Tunecore And Ascap Partner To Help Songwriters/artists Distribute Their Music

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), the leading U.S. performing rights organization, and TuneCore, the world's largest digital music distribution service, have entered into an agreement to help ASCAP's nearly 400,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members distribute their music efficiently and inexpensively.

ASCAP members will receive a 25% discount on TuneCore distribution to iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3 and many other digital retailers and will receive valuable insights from TuneCore on how to maximize online music sales.

Additional details can be found here: https://www.tunecore.com/ascap

Phil Crosland, ASCAP's Executive Vice President of Marketing, said: "This agreement reflects ASCAP's continuing commitment to providing our members with the best career tools and opportunities to succeed in this ever-changing music environment. "We know that many of our members have had great success with TuneCore, and are pleased to add this TuneCore discount to our comprehensive array of member benefits designed to enhance the success of our hardworking songwriter, composer and music publisher members."

Jeff Price, Founder and CEO of TuneCore, said, "ASCAP and TuneCore are a natural fit, we both work to generate revenue for our members and customers; monitor and collect royalties they are owed; and create additional opportunities for them to pursue their careers. I really look forward to working with ASCAP members."