance of "Fall In Love Alone" from the 2024 ASCAP Membership Meeting. 💕

🎭 The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest, featuring top executives from film and TV animation studios and award-winning composed, is returning! Get your 🎟 FREE tickets now: https://bit.ly/3Q4xRaU. Fest attendees will hear from accomplished ASCAP composer members: 🎤 Glenn Slater (Tangled, Sister Act: The Musical) 🎤 Heitor Pereira (Puss in Boots, Despicable Me franchise) 🎤 Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (lyricist and composer, Anastasia) 🎤 Michelle Lewis (The Loud House, Doc McStuffins) 🎤 Ryan & Courtney Lofty (Doug Unplugs, Fast & Furious Spy Racers) 🎤 Jeannie Lurie (Mira, Royal Detective, Mickey Mornings, Cleopatra in Space) 🎤 Layla Minoui (Vampirina, Ridley Jones) 🎤 Vidjay Beerepoot (Superkitties, Minnie’s Bow-Toons) 🎤 Raye Zaragoza (Spirit Rangers) Secure your spot at the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest today. ✨

Happy 100th Birthday to one of the undisputed all-time greats of music for the screen, Henry Mancini! 🎂 Henry was a highly-esteemed, prolific film and TV composer, with four career Oscars for his work on Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and Victor/Victoria (1982), and Emmy nominations for his music to Peter Gunn (1959) and The Thorn Birds (1983). In honor of his centennial birthday, the Mancini family has announced ‘The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions - Henry Has Company!’ This new album features artists such as Michael Buble, Lizzo, Stevie Wonder, and many more. Pre-save the album, available June 21st. Listen to the first single, “Peter Gunn”, featuring QuincyJones, John Williams, Herbie Hancock, and Arturo Sandoval, out now!

Check out the Long Play Festival from May 3-5! Long Play is BANG ON A CAN's 3-day super-charged musical celebration featuring more than 50 concerts. Buy tickets here: https://bit.ly/3xN2pHK. It includes three marquee performances at BAM—featuring Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith, Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills, and Steve Reich’s legendary work Music for 18 Musicians.

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff brought the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act to the House floor – a bill mandating that developers of generative AI technologies disclose what they have used to train their systems. In the age of AI, this piece of legislation is an important step forward in providing creators with the ability to see when developers use their work in the process of building generative AI tools and will ultimately serve as a tool to advocate for appropriate credit and compensation when third parties use their work. Commenting on The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act introduction, ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews said:    “Without transparency around the use of copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence, creators will never be fairly compensated and AI tech companies will continue stealing from songwriters. This bill is an important step toward ensuring that the law puts humans first, and we thank Congressman Schiff for his leadership.” Learn more about our support for the bill: https://bit.ly/4cIGmlE

Happy International Songwriters Day! 💙 Everyday is International Songwriters Day for us but we’re happy to have an extra reason to celebrate. Tag your favorite co-writer! ⬇️

Anyone else have “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by ASCAP member Bonnie Tyler stuck in their head? 😎 Yesterday's Solar Eclipse Party at ASCAP's NYC office's terrace was a total(ity) hit!...Well 85% from NYC but it counts!

Calling all startups and university teams developing an AI-driven solution for the music industry! 📢 Join us for our last info session for the 2024 ASCAP Lab x NYC Media Lab Challenge: AI and the Business of Music on Wednesday, April 10 at 12pm ET. Secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4amKiX8. If selected for the Challenge, you’ll receive a grant and mentorship to develop and expand upon your product. Make sure to apply by this Sunday, April 14 at 11:59pm ET! Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to advance your product’s development during the awe-inspiring 12-week Challenge. 🚀

ASCAP will present pioneering pop phenomenon Charli XCX with the 🏆 ASCAP Global Impact Award. Charli XCX will release her album ‘BRAT’ on June 7. Her 2022 album ‘CRASH’ reached No.1 on the UK’s official album chart. Following her Barbie soundtrack contribution “Speed Drive” last year, she is co-executive producing the score for the A24 film Mother Mary with Jack Antonoff and producing original music for Benito Skinner's series Overcompensating. In addition to her chart-topping success as an artist, Charli has established a prolific songwriting career, co-writing megahits including Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes’s “Señorita” and Selena Gomez’s “Same Old Love.” The ASCAP Global Impact Award presentation takes place during an exclusive party to celebrate the ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2024 winners on Wednesday, May 8 in Los Angeles. The invitation-only event will recognize the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most-performed pop songs of the past year.