NSAI Coffee Break

Established in 1967, The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world’s largest not-for-profit songwriters trade association consisting of thousands of professional and developing songwriters from all genres. NSAI maintains the steadfast commitment, set by its founding songwriters, to protect the rights and future of the profession of songwriting and to educate, elevate and celebrate the songwriter. With more than 90 chapters throughout the U.S. and beyond, NSAI acts as a unifying force within the music community and the community at large. With an all-songwriter board of directors and dedicated staff, some of NSAI’s legislative, judicial, regulatory, and marketplace advocacy work includes: restoring Capital Gains tax treatment to songwriter catalogue sales, being at the forefront of the creation and adoption of the Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act, victorious Copyright Royalty Board trials, ensuring songwriters were eligible for federal relief and state