Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler (pictured) has joined the Board of Directors of the National Music Publishers' Association's SONGS (Supporting Our Next Generation of Songwriters) Foundation, joining fellow songwriters Jewel and Kara DioGuardi.

Launched in 2015, the NMPA SONGS Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the creation of music by supporting songwriters and programmes that foster composition education. The Foundation's goal is to provide financial assistance and support of educational programs to assist talented writers to ensure they ...