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Top recording artists press Congress on royalties for songs played on radio

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Hundreds of famous names from across musical genres — including Mariah Carey, Jelly Roll, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Lil Jon, Reba McEntire, Ozzy Osbourne and Stevie Nicks — are calling on Congress to right an “injustice” that they say has robbed them “from being paid on terrestrial radio for decades.” In a Thursday letter to…

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SOUNDEXCHANGE APPLAUDS MORE THAN 300 MAJOR RECORDING ARTISTS ASKING LAWMAKERS TO PASS THE AMERICAN MUSIC FAIRNESS ACT

On World Radio Day, R&B Icons Boyz II Men deliver letter signed by Aerosmith, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Jelly Roll, Lil Jon, Mariah Carey, Miranda Lambert, Ozzy Osbourne, P!nk, Reba, Stevie Nicks, and others, plus sit down for an exclusive…

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Boyz II Men to Capitol Hill: R&B group leads effort to improve pay for artists on the radio

The R&B group whose ballads were a staple of the '90s met with lawmakers this week in an effort to get performers paid for their songs on the radio.

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Top recording artists ask Congress to pass a bill requiring radio royalties

Top recording artists are asking lawmakers to pass the American Music Fairness Act. They want radio stations to pay them for the rights to play their music. Three hundred musical artists and groups spanning myriad genres signed the letter to Congress. The members of Boyz II Men were scheduled to speak with lawmakers Thursday on behalf of the group. Full Story Hundreds of music artists, including Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand, Ozzy Osbourne and …

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The Hill

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Top recording artists press Congress on royalties for songs played on radio

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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NBC News

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ecording artists want Congress to force radio stations to pay them for their songs

In a letter to congressional leaders, top music stars such as Mariah Carey and Jelly Roll say they want radio stations to pay to play their songs.

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Music Technology Policy

@BoyzIIMen On Capitol Hill Supporting American Music Fairness Act to Close the Radio Loophole #IRespectMusic

The American Music Fairness Act was introduced in Congress this year by Senators Marsha Blackburn, Thom Tills, Cory Booker and Alex Padilla and Representative Darrell Issa. The bill closes the radio loophole that allows US broadcasters to get out of paying artists when stations play their recordings over the air. Currently, the United States is the only democratic country where artists are not paid for the use of their music on terrestrial radio…

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