Earlier this week, a group of politicians in the US House of Representatives unveiled a bill designed to force ByteDance to sell TikTok.
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US Living Wage for Musicians Act aims to create a new streaming royalty
Music rightsholders and streaming services are developing new ‘artist-centric’ payout models to shake up the way royalties are divided.
Music publishers’ ex-Twitter lawsuit is now moving forward
Last June US music publishing body the NMPA sued Twitter (now X) for copyright infringement on behalf of 17 of its members.
US politicians launch bill to force ByteDance to sell TikTok
TikTok is under pressure from American politicians again, with a new bill that zeroes in on the app’s links with the Chinese authorities.
NMPA hails Phonorecords III payments for publishers and songwriters
The long-running arguments about the streaming economy have often focused on the slice of the pie that goes to publishers.
Pew Research Center study shows ‘how US adults use TikTok’
The US-based Pew Research Center has been asking just under 2,800 American adults how they use TikTok, publishing a report.
FTC mulls AI rules to ‘prohibit the impersonation of individuals’
Tackling deepfakes of prominent artists is one of the music industry’s key lobbying issues around artificial intelligence technologies.
Tennessee hearing debates state’s ‘Elvis Act’ AI legislation
Last month the governor of the US state of Tennessee introduced new legislation – the ‘Elvis Act’. It is now progressing.
Mechanical Licensing Collective to audit digital music services
The US Mechanical Licensing Collective’s work collecting, matching and paying out mechanical royalties from music services is well known.
US ‘No AI Fraud Act’ targets abusive AI deepfakes and voice clones
A group of US politicians have introduced the latest piece of legislation that aims to regulate generative AI technologies.
YouTube still the top online platform for teenagers in the US
A lot of teenagers watch YouTube. Who knew?! Well, the US-based Pew Research Center is making sure we all know with its latest report.
Fans First Act is the latest US ticketing legislation proposal
Our lead story today explores booming revenues for the live music industry. But y’know what else is booming? US ticketing bills.