【News】玛丽·布莱姬（Mary J.Blige）加入美国最大的著作权收费管理组织ASCAP举办的首届"She Is The Music" 音乐营，Mary也是首位加盟的女歌手。活动将于10月17日--19日在纳什维尔（美国田纳西州首府）举行，主旨为激励和促进女性创作者（作词、作曲、编曲等），给她们更多的平台和机会。该阵营已经集结多位热门知名女词曲作者，包括：Stacey Barthe (“Cheers (Drink to That),” Rihanna)、 Ingrid Burley, (“Love Drought,” Beyonce), Audra Mae (“Little Red Wagon,” Miranda Lambert), Priscilla Renea (“Timber,” Pitbull, “California King,” Rihanna)等等，同时还招募多位顶级音乐工程师如：Kesha Lee ("This Is America," Childish Gambino)、Maria Elisa Ayerbe (Ricky Martin, J.Lo)等，资深音乐经纪人Ron Fair也贡献出自己的Faircraft音乐工作室助阵本次活动。Mary兴奋透露：【非常期待和这些了不起的女性音乐人合作，并为"She Is The Music"贡献自己的力量，我们有能力去创造变革，随着我们相互提升，我们将会无法阻挡。】该项目也是因为最近的一项报告：女性在音乐界缺乏代表性（词曲创作者），"She Is The Music"由著名歌手Alicia Keys、环球音乐出版集团董事长兼首席执行官Jody Gerson、格莱美获奖工程师Ann Mincieli和WME合伙人兼东海岸音乐公司Samantha Kirby共同创办。

A veritable wrecking crew of female songwriters, engineers and artists have been assembled to participate in ASCAP's inaugural "She Is The Music" Song Camp, taking place Oct. 17-19 in Nashville. Created in response to the USC Annenberg study detailing inequalities for women in the music business, the She Is The Music initiative aims to promote inclusivity and increase opportunities for female music creators.
Confirmed participants in the camp, which will be located at Ron Fair's Faircraft Studio, include Grammy-winning superstar Mary J. Blige, as well as hit songwriters Stacey Barthe (“Cheers (Drink to That),” Rihanna), Ingrid Burley, (“Love Drought,” Beyonce), Audra Mae (“Little Red Wagon,” Miranda Lambert), Priscilla Renea (“Timber,” Pitbull, “California King,” Rihanna) and Emily Weisband ("Thy Will," Hillary Scott), among others.
ASCAP has also enlisted several top engineers, including Kesha Lee ("This Is America," Childish Gambino) and Maria Elisa Ayerbe (Ricky Martin, J.Lo), as well as producers Ali Stone, Femke Weidema and production duo The Wildcardz.
"I'm looking forward to collaborating with these amazing women and to contribute to the goals of She Is The Music," said Blige. "We all have the power to create change. As we continue to lift each other up, we will be unstoppable."

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews added that the performing rights org is strongly committed to advancing equality for women in music. "As a company, ASCAP is proud to have a large number of women in executive leadership positions, and we have a long history of successful song camps that have brought men and women together to write some of the biggest hit songs," she said. "We believe that still more can be done to further an inclusive music industry culture. To that end, it is important to give women as many opportunities as possible to share their talents with the world. 'She Is The Music' is a wonderful way to bring us all together to focus on that goal."
She Is The Music was cofounded by Alicia Keys, Universal Music Publishing Group Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, Grammy Award-winning engineer Ann Mincieli and WME partner and head of East Coast Music Samantha Kirby.