Lupe Fiasco Headlines RIAA Benefit for ‘Musicians On Call’

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Photo Credit: Lupe Fiasco by Dan Swartz Lupe Fiasco performed at an RIAA and HAC-hosted event to benefit Musicians On Call, a group delivering music to the bedsides of healthcare patients. Multi-platinum musician and producer […]

Beyoncé Earns Most Certified Hits for Female Artists by RIAA

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Beyoncé stands alone on the Diamond & Platinum throne in the music industry … the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced Tuesday she has the most certified titles for any female artist, EVER!!! Credit […]

Avicii's "Wake Me Up" Is Now the Highest-Certified Dance/Electronic Song In RIAA History

Avicii's "Wake Me Up" Is Now the Highest-Certified Dance/Electronic Song In RIAA History

If there were any artist to continue soaring even after death, it’d be Avicii. The late electronic dance music icon, fans of whom recently flooded social media with poignant tributes, is now the titleholder of the […]

UMG, RIAA, A2IM & Recording Academy Spearhead ‘Fix the Tix’ Advocacy Alliance

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Photo Credit: Fix the Tix Nineteen leading entertainment organizations — including UMG, RIAA, A2IM, and Recording Academy — have formed a coalition to protect concertgoers from price gouging and deceptive and predatory ticketing practices. In […]

‘Sunflower’ Songwriter Louis Bell Breaks RIAA Record

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Photo Credit: Spencer Williams Songwriter Louis Bell breaks the RIAA record for most Diamond-certified singles with eight — after breaking the record for the most Platinum-certified song in history with Post Malone’s ‘Sunflower.’ Esteemed songwriter-producer […]

Yout, RIAA Lawsuit Receives Supporting Briefs from GitHub, EFF

Yout, RIAA Lawsuit Receives Supporting Briefs from GitHub, EFF

Photo Credit: Rubaitul Azad Last September, a federal judge dismissed stream-ripper Yout’s much-publicized lawsuit against the RIAA with prejudice. Now, as Yout continues to appeal the ruling, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Microsoft’s GitHub have […]

RIAA Lobbying Disclosure Form Lists ‘Artificial Intelligence’ as a ‘Specific Lobbying Issue’

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Photo Credit: Possessed Photography The RIAA submits a 2022 lobbying disclosure report to raise ‘artificial intelligence’ as a ‘specific lobbying issue’ with the United States government. The RIAA, representing the Big Three (Warner Music Group, […]

BMG Criticizes RIAA, Major Labels, and NMPA Over Mechanical Royalties

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BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based […]