On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, citizens of the United States will be voting in one of the most controversial elections to date. This week the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and nonpartisan, nonprofit voter registration organization HeadCount launched the new 2024 ASCAP Citizen campaign.
The new 2024 ASCAP Citizen campaign features members Leon Thomas, Madison Love, Jimmy Jam, Pinar Toprak and more empowering ASCAP’s more than one million songwriter, composer and music publisher members and their communities to vote. Voting is important for ASCAP members this year as congressional debate around artificial intelligence regulation intensifies that will directly impact policy on a music creators’ ability to make a living.
The campaign launches with a video featuring ASCAP members Leon Thomas (“Snooze,” SZA), Madison Love (“Bad Things,” Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello), Jimmy Jam (“What Have You Done for Me Lately,” Janet Jackson), Marcus Miller (“Jump to It,” Aretha Franklin), Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building), Joe Ragosta (“Need a Favor,” Jelly Roll), Akil “worldwidefresh” King (“BLACK PARADE,” Beyoncé), Amanda “Kiddo A.I.” Ibanez (“Calm Down,” Rema & Selena Gomez), René G. Boscio (The Watchful Eye), Amanda Jones (Moving On), Jaren Johnston (“Take Me to the Bottom,” The Cadillac Three) and Georgia Middleman (“I’m In,” Keith Urban) sharing why it’s critical for music creators to participate in the democratic process, and sending the message to elected officials that music creators vote.
Through November 5, 2024, @ASCAP social media channels will feature educational content and personal messages about the importance of voting from ASCAP members across every genre. The initial list includes LENA (“Tu Corazón”), Blu June (“CUFF IT,” Beyoncé), Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel), 310babii (“Soak City (Do It)”) and more. ASCAP will also amplify “get out the vote” messages from other top ASCAP creators partnered with HeadCount including Olivia Rodrigo, Alicia Keys and Kehlani.
ASCAP is an official partner of National Voter Registration Day on September 17. ASCAP Citizen will engage in online and on-the-ground grassroots voter registration mobilization throughout the summer and fall, and will shift to get-out-the-vote efforts in the days leading up to Election Day, including early voting efforts for Vote Early Day on October 29.
Starting today, anyone can visit www.headcount.org/ascap to register to vote, verify or update their voter registration status and view their local ballot.
More information about ASCAP Citizen can be found at www.ascap.com/citizen.
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Source: ASCAP, Headcount.Org
