Radio Performance Royalty Fighters Train For Final Battle

Unlike the rest of the world, over-the-air radio broadcasters in the US are not required to pay performance royalties for the music they play. However, new legislation introduced recently proposes to reverse that arrangement. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) jointly introduced legislation that would ensure AM and FM radio compensate artists when their...

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Radiohead Set To Perform In Rainbows On New Year’s Eve Webcast

Radiohead has announced a New Year’s Eve webcast. The innovative English band will perform In Rainbows, its latest album, in its entirety during a pre-taped, hour-long set. The event will air on Current TV and Current.com starting 12 a.m. EST on December 31, and will repeat three times the following day.

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