Rhythm & Soul

The event honors women in all facets of the entertainment business including singers, songwriters, managers, attorneys, label executives and music publishers.

Luke Cage isn't your average onscreen superhero. So when showrunner Cheo Coker needed a score for the new Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage, he brought in A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad and musical iconoclast Adrian Younge for a blend of vintage funk, '90s hip-hop and soul that sounds like nothing else on TV.

On Friday, August 19th, ASCAP Atlanta held its quarterly "Check It Out" series at SPACE Studio in Atlanta, GA. This edition featured Grammy Award Winning Producer and Songwriter, Henny da Bizness, along with Bangvillage / Universal Records A&R’s Andre Williams and Michael Fontaine.

The 29th annual event returned to The Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 23, 2016.

On May 23rd 2016, the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul team, with the support of The ASCAP Foundation held the first night of it's annual songwriting workshop, "The Collective" in New York City.

Recording Artists, Audio Push, shows "On the Come Up" why you won't need a nudge to dig their music.

Attrell Cordes, better known as Prince Be from the '90s Hip Hop/R&B duo P.M. Dawn, passed away on Friday, June 17th at the age of 46.

Producer, Menace, gives "On the Come Up" a glimpse into why he's a new force in the music industry.

At the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22nd, ASCAP members proved once again that they create the most beloved music in America. Our songwriters won 27 categories across the genre spectrum - and brought some of the evening's most memorable performances, too.

The Collective workshop focuses on the discovery, development and education of a select, advanced group of songwriters and producers. The workshop features prominent music industry professionals as mentors, leading a creative discussion about the art of songwriting.

Malik Taylor, the rapper who contributed to the influential 90's Hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest as Phife Dog, died yesterday at the age of 45. Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, Taylor met his childhood best friend, longtime musical collaborator and bandmate, Q-Tip, at age 2.

Daryl Coley, one of gospel music's most beloved male vocalists, passed away on March 15th at the age of 60. The unique beauty of his voice and his ability to synthesize many genres and styles in his work earned him exceptional admiration.