Daryl Friedman
Daryl Friedman is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.
Dionne Warwick was in D.C. last month for our GRAMMYs on the Hill Awards and Advocacy Day. The GRAMMY-winning singer is also a citizen activist, passionate about fair pay for music makers, and committed to seeing a performance right on terrestrial radio. And as I've learned from lobbying with her, when Dionne speaks, Congress listens.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
One of the things I love about working for this organization is that we don’t work for "suits." Our board leadership is composed of music creators: the performers, songwriters and studio professionals we represent.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
On April 22 the Supreme Court heard arguments in ABC vs. Aereo. Traditional broadcasters (represented by the National Association of Broadcasters in D.C.) are steadfast in their reasoning: No company or individual should be able to profit from content that doesn't belong to them.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
It might not be a Magical Mystery Tour, but a "bus" is waiting to take you away. And you will want a ticket to ride.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
Kids these days. I was talking to one of these electronic dance music songwriters last week and he was telling me about the GRAMMY he won for the Daft Punk album. Oh, did I mention this cutting-edge hipster is 73 years old and named Paul Williams?
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
I can honestly state it was the most times I've ever used the word "kinky" in a congressional briefing.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
"Although we love the trade associations that visit us on a daily basis, getting around them sometimes and getting to other kinds of creators … would really be instructional."
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
Fifteen years ago, pop/R&B hit makers Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas chose "The Underdogs" as the moniker for their Los Angeles-based songwriting and production company.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
"Innovation." Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the word as "the introduction of something new." In our fast-paced society, the word is often associated with new technology.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
I watched the ABC show about Nashville last week. No, not that one.
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
Last week I kept getting emails, Facebook shares, blogs, and comments about The New York Times opinion piece titled "Slaves Of The Internet, Unite!"
Advocacy
Dec 2, 2014 – 3:22 pm
"Aidan was one of the most popular baby names in 2002."
Advocacy
Jun 21, 2017 – 8:14 am
Life just got simpler for musicians flying with their instruments, and in some strange way, we have Amy Winehouse to thank for it.
Advocacy
Dec 2, 2014 – 3:22 pm
It had been a while since the cops shut down one of my parties.
Advocacy
Dec 2, 2014 – 3:22 pm
