VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast

Hannah Marks Fires Up the Jazz World

Hannah Marks is a bassist, composer and educator living in New York City who leads a risk-taking acoustic jazz quartet that features NYC's most in-demand sidemen. Her car

Jerskin Fendrix on Bugonia's Beguiling Music

"Bugonia" is the ancient practice of leaving out the body of a dead cow, with the belief that bees would spontaneously generate from its carcass. That strange idea serves

Everybody Loves Lucius

Lucius, the Grammy-nominated indie-pop quartet led by Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, have been crafting innovative, exciting and absolutely otherworldly music for nearly 2

Jazz Star Jahari Stampley's Time Has Come

Award-winning jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Jahari Stampley was born in Chicago and started playing piano at age 14. Within two years of exploring his instrument,

Daniel Levitin on Music as Medicine

Daniel Levitin is an award-winning neuroscientist, musician, ASCAP songwriter and the New York Times best-selling author of several books, including This is Your Brain on

Behind the Songs with Justin Tranter

For the past decade, megahit songwriter Justin Tranter has penned hit after beloved hit for massive acts like Chappell Roan, Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons, Fall Out Boy, 

Aoife O'Donovan Moves Folk Forward

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan got her start as lead singer with the celebrated roots music group Crooked Still. She also founded the Grammy-winni

The ASCAP Lab Gets Down to Business with AI

The ASCAP Lab is ASCAP's innovation initiative, where the organization experiments to create the ASCAP of the next 100 years. Its mission is to explore advanced technolog

Ingrid Michaelson's Musical Embrace

Following her debut as a composer for Broadway's The Notebook, singer, songwriter and producer Ingrid Michaelson released For the Dreamers, a masterful collection of orch

Lenny Kravitz Hits the Road

Singer-songwriter extraordinaire, actor, designer and superstar Lenny Kravitz has been crafting his unique fusion of rock, funk, reggae and soul for more than three decad

Cirkut: Record Maker, Record Breaker

Over his 15-year career, writer-producer Henry "Cirkut" Walter has quietly emerged as one of the most trusted collaborators in music. He's worked with a veritable Mt. Oly

What Drives Lainey Wilson?

Singer, songwriter, superstar Lainey Wilson left Baskin, Louisiana and moved to Nashville in a camper trailer 12 years ago. She spent her early years building her career,

Steve Aoki Talks Health and Heritage

Counting nearly 3 billion music streams to his name, Steve Aoki is a true visionary. A two-time Grammy-nominated music producer, artist, fashion designer, entrepreneur, p

Music + Mental Health with Dr. Chayim Newman and Zack Borer

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And as the weather warms up and music festival season starts, so many artists will hit the road to do what they do best - share thei

Maroon 5's James Valentine Riffs on Sustainability in Music

As part of our Earth Day celebration in partnership with Studio Green @ ASCAP, we talk to James Valentine, founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist for one of the b

Amy Allen's A-List Playlist

2023 Songwriter of the Year Grammy nominee Amy Allen is one of the most in-demand songwriters in pop music. Her credits include songs written for Selena Gomez, Halsey, Ki

Esperanza Spalding is always evolving

This episode is about all that jazz. Esperanza Spalding is a five-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, singer, songwriter and composer. Recently, she has expanded her gifts

Music and the AAPI Experience

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, we share highlights of two conversations from recent ASCAP Experience sessions featuring a diverse group of voices from ASCAP's AAP

Adam Gardner and Reverb's Music Climate Revolution

In celebration of Earth Day, we talk to Guster frontman and guitarist Adam Gardner, whose nonprofit environmental organization, Reverb, partners with fellow music makers

mxmtoon's rising star

In celebration of Women's History Month, we talk to one of today's most exciting singer-songwriters, mxmtoon, who is set to release a new 12-song album, rising, that is "