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February 2, 2022
Congressional Panel Hears Testimony On Radio Performance Royalty Bill
WEDNESDAY's (2/2) HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE's hearing on the American Music Fairness Act, the bill that would impose a performance royalty on broadcasters, featured remote testimony from GLORIA ESTEFAN and NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS … more »
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January 27, 2022
House Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearing On Pro-Performance Royalty Bill
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY will hold a hearing on the American Music Fairness Act, the bill aiming to impose a performance royalty fee on broadcasters, on FEBRUARY 2nd at 10a (ET). The hearing was scheduled without comment from the committee. … more »
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January 25, 2022
Opposing Radio Performance Royalty Bills Add Co-Sponsors ... And Four House Members Co-Sponsor Both
Days after the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS touted the addition of 11 more members of the U.S. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES as co-sponsors of the 2021 version of the Local Radio Freedom Act, the bill that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, … more »
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December 14, 2021
Bold Gold/Poconos Market Mgr. Michael G. Stanton Takes The Plunge For Charity (Again)
BOLD GOLD MEDIA/POCONO MOUNTAINS Hot AC WDNH/HONESDALE, PA, Classic Hits WYCY/HAWLEY, PA and News/Talk WPSN-A/ HONESDALE, PA once again rallied around BGMG Market Mgr. MICHAEL G. STANTON as he climbed into a shower set up in the middle of town in nothing … more »
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December 13, 2021
Audacy Partners With Voicify
AUDACY has inked a multiyear deal to license VOICIFY's "Conversation Experience Platform" to use for development of station-branded smart speaker skills and for the AUDACY streaming platform, including interactive voice advertising and what … more »
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December 10, 2021
musicFIRST Takes Shot At iHeartMedia Over Performance Royalty Before New York Jingle Ball
musicFIRST Chairman JOE CROWLEY's campaign to promote the American Music Fairness Act, the bill to create a performance royalty for radio airplay, took aim at iHEARTMEDIA on the eve of the iHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL's NEW YORK tour stop TONIGHT … more »
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December 3, 2021
Bob Barnett Hired As Dir./Content And Brand Mgr. For WYRK And WMSX/Buffalo
BOB BARNETT has been hired to the TOWNSQUARE MEDIA BUFFALO team as Dir./Content and Brand Mgr. of WYRK (COUNTRY 106.5) and sister Soft AC station WMSX (96.1 THE BREEZE) succeeding CHRIS CROWLEY, who departed for a new position in SEPTEMBER (NET NEWS … more »
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November 11, 2021
musicFIRST Chairman Joe Crowley Uses CMA Awards As An Opportunity To Take Aim At Radio Again
Just before YESTERDAY's (11/10) CMA AWARDS in NASHVILLE, former U.S. Congressman JOE CROWLEY (D-NY) took the opportunity to once again call for "fair pay and just treatment of artist by radio broadcasters," according to a news release from … more »
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November 8, 2021
Audacy Names Palak Forbes SVP/Digital Business Operations
AUDACY has appointed PALAK FORBES SVP/Digital Business Operations. FORBES will report to AUDACY Chief Digital Officer J.D. CROWLEY and team with AUDACY's podcast studios and sales teams. Most recently, FORBES had been Head Of Business Development … more »
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November 1, 2021
In Support Of The American Music Fairness Act, musicFirstTakes Swipe At AM/FM Broadcasters
musicFIRST has announced the beginning of MUSIC FAIRNESS AWARENESS MONTH, an effort by music creators throughout the month of NOVEMBER to bring attention to what it calls an injustice that denies artists payment when their music is played on AM/FM radio. … more »