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Black Cowboys, Korean Percussion Music and The Band Among Subjects of 51st ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award-Winning Music Books, Articles, Liner Notes and Broadcasts

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ASCAP Member Goes "All The Way" and Wins 2019 ASCAP Foundation Sammy Cahn Award

"Thank you ASCAP Foundation for this amazing opportunity. It really means the whole world to me and I’m incredibly grateful for the generous support. I’ve been working hard to drum up enough funds to begin working on a new record and this is just the most exciting and giant gift." Anna Tivel - 2019 Sammy Cahn Award recipient

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Songwriting Takes Center Stage at Washington D.C. Arts High School

Philanthropist Andrew A. Isen establishes an innovative musical theater songwriting program

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Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant Goes to Summer Camp

Ben Morris to Bring Norwegian Jazz-Folk Fusion to Newport

Versatile composer/pianist, a recipient of the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award, chosen to perform as part of The ASCAP Foundation's partnership with the Newport Jazz Festival

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The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theater Songwriting Program at the Professional Performing Arts High School

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In the spring of 2019 Tita Cahn & Paul Williams hosted a benefit for The ASCAP Foundation at the home of Tita Cahn. The fundraiser featured a special performance by Oscar, Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!

The ASCAP Foundation “Songwriters: The Next Generation” Showcases ASCAP Artists at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Oscar-winning La La Land  lyricists and Dear Evan Hansen  songwriting team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on The ASCAP Foundation

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R&B; and Pop Icon Valerie Simpson and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Melinda Wagner Receive Top Awards at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors in NYC

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