The American Music Equity Act was launched in Congress this yr by Senators Marsha Blackburn, Thom Tills, Cory Booker and Alex Padilla and Consultant Darrell Issa. The invoice closes the radio loophole that enables US broadcasters to get out of paying artists when stations play their recordings over the air. At present, the USA is the one democratic nation the place artists are usually not paid for using their music on terrestrial radio. AMFA brings the U.S. in keeping with different nations that already present such royalties regardless of the in depth lobbying efforts by company broadcasters to proceed their gravy practice, utilizing native radio as their human shields.
AMFA is the tip results of years of negotiations with group radio and smaller broadcasters to make sure that they will afford the royalties to be paid by the company behemoths who can simply afford truthful compensation to artists. Huge Radio, which has gotten even greater over time, has loved a 100 yr free trip on the backs of artists whereas the remainder of the world was transferring in the other way and paying artists.
AMFA addresses the monetary impression on small and native radio stations by exemptions and decreased charges. Stations with annual revenues beneath $1.5 million would pay as little as $500 per yr for limitless music. The invoice textual content is accessible right here.
Name your Senators and Member of Congress and ask them to assist the American Music Equity Act.
