"We Create Music" Blog

Your new album is mixed, mastered and ready to go. So what's next? Music Think Tank blogger Ariel Hyatt has some tips on how to make the most of an album release, including a handy-dandy timeline for what to do before and after release day.

So you’ve got a great batch of tunes, but you need some help getting your music out there. What if you told a potential audience that listening to your music could improve sports performance, combat illiteracy and even help premature babies gain weight? Here are 11 problems that music can help to solve.

Texans are known for their music and state pride, both of which can be heard in the time-honored tradition of the Texas dance hall. ASCAP's Ryan Beuschel follows country star Billy Currington to the Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio to explore this popular sub-culture.

ASCAP's Ryan Beuschel investigates some of the more surprising results of this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Do you think Reba McEntire was unfairly snubbed? Should fans be able to vote for the Best New Artist category? Sound off in the comments section!

ASCAP member William McDowell's gospel anthem “I Give Myself Away” has set the tone for many a worship service over the last few years. Recently, McDowell took a moment to talk to us about the his Dove Award-nominated song, his motivational website, and how his business education impacted his music career.

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.

Songwriter/composers Rick Garcia and William V. Malpede help to expand kids' definitions of what "quiet" can be with their beautiful songs forQuiet Is..., a new series of animated shorts premiering on the Disney Junior channel on Friday, March 23rd. We spoke (quietly) with this pair of talented ASCAP members about the music for Quiet Is...

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.