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Jonathan Bailey<p>Dark and Darker removed from Epic Games Store, ASCAP sues several bars and restaurants, and songwriter refiles lawsuit against Taylor Swift.</p><p><a href="https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/03/06/3-count-epic-darkness/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">plagiarismtoday.com/2025/03/06</span><span class="invisible">/3-count-epic-darkness/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DarkAndDarker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DarkAndDarker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaylorSwift" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaylorSwift</span></a></p>
Variety<p>ASCAP Posts Record-Breaking $1.835 Billion in Revenue for 2024<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Variety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ascap-record-breaking-revenue-2024-1236321708/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/music/news/as</span><span class="invisible">cap-record-breaking-revenue-2024-1236321708/</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me Your Thoughts on God)" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/alternativeRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternativeRock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dishwalla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dishwalla</span></a> from their 1995 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AAndMRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AAndMRecords</span></a> album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PetYourFriends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetYourFriends</span></a>. It is their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/onlyHitSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlyHitSong</span></a>, peaking at number 15 on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100 and topping the same magazine's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ModernRockTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModernRockTracks</span></a> chart in 1996. It received two <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> awards (1997 and 1998) as the most-played song of the year on radio in the United States. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvC4XxnrvaA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=EvC4XxnrvaA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HughMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HughMartin</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RalphBlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RalphBlane</span></a> and introduced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JudyGarland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudyGarland</span></a> in the 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGM</span></a> musical <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MeetMeInStLouis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeetMeInStLouis</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FrankSinatra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankSinatra</span></a> later recorded a version with modified lyrics. In 2007, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> ranked it the third most performed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> song during the preceding five years that had been written by ASCAP members. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CreWsnhQwzY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CreWsnhQwzY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Run Rudolph Run" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChristmasSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasSong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChuckBerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChuckBerry</span></a> but credited to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnnyMarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnnyMarks</span></a> and M. Brodie due to Marks's trademark on the character of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer</span></a>. It was published by St. Nicholas Music (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a>) and was first recorded by Berry in 1958, released as a single on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChessRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChessRecords</span></a>. It has since been covered by numerous other artists, sometimes with the title "Run Run Rudolph". <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dafn020Q52k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Dafn020Q52k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"A Holly Jolly Christmas", also known as "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HaveAHollyJollyChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaveAHollyJollyChristmas</span></a>", is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChristmasSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasSong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnnyMarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnnyMarks</span></a> and most famously performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurlIves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurlIves</span></a>. The song has since become one of the top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> members, for the first five years of the 21st century. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgdAcUFUl_M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=qgdAcUFUl_M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Run Rudolph Run" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChristmasSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasSong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChuckBerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChuckBerry</span></a> but credited to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnnyMarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnnyMarks</span></a> and M. Brodie due to Marks's trademark on the character of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer</span></a>. It was published by St. Nicholas Music (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a>) and was first recorded by Berry in 1958, released as a single on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChessRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChessRecords</span></a>. It has since been covered by numerous other artists, sometimes with the title "Run Run Rudolph". The song is a 12-bar blues, musically similar to Berry's popular. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amk7AiEI43I" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=amk7AiEI43I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HughMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HughMartin</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RalphBlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RalphBlane</span></a> and introduced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JudyGarland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudyGarland</span></a> in the 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGM</span></a> musical <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MeetMeInStLouis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeetMeInStLouis</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FrankSinatra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankSinatra</span></a> later recorded a version with modified lyrics. In 2007, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> ranked it the third most performed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> song during the preceding five years that had been written by ASCAP members. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3l83C-we-k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=l3l83C-we-k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Pilot of the Airwaves" is a song by English singer-songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CharlieDore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlieDore</span></a>. It was released as a single in 1979 from her album Where to Now. The song reached number 13 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a>, and earned her the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RecordWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecordWorld</span></a> New Female Artist of the Year, and an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> award. The single also charted in Canada, Australia, and Europe. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqonLHg4HX0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=IqonLHg4HX</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
Jonathan Bailey<p>The US Copyright Office finalizes new DMCA exemptions and Rhode Island bar sued over unlicensed karaoke tracks.</p><p><a href="https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2024/10/28/3-count-something-fishy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">plagiarismtoday.com/2024/10/28</span><span class="invisible">/3-count-something-fishy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DMCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DMCA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/McDonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>McDonalds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ASCAP</span></a></p>
tallship<p><span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://liberdon.com/@marathon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marathon</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://liberdon.com/@begsby" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@begsby</a></span></p><p>Hello my friend 🙂</p><p>That's actually not true, or at least, it is a far cry from what either the artist or producer wants.</p><p>I first started seeing this banner again a few weeks back, and discovered that it actually affects thousands of top platinum artists and producers (podcasts too) due to a contract dispute between Google and, IIRC, the performance rights society <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/sesac" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SESAC</a>.</p><p>It doesn't affect any <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/bmi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BMI</a> artists (such as myself) or those signed with <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/ascap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ASCAP</a> however, which is the lions share of royalty collecting agencies.</p><p>I actually kinda figured this would have been resolved by now but I guess not.</p><p>Still, it's very misleading because of the inference that it's the creator who made this decision, when that's only true when you consider that it's by virtue of them having signed with a performance rights rep that isn't buying Google's predatory bullshit.</p><p>On another note, I've been advised by legal reps on a few occasions to supercede the only two licenses that Google affords any uploader by physically placing my own title board at the beginning of any videos with my preferred CC-BY-SA /NC /ND/Etc., Creative Commons License if that's what I so choose for any artistic works that I create and upload to the Google.</p><p>Google's motto? <em><strong>Do EVIL</strong></em></p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/tallship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tallship</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/copyright" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Copyright</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/licensing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#licensing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/monopoly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monopoly</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/antitrust" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://public.mitra.social/collections/tags/fucking_scoundrels" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucking_scoundrels</a></p><p>⛵</p><p>.</p>
enbgospel<p>The 47th ASCAP Christian Music Awards celebrated the remarkable achievements of Matthew West and Brandon Lake in the heart of Nashville. With West recognized as Christian Songwriter of the Year and Lake earning the title Christian Songwriter/Artist of the Year, the event showcased stellar performanc...<br><a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Christian_News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian_News</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/ASCAP_Christian_Music_Awards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP_Christian_Music_Awards</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Brandon_Lake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brandon_Lake</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Christian_gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian_gospel</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Chr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chr</span></a>...<br><a href="https://en.bgospel.com/ascap-honors-matthew-west-and-brandon-lake/?feed_id=690&amp;_unique_id=66fa15636af69" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.bgospel.com/ascap-honors-ma</span><span class="invisible">tthew-west-and-brandon-lake/?feed_id=690&amp;_unique_id=66fa15636af69</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me Your Thoughts on God)" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/alternativeRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternativeRock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dishwalla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dishwalla</span></a> from their 1995 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AAndMRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AAndMRecords</span></a> album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PetYourFriends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetYourFriends</span></a>. It is their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/onlyHitSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlyHitSong</span></a>, peaking at number 15 on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100 and topping the same magazine's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ModernRockTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModernRockTracks</span></a> chart in 1996. It received two <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> awards (1997 and 1998) as the most-played song of the year on radio in the United States. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clxtg2pFTQM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Clxtg2pFTQ</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Jonathan Bailey<p>Beastie Boys file lawsuit over Chili&#39;s commercial, record labels sue Verizon and ASCAP sues Reno karaoke bar. </p><p><a href="https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2024/07/15/3-count-chilis-sabotage/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">plagiarismtoday.com/2024/07/15</span><span class="invisible">/3-count-chilis-sabotage/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BeastieBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BeastieBoys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Verizon</span></a></p>
Victoria Monét<p>New YouTube video from Victoria Monét:</p><p>✨ 🖤💙🥂CHEERS 🥂💙🖤 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://music-social.com/@usher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>usher</span></a></span> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/ascap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ascap</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shorts</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/awards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>awards</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/alright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alright</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/victoriamonet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victoriamonet</span></a></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE32oMbJUEc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iE32oMbJUE</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://music-social.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/victoriamonet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victoriamonet</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/musicsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicsocial</span></a></p>
Jonathan Bailey<p>Musicians file case against PRS for Music, Filmmakers appeal Reddit subpoena and SC bar accused of playing unlicensed music. </p><p><a href="https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2024/06/27/3-count-prs-dispute" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">plagiarismtoday.com/2024/06/27</span><span class="invisible">/3-count-prs-dispute</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PRSforMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PRSforMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Reddit</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HughMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HughMartin</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RalphBlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RalphBlane</span></a> and introduced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JudyGarland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudyGarland</span></a> in the 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGM</span></a> musical <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MeetMeInStLouis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeetMeInStLouis</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FrankSinatra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankSinatra</span></a> later recorded a version with modified lyrics. In 2007, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> ranked it the third most performed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> song during the preceding five years that had been written by ASCAP members. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/g5ZGzO4tYn0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/g5ZGzO4tYn0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Variety<p>ASCAP’s Musical Theater Fest Will Celebrate the Life and Music of Howard Ashman<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Variety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowardAshman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardAshman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicalTheaterFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicalTheaterFest</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/ascap-musical-theater-fest-howard-ashman-1235973125/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2024/artisans/news</span><span class="invisible">/ascap-musical-theater-fest-howard-ashman-1235973125/</span></a></p>
BlueBeachSong™<p>👏👏👏 <br>"On April 9, 2024, Representative Adam Schiff brought The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act to the House floor – a bill that would require developers of generative AI technologies to identify the material they have used to train their systems...This transparency will ensure that creators can see when developers use their work to train generative AI tools and will give them the necessary tools to demand appropriate credit and compensation." <br>👇</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a> - <br><a href="https://www.ascap.com/news-events/articles/2024/04/generative-AI-copyright-disclosure-act" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ascap.com/news-events/articles</span><span class="invisible">/2024/04/generative-AI-copyright-disclosure-act</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Eddie My Love" is a 1956 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dooWop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dooWop</span></a> song. According to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BMI</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ASCAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASCAP</span></a>, the song was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MaxwellDavis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaxwellDavis</span></a> (BMI), <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AaronCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AaronCollins</span></a>, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. Aaron Collins was the brother of the Teen Queens. Sam Ling was an alias of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SaulBihari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaulBihari</span></a>, co-founder of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Modern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modern</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPM</span></a>, and other labels. The Teen Queens were the first to record the song, releasing their rendition on RPM in 1956. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/I6xMcRJ7CFU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/I6xMcRJ7CFU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>