Michael Lewan, Stephanie Lamond, Christen McFarland, Mindy Canter, Congressman Huffman (CA-2) and Anthony Montoya
Todd Dupler, Vice President of Advocacy & Public Policy, the Recording Academy
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Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) meets with Recording Academy members from New Mexico
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On Wed. Jan. 19, the House Small Business Committee invited leading arts advocates to testify virtually. Here's what we learned from the revealing hearing.
iHeartMedia's recent Jingle Ball Concert raises an important question about remunerating music creators — and draws attention to important legislation like the American Music Fairness Act.
In October, streaming services again asked the Copyright Royalty Board to lower royalty rates for songwriters. Here's a breakdown of what that might mean over the next several years.
Included as part of the Build Back Better Act, the Recording Academy backed HITS Act passed the House of Representatives 220-213 and awaits consideration in the Senate.
Taking place Thursday, Oct. 14, Behind The Record Advocacy will see hundreds of Recording Academy members virtually meet with nearly 200 U.S Senators and Representatives to educate them on the creators behind their favorite record and discuss the key issues impacting the music community.
In his role, works with the Recording Academy's leadership to develop policy positions on issues affecting the music community and represents the interests of the Academy's members before Congress and federal agencies.
A new national poll commissioned by musicFIRST shows that the American public backs bold action to ensure that artists are fairly paid when played on AM/FM radio.
The 20th Anniversary of GRAMMYs on the Hill has been postponed to April 2022 "due to increasing public health concerns surrounding COVID-19 variants and the nature of the awards reception and dinner," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a statement.
