Tami LaTrell, GRAMMY Nominated Songwriter, Advocate for Music Reform & Creator rights

In just two weeks, members of The Recording Academy like myself will participate in the advocacy initiative called GRAMMYs in My District.

Grammys In My District, will see over 2,000 music professionals — artists, songwriters, performers, sound engineers, music industry executives – visit their local legislator’s office to talk about their businesses. This advocacy initiative allows The Recording Academy’s 23,000-strong members “to address important creators’ rights issues directly with their respective members of Congress, from copyright review to the impact of digital services on music makers.”

Issues raised by during the meeting with policy makers include: the introduction of performance rights on terrestrial radio; ticketing and online scalpers; fairness for songwriters with fair-market value for their songs; the reform of the consent decrees with the Department of Justice; and fairness for studio professionals with protection within the law to codify royalty payments to music producers. For the Academy, these reforms “will provide fair compensation across the music industry, improve the fan experience, and bring music laws into the modern age, addressing compensation from digital and streaming platforms as well as terrestrial radio.”

Meetings for this year’s Grammys in My District will take place in more than 315 congressional districts out of 435.

More details will be updated on my Instagram and Facebook pages so please follow me and like my page.

You can get more details about music creator advocacy and an explanation on each issue here.

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