The work of American songwriters is overregulated and undervalued in the modern music marketplace, due to outdated and overreaching federal regulations that govern how they license their work. Over a million songwriters choose to collectively license their music to the thousands of businesses that want to use it through the nation’s two leading performance rights organizations (PROs)—ASCAP and BMI. On behalf of their members, these PROs also track and collect the royalties earned when that music is played. This income is what songwriters depend on to support their livelihoods. Artists create and want to be heard. Pirates steal and don't think of the art they consume. KCMGLife Publishing advocates for our artists with Performing Rights Organizations and other entities to ensure that our artists are paid the royalties they deserve.