"Our success can be attributed to the growing popularity of our
members' music, our commitment to negotiating the best licensing deals
for our members , the development of new media, the implementation of
cutting-edge technology, and our continuing efforts to operate the
Society as efficiently as possible," said ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento.

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Domestic distributions totaled $432. ASCAP's film and television music composers
also had an exceptional year having scored six out of the top ten
feature films including Randy Newman (Meet The Fockers), and John
Debney (The Passion of the Christ), and 16 out of the top 20
television series including David Vanacore and Russ Landau (Survivor),
Rick Marotta (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Michael Giacchino (Lost).
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The member distribution
total of $610 million was the highest ever in ASCAP's history .7 billion. "It shows that ASCAP and performing rights are uniquely
positioned for future growth and remains as relevant to our members'
livelihoods today as we were in 1914 when we were founded.

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4%
versus prior year. or in the world. Additionally, ASCAP represents the works in
the repertories of 70 affiliated foreign performing rights
organizations created by many thousand affiliated international
members.

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ASCAP collected nearly $700 million in 2004; $493 million from
domestic sources and close to $206 million from foreign.
And, on Broadway, Stephen Sondheim (Assassins), Stephen Schwartz
(Wicked), Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner (Caroline, or Change), and
Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Wonderful Town) were
among the ASCAP members who received honors. Unlike the other American Performing
Rights Organizations, ASCAP's Board of Directors is made up solely of
writers and publishers, elected by the membership every two years.

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7 million, an increase of 13 .
New additions to the ASCAP family in 2004 included Andrew Adamson,
Monchy y Alexandra, Lance Bass, Stephen Bishop, Jeremy Camp, Ciara,
Franz Ferdinand (PRS), Leonel Garcia from Sin Bandera, The Killers,
Diana Krall (SOCAN), Lindsay Lohan, Smokie Norful, Kenny Rankin, LeAnn
Rimes, Adonis Shropshire, Nina Sky, Tisuby y Georgina, John Waite,
Daddy Yankee, among others.

About ASCAP

Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading Performing
Rights Organization in the U.

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Over the past four years, ASCAP has distributed over $2. And, ASCAP members are already enjoying the
additional benefits afforded by the incorporation of Mediaguide data
into ASCAP's radio survey .
"It is especially gratifying to report these record financial
results in this new millennium , which has been marked by a great deal
of apprehension about the future of the music business," added
LoFrumento.

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uzeyir henze

ASCAP Reports Record Member Distributions in 2004; Revenues and Royalty Payments Reach All-Time Highs

2 billion
to its members, more than any performing rights organization has ever
achieved either in the U.
"The result is that we're putting about 15% more money into the
pockets of our talented and hard working members.5%, one of
the lowest operating ratios in the world for a performing rights
organization, and the lowest by far in the U.

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9% royalty payment increase to the Society's
songwriter, composer and publisher members. And, foreign distributions grew by a significant
18.S., representing the world's largest
repertory which totals over 8 million copyrighted musical works of
every style and genre from more than 200,000 composer, lyricist and
music publisher members .

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ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by
licensing and collecting royalties for the public performance of their
copyrighted works, and then distributing these fees to the Society 's
members based on performances.

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uzeyir henze

Due to the
global popularity of ASCAP's music creators - and aided by favorable
exchange rates - ASCAP's 2004 international revenues were up 14% over
the prior year, and up 39% since calendar year 2002.
While revenues and distributions have reached an all-time high,
the society's operating costs are at an all-time low of 13.

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A new broadcast licensing agreement reached last year lead to
the largest single licensing deal in radio history - totaling in
excess of $1.5
million sound recordings have been fingerprinted and are in the
Mediaguide database.

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Business Editors/Entertainment Editors/Music Editors

NEW YORK----ASCAP (American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers) marked its 91st year of
operation with a 14.5% to a total of $177.

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"
ASCAP demonstrated strength in 2004 with its members' music once
again dominating both the charts and major music awards shows with
outstanding achievements by Beyonce, Johnny Cash , Kenny Chesney,
Ornette Coleman, Green Day, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Paul
Moravec, OutKast , Rascal Flatts, Hoobastank, John Rich from Big +
Rich, Joan Sebastian, Howard Shore, U2 (PRS), Usher , Gretchen Wilson,
Yellowcard, and many more.

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ASCAP's leadership in the areas of licensing and technology
continues to provide unprecedented income opportunities for its
members.

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The data received from Mediaguide will help
reduce ASCAP's operating expenses while significantly increasing the
scope of its surveys.ascap.

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3 million. Mediaguide's proprietary technology monitors
nearly 2,500 radio stations across the United States, and over 3.

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