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   Mega-Producer Steve Lillywhite Looks Back on Storied Past; Talks U2, Morrissey, Keith Richards

   4:30 pm 4/20/2013

   • by Ryan Downey, Billboard

   "I know ASCAP is all about the song, but, for me ... it's about an artist creating this world that people want to belong to," said the industry veteran at the 2013 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo. Read more

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   Katy Perry on Her 'Schizophrenic' New Album, Humble Start: 'It Was Stripping or The Matrix'

   5:00 pm 4/18/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   Speaking at the ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo, the highly quotable pop star described her writing sessions as "emotional abuse" and her divorce from Russell Brand as "a very little elephant ... like a tchotchke."Read more

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   ASCAP President Scolds Digital Music Industry at Pop Awards: 'The Bastards Aren't Paying Us Enough'

   12:30 pm 4/18/2013

   • by Susan Hornik

   As the performance rights organization honored 2012's top songwriters and producers, chairman and "We've Only Just Begun" co-writer Paul Williams jabbed, "We deserve to be compensated fairly. ... Give us our money!"Read more

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   'The Song That Made Me': 5 Hitmakers on Tunes that Changed Their Lives

   7:00 am 4/16/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   Ne-Yo and other scheduled speakers at ASCAP's "I Create Music" Expo conference share the tunes that helped define their careers.Read more

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   Steven Tyler Cancels ASCAP Expo Appearance, Offers Naked Google+ Hangout Instead

   3:59 pm 4/5/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   The Aerosmith frontman blames "the lack of time travel" and "the shuttle being mothballed" for the unavoidable scheduling conflict. Read more

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   Katy Perry Added to ASCAP 'I Create Music' Expo Lineup

   11:48 am 4/5/2013

   • by THR Staff

   The pop star will participate in a keynote interview at the event, which runs from April 18 - 20 at Hollywood's Loews Hotel and also features the likes of Lionel Richie, Ne-Yo and Diplo. Read more

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   Drake Signs With ASCAP

   4:15 pm 4/1/2013

   • by Erika Ramirez, Billboard

   The rapper is currently working on his third studio album, "Nothing Was the Same."Read more

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8. ASCAP Reports 2012 Financials: Distributed $827 Million

   4:20 pm 3/4/2013

   • by Ed Christman, Billboard.com

   The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers says revenue from the cable industry and from abroad offset the downturn from radio and retail.Read more

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   Pandora Demands Lower License Fees in Lawsuit Against ASCAP

   6:33 am 11/6/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   The digital music streamer says that the agency representing song publishers refuses to give it fair and reasonable terms.Read more

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    Quincy Jones, Pharrell Williams Honored; EMI Wins Big at ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

    1:45 am 7/1/2012

    • by Dan Rys, Billboard

    The night also featured a swan-song moment for "Big" Jon Platt as the outgoing EMI Music Publishing president accepted the Publisher of the Year award -- the company's 20th in 25 years. Read more

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