{
  "id": 16145382,
  "title": "Biographies of John Williams and Bernard Herrmann Among Honored Works in ASCAP’s Awards for Music Writing and Broadcasts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/biographies-of-john-williams-and-bernard-herrmann-among-honored-works",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T03:01:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ascap-writing-awards-biographies-john-williams-bernard-herrmann-1236922092/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The winners of annual awards given out by ASCAP for the year’s most outstanding music writing and broadcasts include biographies of film composers John Williams and Bernard Herrmann, as well as a documentary about cult R&B artist Swamp Dogg, liner notes for an archival release from Frank Zappa, Rick Beato’s YouTube podcasts, and books about […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}