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Recording Academy, State Department Launch ‘Global Music Diplomacy Initiative,’ Issue First ‘Peace Through Music Award’

Dylan Smith

September 28, 2023

ASCAP Songwriters Descend on Capitol Hill To Urge Legislative Action on AI: ‘We Need Lawmakers To Act Now’

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2023

Federal Lawmaker Introduces Revamped ‘Protect Working Musicians Act,’ Proposing Indie Collective-Negotiation Rights for Streaming and Generative AI

Dylan Smith

September 19, 2023

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Copyright Office Declines To Revisit the Section 115 Compulsory License — ‘It Would Be Premature at This Time To Engage in a New Study’

Dylan Smith

August 29, 2023

Songwriter Organizations Urge Congressional Action on the Mechanical Licensing Collective’s ‘Black Box’ Royalties — ‘Very Blatant Conflict of Interest’

Dylan Smith

July 24, 2023

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European Commission Updates Apple Antitrust Inquiry to Focus Specifically on ‘App Store Rules for Music Streaming Providers’

Dylan Smith

February 28, 2023

Brussels' Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee In April of 2021, the EU’s European Commission formally accused Apple of distorting “competition... Read More...

White House Orders All Federal Agencies to Remove TikTok Within 30 Days

Dylan Smith

February 28, 2023

Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda About two months after the No TikTok On Government Devices Act became law, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has officially instructed all executive agencies to remove the hi... Read More...

Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Refuses to Disclose ‘Black Box’ Account Figures as Total Payouts Top $1 Billion

Paul Resnikoff

February 27, 2023

More questions than answers continue to surround the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as both royalty payouts and unallocated 'black box' holding accounts reach astronomical levels. The Mechanical Licen... Read More...

Live Nation Urges Congress to Pass a ‘FAIR Ticketing Act’ Amid Justice Department Antitrust Investigation and Ticketmaster Scrutiny

Dylan Smith

February 24, 2023

As it grapples with a Justice Department investigation – and all manner of criticism from lawmakers – Live Nation is officially calling for the passage of a “FAIR Ticketing Act.” The publicly traded promoter... Read More...

European Commission Bans TikTok On All Corporate Devices and Networks ‘To Increase Its Cybersecurity’

Dylan Smith

February 23, 2023

Brussels' Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee After Congress (and north of 20 state governments) banned TikTok due to far-reaching privacy and... Read More...

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Bipartisan Calls for TikTok Regulatory Action Grow As Senators Express ‘Profound’ Concerns: ‘ByteDance Cannot Be Trusted’

Dylan Smith

February 20, 2023

TikTok has been outlawed in both chambers of Congress and by more than 20 state governments. Now, as federal lawmakers push for an outright ban, different senators, also from both sides of the aisle, are call... Read More...

Top Justice Department Official Advises Against Using TikTok: ‘We Need to Be Very Concerned’

Dylan Smith

February 16, 2023

Following a Chinese spy balloon’s much-publicized entry into U.S. airspace – and amid continued talks of a possible TikTok ban in the U.S. – a top Justice Department official is now advising Americans against... Read More...

Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Credit: Sound Credit)

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

February 7, 2023

Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Cred... Read More...

Federal Lawmakers Reintroduce the American Music Fairness Act With Four Additional Cosponsors

Dylan Smith

February 3, 2023

Photo Credit: Eric Nopanen Federal lawmakers have reintroduced the American Music Fairness Act, which would compel stateside terrestrial radio stations to begin coughing up royalties for the use of recordings... Read More...

White House Pushes Legislation Targeting ‘The Huge Service Fees That Companies Like Ticketmaster Slap Onto Tickets’

Dylan Smith

February 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Claudio Schwarz In November, the day after Live Nation reported its “highest quarterly attendance ever,” the White House pledged to crack down on “processing fees on concert tickets.” Now, the p... Read More...

U.S. Senator Introduces New Bill to Ban TikTok Nationwide: ‘It Threatens Our Children’s Privacy As Well As Their Mental Health’

Dylan Smith

January 25, 2023

Photo Credit: ByteDance Amid continued TikTok user-data concerns – as well as crackdowns on university campuses across the U.S. – another bill is calling for the ByteDance-owned platform’s outright ban. Sen... Read More...

Live Nation Exec Faces Bipartisan Congressional Grilling Following Taylor Swift Ticketing Fiasco

Dylan Smith

January 24, 2023

Photo Credit: Live Nation Lawmakers today grilled Joe Berchtold, president and CFO of Ticketmaster parent Live Nation, over the much-publicized debacle that unfolded after Swifties were unable to purchase Era... Read More...