With Kid Rock and Sam &Dave’s Sam Moore looking on as witnesses, President Donald Trump today signed the Music Modernization Act into law. Various iterations of the bill, which updates antiquated copyright payment policies and is heralded as bringing music into the digital era, have kicked around the hill over the past sessions of congress. […]
A decades-long US music battle is winding to a conclusion with full Senate passage of the Music Modernization Act today. Continuing opposition by SiriusXM and some last minute maneuvering by the Blackstone Group, owner of SESAC and the Harry Fox Agency, kept things contentious up until the last minute, but were not perceived as serious […]
Celebrating American songwriting and the “wild ride” of music creators’ rights the ASCAP Foundation and the Library of Congress jointly held the 10th annual “We Write the Songs” Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Librarian of Congress Carla D. Hayden and ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams, ASCAP songwriters donated manuscripts, lead sheets, lyrics sheets, photos […]
Continuing the music law reform momentum started in the House last month, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the Music Modernization Act in the Senate today. Realizing the hopes of the recording industry, the Senate bill, S.2823, was identical to that passed by a 415-0 vote in the House last month, which should greatly streamline it’s passage. […]
