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ASCAP songwriter and disco legend Donna Summer passed away on May 17, 2012. ASCAP remembers her essential dance floor hits as well as her impact and legacy on the world of music.

Tim Williams and Matt Welsh of indie rock duo Soft Swells stopped by ASCAP's L.A. office to treat the staff to some new tunes. We caught them on video, playing an acoustic version of "Lifeboats" from their debut record, out now.

The ASCAP Foundation presented "ASCAP Day" @ Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, providing Film Scoring and Songwriting students an opportunity to talk to composer and musician Pat Irwin as well as ASCAP staff about information on current trends in the industry.

There’s a lot to listen to on Carina Round's new album Tigermending. The album's the product of a creator open enough to follow her musical instincts wherever they go, and keen enough to write actual songs. Just before Tigermending’s May 1 release, we got Round's perspective on creativity, commerce and everything in between.

You've gotta see this: during their insightful Master Session, Philip Lawrence and Bruno Mars of The Smeezingtons treated the audience to a completely off-the-cuff musical theater song, later dubbed "One Day (Rolex)," with Lawrence on vocals and Mars at the piano. A true "only at the EXPO" moment!

Garrison Starr's figured something out. This Hernando, MS native toured with the first two Lilith Fairs, performed with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Melissa Etheridge, issued seven acclaimed full-lengths and landed some enviable TV placements. Despite all that experience, there's an audible sense of discovery in Starr's latest EP Not for Nothing, an all-acoustic affair she released for free download.

After earning a Grammy Award for their 2010 release, Genuine Negro Jig, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are back with another album that reflects their omnivorous musical tastes and remarkable musicianship - Leaving Eden.

Every record by ASCAP singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas contains sublime little jewels of melody, lyrical depth and great singing. Her newest collection With Love is no exception. ASCAP's Randy Grimmett spoke with Rosie about the creative and personal journeys that led to her most confident album yet.

Lana Del Rey is inescapable. Critics rave about her. Teens profess their love for her. She appears on magazine covers. And while Del Rey's new album Born to Die sold 800,000 copies in its debut week, little attention has been paid to her songwriting approach. We spoke with Del Rey about just that.

ASCAP singer-songwriter Nicole Berke left her contented life in Portland, Oregon to take a once-in-a-lifetime residency at a posh Beijing hotel. Her story reflects the fears we all have in embracing the unknown - and the amazing things that can happen when we do.

Ingrid Michaelson gave us one of our most memorable EXPO memories ever when she premiered "End of the World" in front of a rapt audience of EXPO attendees in 2011. To celebrate Ingrid's release of the live version as a new single, we're proud to present the never-before-seen footage of the performance!