Rebecca Auburn, Author at Digital Music News

Music’s Big Week in Congress: AM Radio, Online Ticketing, and International Music Tourism Bills Move Forward

September 20, 2026

It was a big week for music legislation on Capitol Hill. The House of Representatives passed both the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 979) and the American Music Tourism Act (H.R.1768) within 20 minutes... Read More...

When It Comes to Ticketing Legislation, Price Caps Get All the Attention. But In State Legislatures Nationwide, Some Very Different Ticketing Battles Are Raging

Rebecca Auburn

September 13, 2026

Despite heroic efforts, California legislators recently failed to follow Maine, Vermont, and Washington, DC, in passing a 10% resale price cap. But it's not just California: ambitious price-cap bills simply h... Read More...

The ‘AM Radio In Every Vehicle Act’ Just Received a Major Boost In Congress — Though the RIAA, Recording Academy, and SAG-AFTRA Absolutely Hate This Bill

Rebecca Auburn

July 19, 2026

Radio broadcasters from across the US have been gathering in Washington to once again lobby Congress in support of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, a proposed bill that would require AM radio in all new pa... Read More...

Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park (Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ontario Begins Enforcement of Its Hardline Ticket-Scalping Ban, the Most Aggressive Ticket Resale Law In North America

Rebecca Auburn

May 21, 2026

Ontario’s ban on resale-for-profit is now the most aggressive ticket resale law in North America, overtaking Maine’s 10% resale price cap that passed in June 2025. The Canadian province now joins Ireland, Den... Read More...

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Music’s Big Week in Congress: AM Radio, Online Ticketing, and International Music Tourism Bills Move Forward

When It Comes to Ticketing Legislation, Price Caps Get All the Attention. But In State Legislatures Nationwide, Some Very Different Ticketing Battles Are Raging

The ‘AM Radio In Every Vehicle Act’ Just Received a Major Boost In Congress — Though the RIAA, Recording Academy, and SAG-AFTRA Absolutely Hate This Bill

Ontario Begins Enforcement of Its Hardline Ticket-Scalping Ban, the Most Aggressive Ticket Resale Law In North America

Author Rebecca Auburn