Years before landing the role of Scarlett O’Connor on the prime-time television series Nashville and launching her career as a singer-songwriter, Clare Bowen grew up in rural Australia, miles from the nearest city, writing down everything she felt, heard, saw and dreamed.

ASCAP will continue to license public performances of Clarkson's extensive songwriting catalog throughout the world, including the US chart-toppers “A Moment Like This,” “My Life Would Suck Without You” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).”

A tribute to Guy Clark opened the show, with appearances by ASCAP Americana royalty Bob Weir, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and more.

The awards celebration, which honors the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed country songs of 2015, will take place at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville on October 31st.

In this video tutorial, filmed at the 2016 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, ASCAP member and Berklee Online songwriting instructor Neil Diercks offers tips for creating different types and layers of hooks that will make your songs memorable and impactful.

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

At BMG US, Katz is in charge of a roster including star writers Bruno Mars, will.i.am, DJ Snake, John Legend, Pitbull, Frank Ocean and Quincy Jones and recording artists such as blink-182, Janet Jackson, Alabama, Iron Maiden, Scarface and OK Go.

Julio Reyes Copello, Fonseca and Jesse & Joy (SACM) lead the ASCAP pack with four Latin GRAMMY nominations each. Pablo Alborán (SGAE), Andrea Bocelli (SIAE), Juan Gabriel, Enrique Iglesias, Diego Torres (SADAIC), Julieta Venegas (SGAE) and Manuel Medrano are also among this year’s nominees.

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.

ASCAP will continue to license public performances of Perry's successful songwriting catalog throughout the world.

Songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin has had his hand in creating such massive hits as Adele’s “Hello,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Ellie Goulding’s “Burn,” Beck's "Dreams" and Sia’s “Chandelier.”

Contemporary Christian music star Michael W. Smith hosted the show.

The two-day creative session, led by Marc Anthony and sponsored in part by the ASCAP Foundation, brought together an impressive group of established and up-and-coming songwriters of all music genres.

The team will harness ASCAP’s rich data and other assets to make ASCAP’s music licensing, royalty collection and distribution processes more transparent and efficient for members and licensees.

Lionel Richie has renewed his agreement with ASCAP for representation of public performances of his song catalog. The multi-award winning singer and songwriter wrote numerous radio hits, including pop and R&B classics “Dancing on the Ceiling,” “All Night Long,” "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson) and many more.