Succession star Nicholas Braun releases his punk song Antibodies

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPerforming-rights organization ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,  announced record-setting financial results for 2021, notably a record-high revenue of $1.335 billion.Increases in collections from the audio streaming and audio-visual sectors pushed ASCAP’s domestic revenue to $1.011 billion in 2021, up 4.4%, an increase of $42.5 million over 2020. This was the first year that ASCAP domestic revenues from U.S.-licensed performances surpassed $1 billion.According to the announcement, since ASCAP launched its strategic growth plan in 2015, revenues have hit a 5% compound annual growth rate and ASCAP members have benefited from a 6% compound annual growth rate in overall distributions, and an 8% compound annual growth rate in domestic distributions.  ASCAP’s identification, matching and processing of trillions of musical performances drove record-setting distributions that exceeded $1 billion for the fifth year in a row and increased $41 million over the previous year, for a total of $1.254 billion available for distribution to its more than 850,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members in 2021.Total monies available for domestic distributions of licensed and administered performances amounted to $912.6 million, a 2.4% increase of $22 million over 2020. A solid domestic performance helped to offset the challenges in foreign revenues, due to the ongoing global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the announcement continues. Revenue from foreign societies in 2021 totaled $323.5 million, down 9.7% from 2020 due largely to business closures and the lack of vaccinations.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEmmy-nominated actor Nicholas Braun, who plays the beloved character Cousin Greg on HBO’s “Succession,” is following in Kendall Roy’s footsteps by trying his hand at music.Braun released a song called “Antibodies” earlier this week. Inspired to write the tune during the coronavirus lockdown, he crowd-sourced lyrics via Instagram, asking musicians to help with verses to the melodies he had stuck in his head.After an overwhelming response, the music, lyrics and video (watch it above) came together.

It’s been a big week for “Succession” fans. First, the HBO series landed several Emmy nominations, including acting nods for most of the core cast, including breakout star Nicholas Braun, who plays fan-favorite Cousin Greg.

star Nicholas Braun scored an Emmy nomination on Tuesday for his role in the lauded HBO series, but the actor may be angling for a GRAMMY as well, with his newly released COVID single.The song was born from some social media inspiration.

“Succession” star Nicholas Braun released a parody song “Antibodies” related to the coronavirus pandemic for a good cause. The pop-punk single premiered on Wednesday along with a dramatic music video. Braun sings, “Do you have the antibodies?” in the chorus.

Succession star Nicholas Braun has said his quarantine song Antibodies is inspired by Blink 182 and Papa Roach.

Succession star reveals there's a 'wealth consultant' on set, because of courseSuccession composer admits he thought about changing iconic opening tuneHow to watch Succession seasons one and two for freeAs referenced in the song, while people can develop antibodies after having coronavirus, it’s not yet known whether these protect against being infected for a second time. As well as being a great track, Antibodies (Do You Have The) will also raise money for Partners in Health and The COPE Program, helping those affected by coronavirus.Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us  our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Jordan Moreau Cousin Greg is the latest “Succession” family member to drop a catchy song since Kendall Roy’s “L to the OG.”Nicholas Braun, who stars as the lanky, innocent Greg Hirsch on HBO’s “Succession,” released “Antibodies,” a pop-punk song inspired by the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday.The music video was crowd-sourced as Braun put out a call for musicians on his Instagram page back in May. In his post, he gave a preview of some of the lyrics and asked people to send him their own renditions of the song.

Nicholas Braun has had quite the week so far – first he was nominated for his very first Emmy Award, and then he dropped his debut single!

Nicholas Braun got quite the surprise on Tuesday, when he learned he earned his first Emmy nomination for playing Cousin Greg on Succession.The 32-year-old actor was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, going up against his co-stars Kieran Culkin and Matthew McFadyen, plusBilly Crudup (The Morning Show), Mark Duplass (The Morning Show), Giancarlo Esposito, (Better Call Saul), Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Jeffrey Wright (Westworld).Braun opened up about his reaction to the nomination in an interview with E!, where he described the nomination as 'mind-boggling.' Cousin Greg:Nicholas Braun got quite the surprise on Tuesday, when he learned he earned his first Emmy nomination for playing Cousin Greg on

Emmy-nominated actor Nicholas Braun — a.k.a. Cousin Greg from Succession —  had a flash of inspiration in early May while quarantining in his friend’s L.A.

Succession star Nicholas Braun (Cousin Greg) has dropped the video for his debut emo song ‘Antibodies (Do You Have The)’.Braun has recorded the track to raise money for those “most at risk from” from the coronavirus pandemic – listen to it below.Speaking about the track, Braun told Rolling Stone: “My friends are a couple and they’ve been together for years, but I was back there sort of being like, ‘Man, I wish I had somebody right now to go through this with’.“And so this girl and I were talking and we were like, ‘Maybe we should go meet up and go for a walk – with bandanas on.’ So I went on this quarantine date; it sort of felt secret because I didn’t want my friends to know.

Nicholas Braun is more than just Cousin Greg.

Nicholas Braun has been kind of busy lately with his day job as the easily-flustered Cousin Greg on Succession. But when COVID-19 hit, the 32-year-old actor -- who just scored his first Emmy nomination for his role in the HBO dynastic drama on Tuesday (July 28) -- was thinking maybe now was a good time to dive into the music career that had been bubbling on the back burner for years. A lifelong singer, Braun has been writing and rec