Future of Music Coalition

Education, Research, and Advocacy for Musicians

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

The politics of the music industry are complicated, but many music industry issues make more sense when you look at them through the lenses of labor justice and media justice. What's good for working musicians is also good for communities. We're in this together.

[Miles Roderick 📦 @miles_rod]

From Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator: Ticket pricing...

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

When’s @billboard gonna get with the program?

[Variety @Variety]

Australia Bans AI-Generated Tracks From Official Music Charts to ‘Promote the Human Nature of Artistry’ https://t.co/AfNQAaNjqW

[AFM @The_AFM]

AFM Statement on the Passing of Dolly Parton: “Before she was an icon, Dolly was a working musician,” says Tino Gagliardi, AFM - American Federation of Musicians International President. “Dolly never forgot the musicians who helped bring her music to life. By standing firm for solidarity and treating every player with dignity, she elevated our entire profession.”

“Throughout her 58 years as a proud member in good standing of Local 257, Nashville Musicians Association, she set the gold standard for supporting her band and fellow musicians. Dolly and her team consistently filed AFM union contracts for gigs, sessions, and tours, ensuring that the bands, singers, and studio musicians working alongside her received the benefits of union membership,” says Dave Pomeroy, President Local 257.

Read the full statement at: https://t.co/I4TRy6ILSD

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

She had a lot of good advice actually. Some of it was more pedestrian but still important, like “hold onto your publishing rights.”

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

Maybe one way we can honor Dolly Parton's memory is by following her advice:
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

A new study highlights things policymakers and regulators can do to advance the ball for fans and artists! https://t.co/FGgAWUMRoB

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@Leonardofficial @Variety the label is stronger than Spotify's which is just about "personas" and not about music.

[Variety @Variety]

Apple Music will begin adding the label "Made With AI" to songs made by AI platforms.

The service says record labels and distributors will be required to tag songs in which “a material portion of the content” was created using AI. The labels follow Apple Music’s introduction in March of AI Transparency Tagging, which dictates in the service’s systems whether a track used AI.

https://t.co/QlPD5RNV7E

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

Non comm radio, including college radio, public radio, and LPFM remains a source of vital news and information and a place where you can hear music of diverse traditions with curation far beyond what any algorithm could offer!

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

August 20 is National Radio Day! It's tempting to talk about everything wrong with radio these days--consolidation, repetitive playlists, narrow formats, DJs being fired and replaced with robots (or worse, AI!) But there's also so much about radio that's still awesome!

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

But dynamic pricing for most concerts at arenas, clubs, amphitheaters often frustrates fans (even when it's a relatively low percentage of overall inventory.) It's often a symptom of bigger problems--both the unregulated secondary market and problems in competition.

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

Helpful new report from @EPICprivacy and @consumerfed defining the differences between algorithmic pricing, dynamic pricing, and surveillance pricing. In crafting policies to protect music fans, getting these details right matters!
https://t.co/gJljEW7K96

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

Dynamic pricing is a little more complicated. Many nonprofit arts organizations use dynamic pricing in ways that are defensible, to try and maximize revenue from wealthy patrons but balance this with access and affordability concerns. So a blanket ban isn't the right move.

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

AI is so unpopular that anti-AI sentiment is being used to sell unrelated products (in this case, beer.)
This isn’t how Suno etc. hoped things would be going.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Jason Kelce asks fans to send their pee to AI data centers in new video.

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

More AI copyright lawsuits landing by the day.

The record label & publisher behind music by James Brown, Goo Goo Dolls, Bonnie Tyler & others has sued Suno and Anthropic, accusing them of infringing their copyright by training on their music & lyrics.

The lawsuits claim the statutory damages sought in each could conceivably exceed $1 billion.

https://t.co/ZASl45K8kX

[Future of Music Coalition @future_of_music]

@tommydprimetim1 Astroturf is a word that describes what groups do and the the positions that they take on issues. MAC is a membership organization that has really only taken positions that are broadly in line with the consensus among all of the other artist organizations.

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@tommydprimetim1 They also oppose bans on surveillance pricing and algorithmic pricing!

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@tommydprimetim1 In fact, PPI supported the Comcast merger that we and Moss then opposed! https://t.co/eV9VArlb00 PPI was wrong then and they are wrong now.