News Composer Austin Wintory Receives 2026 Music City Maestro Award September 19, 2026 The SCL Objects to the Proposed Phonorecords V Settlement August 12, 2026 SCL Commends Congressional Statement Condemning Violent Repression of Musicians July 28, 2026 Support the NO FAKES Act June 15, 2026 SCL Signs onto Letter to Rep. Lori Trahan Urging Support to Reject Federal Preemption of State AI Laws May 21, 2026 Copyright Alliance Issues Statement on ByteDance’s Release of Seedance 2.0 February 13, 2026 Ludwig Göransson wins Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson Win Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick Win Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 Ching-Shan Chang wins David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 Theodore Shapiro Wins Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 Cristobal Tapia de Veer Wins Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production at the 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 Austin Wintory Wins Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 Bryce Dessner wins Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film at 7th SCL Awards February 6, 2026 SCL Sponsors Reception for the Congressional Musicians Caucus in Washington, D.C. December 17, 2025 Nominees Announced for 7th SCL Awards® December 17, 2025 Stephen Schwartz Presented with SCL Lifetime Achievement Award December 2, 2025 Sara Bareilles Named an Ambassador of the Society of Composers & Lyricists December 2, 2025 Don’t Let Congress Reward the Stations That Don’t Pay Artists November 7, 2025 SCL Included in Amicus Brief for Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment October 22, 2025 Let the White House Know that IP is Innovation, and Artists Who Create IP Have Rights Too October 10, 2025 SCL Leadership Authors OpEd on AI Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 9, 2025 SCL Joins DCC in Letter to Newly-Confirmed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director October 6, 2025 The SCL Applauds Introduction of Block BEARD Act July 31, 2025 HITS Act Becomes Law July 29, 2025 SCL Applauds Introduction of TRAIN Act July 25, 2025 2025-2029 Board of Directors Announced July 23, 2025 SCL Thanks US Senators for Statements Made During Subcommittee Hearing on AI July 21, 2025 Independent Songwriters & Composers Question Generative AI Talks as Music Week in NYC Begins June 9, 2025 SCL Co-Authors Reply Comments in Support of PRO Structures May 23, 2025 1 2 3 … 17 Next » Connect Upcoming Events 10 / 1 / 2026 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 5:00pm Event Details 10 / 5 / 2026 Online Screening + Q&A: ONE PIECE 7:00pm Event Details 10 / 7 / 2026 NY SongArts: Songwriters Night in NYC 6:00pm Event Details Recent News Composer Austin Wintory Receives 2026 Music City Maestro Award The SCL Objects to the Proposed Phonorecords V Settlement SCL Commends Congressional Statement Condemning Violent Repression of Musicians Support the NO FAKES Act SCL Signs onto Letter to Rep. Lori Trahan Urging Support to Reject Federal Preemption of State AI Laws
