{"id":2506447,"date":"2025-11-04T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stars-urge-congress-to-pass-the-american-music-fairness-act\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:11:01","slug":"stars-urge-congress-to-pass-the-american-music-fairness-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stars-urge-congress-to-pass-the-american-music-fairness-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars urge Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstars-urge-congress-to-pass-the-american-music-fairness-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-fails-to-secure-extension-just-lost-major-music-artists-like-taylor-swift-drake-lady-gaga\/\" title=\"TikTok fails to extend, loses big ... stars like Taylor Swift, Drake, Lady Gaga\">major music artists<\/a> have sent a letter urging U.S. Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act, which would require the radio industry to pay performers when their music is played.This push comes amid legislation mandating AM radio installation in all new vehicles, raising concerns that artists are being overlooked in policies favoring the radio industry. Unlike streaming services adn satellite radio, which compensate both songwriters and performers, traditional AM\/FM radio does not pay performers despite generating billions in revenue. The bill, supported by prominent lawmakers across parties, aims to ensure fair royalties for artists, protect local broadcasters with adjusted rates, and help American musicians collect royalties currently inaccessible overseas. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >issue dates back decades<\/a> and was notably championed by Frank Sinatra in the 1980s. Signatories of the letter include well-known artists like Barry Manilow, Lil Jon, Smokey Robinson, and gloria Gaynor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Stars urge Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2363012\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>Major singers are set to send a letter to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">congressional<\/a> leaders in support of a bill that requires the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/radio\/\">radio industry<\/a> to pay artists when their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/music\/\">music<\/a> is played.<\/p>\n<p>The letter follows a bill that would make it mandatory to install AM radio in every new vehicle manufactured in the United States, which was marked up at a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-energy-and-commerce-committee\/\">House Energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> hearing. These artists are demanding that performers not be left behind when <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">considering&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\">legis<\/a><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\">lation<\/a>&nbsp;that benefits the radio industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3872923\/johnson-does-not-know-trump-changpeng-zhao-pardon-binance\/\">Johnson dodges question about Binance pardon after Trump said he knew &#8216;nothing&#8217; about it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3872252\/newsom-carves-issa-home-out-of-his-district-prop-50\/\">Newsom carves Issa&rsquo;s home out of his district in Proposition 50 map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3871917\/newsom-harris-rally-proposition-50-special-election\/\">Newsom and Harris rally Proposition 50 supporters ahead of special election<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In the United States of America, every person deserves to be paid for the use of their work. But because of the power held by giant radio corporations in Washington, artists, both big and small, continue to be overlooked, even as every other music delivery platform, including streaming services and satellite radio, pays both the songwriter and performer,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/942556129\/No-Radio-Without-Royalties-letter\">artists wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you save the radio industry by mandating its technology remain in cars, we ask that you save the musician too and allow us to be paid fairly when our music is played,&rdquo; they continued. <\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed by major artists including Barry Manilow, Lil Jon, Smokey Robinson, and Gloria Gaynor. Gaynor is a Kennedy Center Honoree this year.<\/p>\n<p>The American Music Fairness Act was introduced by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and<br \/>Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), who support that artists be fairly compensated. The rates for small broadcasters compared to those of commercial broadcasters are lower, in an effort to protect local stations while also providing artists with royalties for their music.<\/p>\n<p>The corporate radio industry made $13.6 billion last year and played 240 million songs without paying the performers. These radio platforms are the only ones that do not pay the performers. In contrast, streaming services such as Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and SiriusXM all pay songwriters and performers, leaving the U.S. as the only Democracy that has AM and FM radio not paying performers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is something that&rsquo;s been around for 100 years, since radio started, that artists haven&rsquo;t been paid, so they are paid on the songwriter side, but the performer isn&rsquo;t paid,&rdquo; SoundExchange Government Relations and Public Policy Senior Vice President Peter Karafotas told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The bill also aims to help American artists collect millions of dollars that are currently &ldquo;stuck overseas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because our performers aren&rsquo;t paid in the US, they&rsquo;re not paid overseas,&rdquo; Karafotas explained. &ldquo;So countries like France actually collect American royalties and then spend them on their own cultural fund to support French artists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These artists are not the first to raise awareness about this matter; the long-standing topic was championed by Frank Sinatra in the 1980s, as he sought to enlist many other major stars in his fight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3870989\/record-breaking-congress-longest-government-shutdown-in-history\/\">RECORD-BREAKING CONGRESS BARRELS TOWARD ANOTHER UNWANTED MILESTONE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our goals can only be achieved with the strong support of recording artists like yourself,&rdquo; Sinatra <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/942558083\/Frank-Sinatra-1988-letter-to-Bruce-Springsteen\">wrote to Bruce Springsteen <\/a>on Dec. 12, 1988. &ldquo;As you can imagine, such an undertaking will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-women-killed-in-malibu-crash-believed-to-be-pepperdine-students\/\" title=\"4 Pepperdine students killed in Malibu crash.\">require substantial financial resources<\/a> to enable us to gather support, prepare legislation, and lobby for passage of such legislation &mdash; first in California, then in Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are optimistic that with a united effort, we will be able to achieve successful results within a reasonable period of time,&rdquo; Sinatra added at the end of the letter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stars push Congress to pass American Music Fairness Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2506448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25225605734760-e1762204114525.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[66456,66458,66457,66459],"class_list":["post-2506447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-american-music-fairness-act","tag-congress-legislation","tag-music-royalties","tag-musicians-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25225605734760-e1762204114525.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506447"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506451,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506447\/revisions\/2506451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}