Home Industry News New Effort In Congress To Secure Radio Royalties For On-Air Music Use.
Broadcasters may have already lined up more than 200 House members opposed to enacting a performance right on AM/FM airplay, but it was probably inevitable that supporters of the idea would see a bill introduced. That’s what happened Thursday when Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) once again teamed up to submit legislation that would require radio stations to pay royalties whenever a record is played on-air.