By MORGAN ENOS
On the 101st anniversary of the first commercial radio broadcast, musicFIRST and a consortium of music creators have launched a campaign to pay artists fairly when they’re played on the airwaves
It’s no secret that Recording Academy Advocacy spreads awareness of injustices in how music creators are compensated on AM/FM airwaves. But did you know there’s now a month dedicated to that very issue?
November 2021 marks the debut of Music Fairness Awareness Month, an effort by musicFIRST and music creators to bring attention to the unjust laws that allow artists to go unpaid when their music is played on traditional radio. The top of the month marked the 101st anniversary of the first commercial radio broadcast.
Throughout November, artists and music creators will elevate the issue and advocate for musicians to receive fair compensation for their work.
Specifically, they’ll focus on advancing the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) that ends a decades-long loophole that has enabled AM/FM radio broadcasters to use the music of hard-working performers and producers without compensating them for their work.