BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o February 10th):
1. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
2. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
3. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
4. “Rack City,” TYGA
5. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
6. “Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
7. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
8. “Domino ,” Jessie J
9. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
10. “Ass Back Home ,” Gym Class Heroes
Labels are still fighting for recording royalties from traditional radio stations, and on Thursday, the ball inched forward a bit. The Senate Judiciary Committee has now approved the Performance Rights Act (S379) for further debate, according to details emerging from Capitol Hill on Thursday morning. A similar bill, HR848, was recently approved by the House Judiciary Committee, part of a dogfight that has so far favored radio stations.
The recording industry is hoping to triumph through moral arguments,
a tenuous bet. In line with that approach, musicFirst Coalition
executive director Jennifer Bendall praised the Senate Judiciary action
as a move towards repairing a deep injustice. "Today we are one step
closer to righting a wrong that has existed since the early days of
radio; one step closer to winning the fight for fundamental justice
that has been waged by countless artists and musicians over the last eighty
years," Bendall declared.
Separately, the opposing National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) released a poll showing - surprise - that most Americans disagree with a recording royalty on radio performances.
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