A manager in your pocket. Register music | Earn royalties | Boost your career

If you're an ASCAP songwriter, composer or music publisher, you've come to the right place.

The ASCAP app connects you to your ASCAP account, with innovative tools to help you get the most out of your membership, and boost your music career. Think of it as a music manager in your pocket.

With the ASCAP app you can:

- Manage your music and metadata to make sure you’re set up to get paid for your creative work

- Add to your ASCAP catalog with our step-by-step guided or quick registration options

- Take a work registration quiz for guidance on how to register your new music

- Scan your entire catalog with our data health check, and quickly add any missing metadata to help ASCAP get you paid

- Educate yourself on how the money flows in the music industry, and learn how to sustain your music career, whether you’re an experienced creator or just starting out

- Find workshops, competitions and networking events near you

- Check up on your latest ASCAP royalty distributions

What is ASCAP?

ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a performing rights organization (PRO) representing over 950,000 of the greatest songwriters, composers and music publishers in the world. We’re the only PRO in America operating on a not-for-profit basis, and the only one that puts creators first.

We get you paid when your music is played

ASCAP’s main job is to pay you royalties when your music is played publicly by the businesses we license. And we’re really good at what we do! In 2022, we achieved revenues of more than $1.522 billion, and distributed over $1 billion to our songwriter, composer and publisher members for the sixth year in a row.

We put music creators first

We pay our members all of the music licensing revenue we take in, minus our operating expenses (among the lowest in the industry). Our governing documents require us to pay music creators first – a claim that only ASCAP can make.

We’re led by music creators like you

ASCAP is the only PRO in the US founded and governed by songwriters, composers and music publishers. Every decision about how we operate is made by music creators like you – not broadcasters, corporations and investors, like our competitors.

We innovate

ASCAP offers the most advanced data processing systems of any PRO, to ensure that you get paid fairly and accurately. Our ASCAP Lab explores how new technologies and new business approaches can drive value for our members and the businesses that use their music.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.2.1

Last updated on Jul 3, 2024

- Bug fixes and UI improvements

ASCAP, which stands for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, is not a game in the traditional sense. It is a performing rights organization (PRO) that plays a crucial role in the music industry. Its primary function is to protect the copyrights of its members, who are songwriters, composers, and music publishers. ASCAP grants licenses to businesses and organizations that publicly perform copyrighted music, such as radio stations, television networks, restaurants, and concert venues. These licenses allow these entities to legally play music from ASCAP's vast repertoire. The fees collected from these licenses are then distributed as royalties to ASCAP's members, ensuring they are compensated for the use of their creative works.

In essence, ASCAP acts as a middleman between music creators and music users. It simplifies the process for businesses to legally use music and ensures that songwriters and composers receive fair payment for their intellectual property. Without organizations like ASCAP, it would be incredibly difficult for individual songwriters to track and collect royalties from every public performance of their music. ASCAP's work is essential for the sustainability of the music industry, as it provides a vital source of income for music creators and incentivizes them to continue creating new music. Other similar PROs exist, such as BMI and SESAC, each representing different songwriters and composers and operating on similar principles.