Music To A Songwriter’s Ears (NAPSA)—The launch of a music grant program for emerging R&B songwriters is getting a big round of applause from everyone in the music industry. The program is a collaborative effort between The Heineken Music Initiative and The ASCAP Foundation. The grant program will target =— pe = c \ uw @ FOR A SONG—One $3,500 grantwill be presented to each of five deserving songwriters. R&B songwriters in major music cities across the country. Five sep- arate $3,500 grants will be presented to deserving songwriters. The Heineken Music Initiative is a not-for-profit organization committed to keeping music education programs in urban commu- nities by providing funds andcreating opportunity for emerging artists from the R&B music genre. In addition to the grant program, The Heineken Music Initiative will team up with ASCAP to showcase the talents of emerging R&B artists through a series of live music events this summer. To get more information about The Heineken Music Initiative/ The ASCAP Foundation Grant program, visit www.ascap foundation.org.
