Recently the Recording Academy LA chapter held a meeting to discuss the importance of District Advocacy Day and music producing legend Rodney Jerkins shared shocking royalties from his producer Andre Lindall who composed Justin Bieber’s 2010 hit, ‘As Long as You Love Me’. The transcript below...
Next week on October 18th, 2017 I will be participating a very important event called District Advocacy Day in which thousands of Recording Academy members like myself will advocate directly to our local legislators about music licensing reform that would ensure musicians, music producers and...
On June 30th, the Department of Justice proposed amendments to the Consent Decrees that govern ASCAP and BMI. This could have a major impact on publishing law and the music industry in general. Click the info graphic below to see why you should care: soundstr_consent_decree_infographic RELATED: The 1 Billion Reasons...
Target: Apple, Amazon, Google, Spotify, Pandora Region: United States of America Website: nmpa.org The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) represents U.S. music publishers and their songwriting partners. The NMPA, along with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), is currently facing Google, Apple, Amazon, Spotify and Pandora in...
Hey everyone!! The Atlanta City Council is considering a harmful new city ordinance that would cripple the city’s thriving music economy. We need you to act TODAY to tell the city council to reject this misguided proposal. On Tuesday, January 17, the Atlanta City Council will vote on...
What does streaming music pay in 2016? That’s becoming an increasingly tricky question. But here’s the latest breakdown from an artist royalty report, courtesy of, Paul Resnikoff at DigitalMusicNews.com: It takes 776 streams on YouTube to earn a dollar, and just 32 on Microsoft Groove. On...
November 29, 2016 President-elect Donald J. Trump Office of the Presidential Transition 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Dear President-elect Trump: We, the undersigned members of The Recording Academy’s National Advocacy Committee, write to congratulate you and to reach out to you about the current state of the music economy...
[caption id="attachment_5155" align="alignleft" width="278"] Tami LaTrell, GRAMMY Nominated Songwriter, Advocate for Music Reform & Creator rights[/caption] 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...