Did You Know - ascap

Q&AAs a concert promoter youprobably already know youneed permission to presentmusic to the public, but doyou know why?Music is like all personal property–when you wantto use it, you need permission. Music belongs tothe songwriters who create it and publishers whomarket it. Songwriters have to make a living too.That’s why, in order to play their music to entertainthe public, you must, by law, obtain permissionfor each song.