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December 18, 2020
BMG To Take Action Regarding Black Artists' Historic Royalties
After completing the first stage of the review of its historic acquired recorded music catalogs regarding racial disadvantage of Black artists, BMG has identified that four of the 33 labels in its historically acquired catalogs show statistically … more »
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December 16, 2020
Dave Matthews, Diplo, Bob Weir & More To Headline 'Georgia Comes Alive' Virtual Music Festival
LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC and HEADCOUNT announced TODAY (12/16) the lineup for "GEORGIA Comes Alive," a one-day virtual music festival to promote voter participation in the upcoming GEORGIA runoff elections by supporting local grassroots … more »
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November 30, 2020
Music Industry Groups Ask President-Elect Biden To Add People Representing Music Creators, Owners To Administration
A group of music industry organizations are asking President-Elect JOE BIDEN to pick people representing music creators and owners for his new administration. In a joint letter congratulating BIDEN and Vice President-Elect KAMALA HARRIS on their victory, … more »
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November 5, 2020
Richard Allan 'Dickie' Kline Dead At 82
RICHARD ALLAN “DICKIE” KLINE, a record industry pioneer and executive know for his promotion and artist relations in the 1950s through the 1980s that were instrumental in breaking some of the era’s biggest names in rock, R&B and … more »
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September 25, 2020
Black American Music Association & ‘Voting Rights Are Civil Rights’ Initiative Team To Educate Minority Voters
The BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC ASSOCIATION (BAM) has a partnered with the “VOTING RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS” initiative. The objective is to protect the vote in the 14 swing states and 54 counties with high African American and Latino populations. … more »
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September 17, 2020
Live Nation Committed To Getting Out The Vote, Offers Venues As Polling Places
LIVE NATION announced several initiatives to encourage civic engagement and support access to voting in the 2020 elections. These initiatives include using LN-owned concert venues as polling places, providing employees with paid time off to vote, … more »
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August 3, 2020
Warner Music Group Names Dr. Maurice Stinnett Head Of Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
WARNER MUSIC GROUP (WMG) has named Dr. MAURICE STINNETT Head of Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. He was most recently VP/Diversity, Inclusion, and Culture at BSE GLOBAL, whose operations include the NBA’S BROOKLYN NETS, THE WNBA’S … more »
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July 31, 2020
Twelve More In Congress Join As Co-Sponsors Of Local Radio Freedom Act, Give Bill Majority In House
Twelve more members of CONGRESS have joined as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 20 and S. Con. Res. 5), the bill that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. … more »
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June 25, 2020
Music Industry Coalition Launches Campaign For Fair Trade Of Music
Several leading music business organizations joined in a coalition to launch the "Fair Trade Of Music" campaign to fight for the equitable treatment of music creators when their music is played around the world. Many countries currently … more »
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June 18, 2020
A2IM, ARA, BMAC, FMC, MAC, RIAA And SONA Applauding House Judiciary Committee Passage Of The Justice In Policing Act
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC (A2IM), ARTISTS RIGHTS ALLIANCE (ARA), BLACK MUSIC ACTION COALITION (BMAC), FUTURE OF MUSIC COALITION (FMC), MUSIC ARTISTS’ COALITION (MAC), RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RIAA) and … more »