Congress
BRISTOL, UK (CelebrityAccess) — Musician Brix Smith will be interviewed as a keynote event at the 2022 Association of Independent Festivals Congress, which ...
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Spotify, Payola, And Steering Agreements Attract Congressional Attention
(Hypebot) — Pay-to-play/payola has often been an issue, but Spotify’s new “Discovery Mode” has attracted the attention of Congress. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music ...
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House Small Business Committee Presses The SBA On Venue Bailout Rollout
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — More than two months after Congress passed a $15 billion dollar relief measure aimed at the live events industry, ...
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NIVA Urges Congress To Support The RESTART & Save Our Stages Acts
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — With time to save the independent live events industry from extinction quickly dwindling, the National Independent Venue Association provided ...
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A Coalition Of Music Advocacy Groups Calls Out Congress For Possible Bailout Of The Radio Industry
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — A coalition of music industry advocacy groups have called out congress for what they describe as an unwarranted federal ...
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ASCAP, BMI, A2IM, Music Biz, RIAA, NMPA, Others Demand Congress Improve Aid Access For Musicians, Industry Workers
(Hypebot) — Top music and film organizations sent a joint letter to Congress that highlights the many ways that implementation of the CARES ...
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Congress Launches An Investigation Of Practices In The Primary And Secondary Ticket Market
(CelebrityAccess) — Members of the Congressional Energy and Commerce Committee have launched a formal investigation of ticketing practices in both the primary and ...
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124 House Members Sign On To Local Radio Freedom Act
(Hypebot) — Broadcast radio lobbyists and a bipartisan coalition of 124 members House members and 5 senators are backing the latest edition of ...
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Why Startups Should Be Included In The Music Modernization Act
WASHINGTON D. C. (Hypebot) — Adding to the already intense level of criticism being levied at the Music Modernization Act, this piece from ...
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Expanded Music Modernization Act Introduced With Radical Changes To How Musicians Are Paid
WASHINGTON D.C. (Hypebot) — An expanded Music Modernization Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress yesterday by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), ...
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