Blake Morgan took the #irespectmusic campaign to Capitol Hill again last week, this time in support of the Songwriter Equity Act (bill numbers HR 1283 and S662) with staff in the U.S. Senate. His meetings included his own New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirstin Gellibrand. One of the cornerstone principles of the #irespectmusic campaign is […]
Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Robert Randolph (New Orleans), “Cissy Strut” (Medicated Magic LP) Cilantro Boombox (Austin) “De Carora a South Congress” Doe Paoro (Brooklyn) “After” Teen Commandments (Williamsburg) “Balance” Shakey Graves with Shovels & Rope (Austin) “Unknown Legend”
“D” is for “desperate.” And “debt.” According to the Wall Street Journal: Swedish music-streaming company Spotify AB has scheduled a series of investor meetings in an effort to raise about half a billion dollars through a convertible bond issue, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Spotify is eager to have financial firepower at […]
Blake Morgan posted this on his Facebook page today: So…today is the day. For the first time, I’ll be bringing the #IRespectMusic campaign to the United States Senate. Over the next two days, I’ll be in Senate offices for discussions on fair market value specifically for American songwriters. The Songwriter Equity Act, like the Fair Play Fair […]
Kiss me once, then once more. What a dunce I was before. How long has this been going on? From How Long Has This Been Going On? Music by George Gershwin, Lyric by Ira Gershwin from Funny Face If you have been following the separate class actions for songwriter royalties brought against Spotify by David […]
If you are a member of the Austin music community and get your health coverage through the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (“HAAM”) listen up! Even if your HAAM card says you are covered through 2016, you need to re-enroll in order to keep your benefits for ALL of 2016 if you haven’t done so […]
We’re reinstating the “New Music Weekend” feature this week. We had this for a while a few years ago, I decided I’d start doing it myself again. Migrant Kids (Austin) “Thread” Shovels & Rope (Charleston, SC) “The Devil Is All Around“ Get Inuit (Kent) “Pro Procrastinator“ Firebug (New Orleans) “Shallow Water” Andra Day (San Diego) […]
The #irespectmusic team was back on Capitol Hill this week to tell the story of working people supporting artist pay for radio play and the Fair Play, Fair Pay Act. This time Blake Morgan was joined by Karoline Kramer-Gould, the former music director at WJCU in Cleveland, and met with Members of the House of […]
Just sayin’.
[Editor Charlie sez: In honor of the new PRS-YouTube license in the UK, we’re reposting this harrowing first hand account of the first YouTube/PRS negotiation. For PRS members, there’s a good chance that this post has more information about your deal than you’ll ever get anywhere else because your rates are–you know–confidential and stuff. This […]
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