Welcome to The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
The voice for music writers
Mission Statement
BASCA exists to support and protect the artistic, professional, commercial and copyright interests of songwriters, lyricists and composers of all genres of music and to celebrate and encourage excellence in British music writing.
Aims and Objectives
- To campaign as a leading force in the domestic, European and international political arenas.
- To celebrate excellence through world-class awards ceremonies - the Ivor Novello Awards , the British Composer Awards and the Gold Badge Awards .
- To inform our members in a constantly changing environment through our publications, websites and seminars.
- To foster a sense of community amongst British songwriters, lyricists and composers.
BASCA Meeting: New Online Rates
On Monday 15th June, BASCA hosted a meeting for Professional members regarding the new online rates which were recently introduced by PRS for Music. Read more...
Greenaway & Cook Honoured in USA
British songwriters and BASCA members Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on 13th June 2009 in New York, in the institution’s 40th anniversary year.
Read more...Robin Gibb at CISAC General Assembly in Washington
Speech on copyright by President of Cisac on June 11th. Read more...
British Composer Awards 2009
Submissions for the 2009 British Composer Awards close on Friday 10 July. Read more...
The Ivor Novello Essays 2009 are published
BASCA and PRS have commissioned a series of essays from Jim Kerr, Michael Berkeley, Nitin Sawhney and White Lies to mark this year's Ivor Novello Awards. Read the essays in full here. Read more...
54th Ivor Novello Awards
BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, is delighted to announce the winners of the 54th Ivor Novello Awards. Read more...
