Trump’s signature of the Music Modernization Act on Thursday was widely regarded as monumental for the music industry. But why weren’t any women present? Certainly the industry has a lot of powerful women executives, many of whom worked directly on sh…
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Breaking: Donald Trump Signs H.R. 1551, the “Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act”
President Donald Trump has just signed the Music Modernization Act following unanimous approval in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. The Music Modernization Act is now the law of the land, thanks to a signature from President Trump…
Ahead of Their Meeting, Donald Trump Calls Kanye West ‘a Smart Guy’ — But Doesn’t Mention the Music Modernization Act
Donald Trump confirmed that a meeting with Kanye West is indeed on the White House schedule this week. But when’s the Music Modernization Act getting signed? Kanye West is slated to meet with both President Donald Trump and Trump son-in-law Jared Kush…
Donald Trump Is Expected to Sign the Music Modernization Act on October 11th — With Kanye West at His Side
President Trump is now expected to sign the Music Modernization Act (MMA) into law this week, according to multiple industry sources. Kanye West will be on hand. After unanimous approvals in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, the …
Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, and the Entire Broadband & Mobile Industries Are Suing the State of California
The entire broadband and mobile industries have just declared war on the State of California, thanks to a recently-passed net neutrality law. After a roller coaster legislative process, California finally passed SB 822 into law. Governor Jerry Brown s…
Breaking: California’s Strict Net Neutrality Protection Bill Becomes Law — Signed by Governor Jerry Brown
California’s tough net neutrality bill is now the law, thanks to a signature from governor Jerry Brown on Sunday (September 30th). It’s easily the toughest net neutrality measure in the nation. Now, it’s the law in one of the country…
Breaking: The Music Modernization Act Is One Signature Away from Becoming Law
The U.S. House of Representatives has just approved the Senate-modified version of the Music Modernization Act. Which means this bill is one signature away from becoming law. The U.S. House of Representatives initially approved the Music Modernization…
US Senators Demand Answers from Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Over Ticketmaster Scalping Allegations
After an explosive investigative report from CBC and the Toronto Star revealed Ticketmaster had its own in-house program for helping scalpers sell tickets, two U.S. Senators are seeking answers. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have wri…
The New Music Modernization Act Has a Major Fix: Older Recordings Will Belong to the Public, Orphan Recordings Will Be Heard Again
The Senate passed a new version of the Music Modernization Act (MMA) as an amendment to another bill this week, a marked improvement over the version passed by the House of Representatives earlier in the year. The following comes from Mitch Stoltz, sen…
Exclusive: A Last-Minute Sirius XM Deal Assured the Music Modernization Act’s Approval
Some last-minute horse trading helped to secure the Music Modernization Act’s approval in the Senate, according details shared exclusively by Sirius XM. Sirius XM Satellite Radio didn’t get everything it wanted in the Music Modernization Ac…