Elizabeth Matthews marked her first decade as chief executive of ASCAP (American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers) in 2025 – a year in which the organisation reported record revenue of $1.9 billion. Here, she discusses their growth trajectory, protecting songwriters from AI and why competition over talent benefits the music sector…

WORDS: Andre Paine
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What is driving the revenue growth for ASCAP?

“It’s really just deep penetration of our addressable market for licensing across all categories. Audio ...