Manuel Abud

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences operates recording professionals membership organization. It is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers, and recording professionals that improves the cultural condition and quality of life for music. The firm provides professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

The MusiCares Foundation provides music programs. The non-profit company is based in Santa Monica, CA and has subsidiaries in United States.

American Society of Composers Authors & Publishers operates as a membership association. It is composed of U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. The firm protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Universal Music Publishing Group publishes, distributes, and markets music. It controls the rights to more than a million songs. The company collects royalties for mechanical reproduction and licenses its songs for use in movies and television. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.