Elizabeth Matthews In The News

ASCAP unveils initiatives around AI to ‘help music creators navigate the future while protecting their work’

Organization has laid out a set of principles and advocacy positions with respect to AI

ASCAP, BMI form joint task force to combat fraud in music industry

Initiative to address fraudulent activities associated with musical works within the collective management ecosystem.

ASCAP’s revenues grew by just $8m in 2021, and couldn’t catch BMI’s annual collections

PRO blames fall in international collections on "business closures and the lack of vaccinations" in certain non-US territories

ASCAP payouts to songwriters and publishers grew in pandemic 2020 – but it was the smallest increase in 5 years

PRO's distribution increases slowed down in pandemic year – but total collections sped up

CISAC launches upgraded global music identifier system

'The upgrade of the ISWC could not come at a more timely moment for songwriters and composers.'

ASCAP paid out $1.18bn to songwriters and publishers in 2019

Royalty distributions to ASCAP members in 2019 increased by $75m

ASCAP Nashville VP Michael Martin to exit, Mike Sistad named as replacement

Kele Currier also upped to the position of Assistant Vice President

ASCAP distributions increase 10% to hit record $1.1bn in 2018

Distributions increased by $102m