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TheBigA

This is an example of the useless legislation politicians come up with. They call it the "Ask Musicians For Music" Act. The two sponsors have obviously never worked in radio. If they had, they'd know our phones are constantly ringing from labels, artists, and publicists asking US to play their music. Not just asking, but sometimes pleading. They offer us free tickets to see their musicians play. Just play their music.

Last week at the CMA Awards, Jennifer Nettles, half of the Grammy-winning duo Sugarland, walked the red carpet wearing a long cape on which was embroidered the words "Please Play Our Music." They're not attaching a bill to that request. All they want is free airplay. They know if we play their records, fans will go to their concerts, and that's where the real money is made. But the politicians don't understand that. So they want us to ask each artist we play if they want us to play their records. Of course they do. But this is really a scam to require us to deal with even more government bureaucracy. As if the FCC doesn't already do that.

The fact of the matter is we in radio have far more music available than we have airtime. In addition, a large percentage of the music we get stinks. It's our job to sift through the hundreds of new releases each week and find one or two songs worth adding to the playlist. I'm sure everyone in radio would gladly comply with requests from artists NOT to play their music. Just let us know if you'd rather us not play your records. Save us the time of having to sift through all the junk.

So read about the latest scam. Next time a label promotion person calls you to play their record, ask them what they think about the AMFM Act.

https://radioink.com/2019/11/21/politicians-coming-after-radio/
 
I always say music industry has it backwards in getting their music promoted on radio.Radio is doing them a favor playing their music.I wish the music industry stop griping and worrying about collecting their royalties as the stations around the world and this country plays their tunes day in or out..

Maybe radio should have a strike on them in not play music altogether and just run some news/sports programming or put a mike outside and let it pick up sounds from outside like the birds and traffic..

No pun intended.I think the music industry will then sing another tune..
 
centerfreqradio said:
I always say music industry has it backwards in getting their music promoted on radio.Radio is doing them a favor playing their music.I wish the music industry stop griping and worrying about collecting their royalties as the stations around the world and this country plays their tunes day in or out.
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Keep in mind that what changed everything was the digital age. Broadcast radio doesn't have a monopoly on music. It is now available via streaming and satellite, and those outlets pay an additional royalty because they are digital.
 
In my OP, I said that there is a new bill introduced that would require radio stations to ask artists permission in order to play their music. But what happens when artists say publicly that radio airplay is their right. That's what happened at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. Several winners said that female artists aren't getting enough airplay on the radio, and that needs to change:

https://theboot.com/brandi-carlile-trailblazer-award-2019-billboard-women-in-music/

Notice there was no mention at all about payment or royalties. Notice there was no mention about streaming or satellite. Here's what Brandi Carlile said:

"If we're allowed to speak and lead, we can help alleviate these problems fundamentally," she explained, "and that's why what we're saying tonight matters so much ... and that's why women have to have a voice at radio, they have to have a voice that can get to the general public."
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How do you reconcile that point of view with the proposed legislation?
 
If the artist is long dead, then what?



TheBigA said:
In my OP, I said that there is a new bill introduced that would require radio stations to ask artists permission in order to play their music. But what happens when artists say publicly that radio airplay is their right. That's what happened at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. Several winners said that female artists aren't getting enough airplay on the radio, and that needs to change:

https://theboot.com/brandi-carlile-trailblazer-award-2019-billboard-women-in-music/

Notice there was no mention at all about payment or royalties. Notice there was no mention about streaming or satellite. Here's what Brandi Carlile said:



How do you reconcile that point of view with the proposed legislation?
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BigA has it nailed. A useless piece of legislation.

To me it is intended to placate people like Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders who has
been whining for years about Rush Limbaugh using one of her tunes as his theme song
(despite the fact that royalties have been paid every single time). Or anyone else who has
a problem with the politics of some host or station that wants to play their music.

This would create a nightmare red-tape thicket for anyone wanting to get clearances.
Congress needs to leave well enough alone and quit changing the rules all the time.
 
Or anyone else who has
a problem with the politics of some host or station that wants to play their music.
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Agreed. I get annoyed with artists who complain about political candidates using certain songs at their events, just because the artists dislike the politicians in question. As I understand, recently Dolly Parton's people complained to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's people recently about using the theme from "9 to 5" at campaign events. And there were numerous instances in the 2016 cycle, I believe one involved Bruce Springsteen and Sen. Ted Cruz.
 
PTBoardOp94 said:
I get annoyed with artists who complain about political candidates using certain songs at their events,
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If I use a song as a bed for a commercial, I have to get clearance to do so. A political candidate is selling a product. Themselves. Using a song identifies that song with the product. When they use the original performance of a song without a license it's also a problem. It is the right of the creator of that song to be able to approve commercial usage. There is a license that needs to be obtained, and also a fee that gets paid.
 
TheBigA said:
It is the right of the creator of that song to be able to approve commercial usage.
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I understand this is the way it is -- but that does not mean I like it.
 
I believe that in those cases the artist has generally signed over the power to give approvals to
ASCAP, BMI or whomever. It's why Limbaugh continues to use the Pretenders song.
 
FreddyE1977 said:
BigA has it nailed. A useless piece of legislation.

To me it is intended to placate people like Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders who has
been whining for years about Rush Limbaugh using one of her tunes as his theme song
(despite the fact that royalties have been paid every single time).
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I recall some time during the early 1990's (I think) the Pretenders made an issue of Limbaugh using their music to open his show, and he switched to a track by the Men At Work for a few days until Chrissie Hynde approved the use of the theme music taken from one of the Pretenders' hits. In fact, there was a quote by Hynde at that time in which she was fine with the use of the music by Limbaugh. Perhaps she changed her opinion on it since then.
 
boombox4 said:
I recall some time during the early 1990's (I think) the Pretenders made an issue of Limbaugh using their music to open his show, and he switched to a track by the Men At Work for a few days until Chrissie Hynde approved the use of the theme music taken from one of the Pretenders' hits. In fact, there was a quote by Hynde at that time in which she was fine with the use of the music by Limbaugh. Perhaps she changed her opinion on it since then.
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I'm $ure that Limbaugh'$ repre$entative$ made Chri$$ie an offer $he couldn't refu$e. The $ong was My City Was Gone, and it wasn't exactly a hit.
 
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