3rd Annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction Kicks Off Online with Exclusive Items Donated by Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Olivia Rodrigo, Songwriters Hall of Fame and more

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The 3rd Annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction features items
forbid, including multiple pairsof custom Air Force Ones signed
by Doctor Dre and Snoop Dogg. Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez,
Travis Barker, Chris Stapleton and more have also donated items
to the auction, which benefits programs that support the next
generation of songwriters in Photo Doctor, Dre and Snoop Dogg

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with shoe artist Frankie Zombie and the custom Air Force Ones.
Credit Lester Cohen Getty Imagesfor ASCAP donation support music
education and talent developmentprograms across the US 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 3rd annual holiday auction for the

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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 allcorners of the music world have

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contributed items forbid, including hip hop icons Doctor
Dre plus Snoop Dogg, signed custom Air Force Ones designed
by Frankie Zombie and Big Daddy Kane.
Pop stars such as Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez and Renee
Rapp. Renowned DJ Steve Aoki and
Martin Garrix, Indie luminary Cigarettes After Sex and 10

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rockers Travis Barker, 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 and Terry Lewis, Desmond Child and Pooh
Bear. Social media sensations Laufey

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and Paul Russell Lilbutang, Country Hit makers Alan Jackson,
Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis
and Carly Pierce, Broadway and Film Titan Stephen Schwartz,
Wicked Prince of Egypt and many more.
The auction takes place online at
www.ascapfoundation.org/auction 2-3 from today through December

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14th. See a photo of Doctor Dre and
Snoop Dogg with artist Frankie Zombie and the custom Air Force
Ones up for auction below. Credit Lester Cohen Getty Images
for ASCAP. We could not be more excited
that the holiday auction is becoming an annual tradition for
the ASCAP Foundation, said Nicole George Middleton, the

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ASCAP Foundation Executive Director.
It has been incredible to see the donations pour in from
ASCAP's 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.

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The items on auction include autographed guitars, vinyl
handwritten lyrics, original song compositions written for
the winning bidder, VIP tickets to award shows, concerts and
sporting events, meet and greets, personalized videos and
more. Additional donors include the
Songwriters Hall of Fame, GibsonGuitars, the Brooklyn Nets,

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Atlanta Hawks, DJ Flicked and Los Angeles Football Club,
Trans-siberian Orchestra, and acclaimed film and TV composers
such as Natalie Holt, Loki, Michael Giacchino, Spider Man,
No Way Home, the Batman and Lorne Balf, Mission Impossible
Films. More detail on auction items can
be found at www.ascapfoundation.org/auction

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2-3. Bidding is open now about the
ASCAP Foundation. Founded in 1975, the ASCAP
Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to
supporting American Music creators and encouraging their
development through music education, talent development,
and humanitarian programs. Included in these are

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songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards,
recognition, and community outreach programs.
The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from
ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United
States. Www.ascapfoundation.org.