Top
musical
talent
is
coming
together
to
help
support
the
next
generation
of
songwriters
and
bring
music
education
to
young
people
as
part
of
the
third
annual
Holiday
Auction
for
The
ASCAP
Foundation,
a
charitable
organization
dedicated
to
supporting
music
creators.
In
the
past
year
alone,
ASCAP
Foundation
programs
benefited
more
than
300,000
people,
including
60,000
students
from
700
schools.
A
range
of
A-list
artists
and
songwriters
from
all
corners
of
the
music
world
have
contributed
items
for
bid
including
hip-hop
icons Dr.
Dre
+
Snoop
Dogg (signed,
custom
Air
Force
Ones
designed
by
Frankie
Zombie) and Big
Daddy
Kane, pop
stars
such
as Olivia
Rodrigo,
Selena
Gomez and Reneé
Rapp, renowned
DJs Steve
Aoki and Martin
Garrix, indie
luminaries Cigarettes
After
Sex and mxmtoon, rockers Travis
Barker (Blink-182),
Tenacious
D,
Papa
Roach,
Richie
Sambora (Bon
Jovi
guitarist), Chicago and Josh
Klinghoffer (former
Red
Hot
Chili
Peppers
guitarist), songwriting
legends
like Paul
Williams,
Jimmy
Jam
&
Terry
Lewis,
Desmond
Child and Poo
Bear, social
media
sensations Laufey and Paul
Russell (âLil
Boo
Thangâ),
country
hitmakers Alan
Jackson,
Chris
Stapleton,
Old
Dominion,
Brothers
Osborne,
Jordan
Davis
and
Carly
Pearce, Broadway
and
film
titan Stephen
Schwartz (Wicked,
Prince
of
Egypt)
and
many
more.
The
auction
takes
place
online
at www.ascapfoundation.org/auction23 from
today
through
December
14.
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âWe
could
not
be
more
excited
that
the
Holiday
Auction
is
becoming
an
annual
tradition
for
The
ASCAP
Foundation,â
said Nicole
George-Middleton,
The
ASCAP
Foundation
Executive
Director. âIt
has
been
incredible
to
see
the
donations
pour
in
from
ASCAPâs
top
members
as
we
work
together
to
raise
funds
to
support
future
music
creators.
It
is
truly
a
one-of-a-kind
auction
for
music
fans,
and
we
thank
our
supporters
from
the
bottom
of
our
hearts
for
their
generosity.â
The
items
on
auction
include
autographed
guitars,
vinyl,
handwritten
lyrics,
original
song
compositions
written
for
the
winning
bidder,
VIP
tickets
to
awards
shows,
concerts
and
sporting
events,
meet
and
greets,
personalized
videos
and
more.
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