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TikTok CEO Meets with EU Officials Over Privacy & Child Safety Concerns

Ashley King

January 11, 2023

New Jersey, Ohio Join 20 State Governments in Banning TikTok

Ashley King

January 10, 2023

RIAA Lobbying Disclosure Form Lists ‘Artificial Intelligence’ as a ‘Specific Lobbying Issue’

Ashley King

January 5, 2023

Kansas Governor Issues Latest TikTok Ban as Concerns Become Bipartisan

Ashley King

December 29, 2022

PEACE Through Music Diplomacy Act Passes Both House & Senate

Ashley King

December 18, 2022

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Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok Amid Growing User-Data and Privacy Concerns

Dylan Smith

December 13, 2022

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa With multiple states having recently prohibited employees from using TikTok due to growing security concerns, federal lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation, the ANTI-SOC... Read More...

House Judiciary Committee Approves the American Music Fairness Act

Ashley King

December 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Sam Moghadam Khamseh A bill to force radio stations to pay royalties for the music it plays winds closer to becoming law. The House Judiciary Committee has voted to advance the American Music Fa... Read More...

The Roots, Common, Dionne Warwick, Jack White, Elvis Costello, and More Ask Congress to Pass American Music Fairness Act

Ashley King

December 6, 2022

Photo Credit: musicFIRST The Roots, Common, Dionne Warwick, Jack White, Elvis Costello, and 40+ artists ask Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act. musicFIRST, the voice for fairness and equity for... Read More...

TikTok CEO sidesteps growing US security concerns

TikTok CEO Tap-Dances Around Growing US Security Concerns

Ashley King

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Collabstr TikTok CEO Shou Chew is dancing around the growing security concerns about U.S. data ending up in the hands of the Chinese government. Several U.S. federal entities including the FCC ... Read More...

South Dakota Bans TikTok For State Employees as Congressional Hearings Begin

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Matan Levanon As Congressional scrutiny over TikTok is heating up, South Dakota becomes the first state to ban TikTok for its employees. South Dakota Kristi Noem announced the decision for her... Read More...

Senators Press FTC Over Actions Against Ticketing Bots Online

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Rachel Coyne Two Senators have written to the FTC to inquire about what is being done about ticketing bots and insane reseller prices online for popular concerts. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-T... Read More...

Kanye West Confirms His 2024 Presidential Run

Ashley King

November 22, 2022

Photo Credit: Kanye West Twitter Kanye West says he will run for president again in 2024 with the help of Milo Yiannopoulos. Both men were spotted by paparazzi over the weekend, with Yiannopoulos being descr... Read More...

Isaac Hayes Estate Threatens Legal Action Against Trump for Unauthorized Use of Music

Ashley King

November 17, 2022

Photo Credit: William Henderson / CC by 2.0 The Isaac Hayes Estate has threatened legal action against Donald Trump for using the late singer-songwriter's music during his 2024 presidential campaign announcem... Read More...

California Passes ‘Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act’ – Restricts Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials

Ashley King

October 3, 2022

Photo Credit: Will California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the 'Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act.' Here's what that means for rap lyrics in court. The California Senate and Assembly unanimously ap... Read More...

Irish government stipend basic income for musicians

Irish Government Pays Artists & Musicians $330 ‘Basic Income’ Allowance

Ashley King

September 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Tetiana Shyshkina The Irish government is now paying 2,000 artists, musicians, writers, and performers a 'basic income' of €325 ($329) each week. The plan for the Basic Income for Artists was o... Read More...

Howard Stern Mulls Over Presidential Run to ‘Overturn’ Supreme Court

Ashley King

June 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Bill Norton / CC by 2.0 Howard Stern said he's serious about a potential presidential run in 2024 on his SiriusXM show. Stern says his potential presidential run hinges on whether Donald Trump ... Read More...

Canada Seeks to Aggressively Boost Domestic Content on YouTube, Spotify, & Others

Ashley King

June 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Conor Samuel Canada has approved legislation to target what platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix can broadcast to Canadian audiences. It's the second attempt by Canada's Liberal governm... Read More...