We recently received this email from our local NARAS chapter and thought it would be worth sharing with all our musician and fans of musician friends out there:
From the President/CEO of
the Recording Academy.
In February, I told our worldwide
GRAMMY telecast audience about our quest for a performance right for artists on
AM/FM radio.
We are at a critical moment in this
pursuit, and now is the time to act. A vote in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee
is imminent, so your representative needs to hear from you today or tomorrow
(May 11 or 12).
U.S. Internet radio and satellite
radio, and by terrestrial broadcasters eveywhere in the developed world. But
AM/FM radio does not pay for the music it uses.The Performance Rights Act would
close the "corporate radio loophole" that prevents artists from earning
royalties when their work is used by the $16 billion radio industry. If you
believe that performers should be compensated whenever another business profits
from their work, please take three minutes and place a call to your legislator's
office. It's quick and easy. Simply go to www.grammy.com/musicfirst and click "Call Now" for instructions.
Together, we can establish this
important right for our music community.
Kind regards,
Neil
Portnow
President/CEO
The
