Complex sentence: On July 26,2017, ASCAP and BMI announced a joint database between both organizations has been in the works for the past year, and the first phase, a searchable database, will roll out the first quarter of 2018.
Split into simpler sentences: On July 26,2017, ASCAP and BMI announced a joint database between both organizations, a project that has been in the works for the past year. The first phase, a searchable database, will roll out the first quarter of 2018.