Reply #41: You'll Love This [View All]

I don't know if you're aware of it, but the Music First Coalition is now pressing congress for legislation to force terrestrial radio stations to pay performance royalties now, in addition to everything they have been.

Their logic: internet radio stations must pay the royalty (CARP), so terrestrial should, too. They claim radio is hurting them.

Now, here's the kicker. 1/2 of the members listed on their website are people that successful radio stations won't even play in the first place! Lyle Lovett went to Capital Hill and testified in favor of the legislation in front of congress. There's not a radio station I can think of that ever got rich by playing Lyle's music, as great as it is. Talk about biting the hand that feeds!

Meanwhile, the GM of a cluster of stations in the Carolinas has just announced that they will not play the music of any of the Music First Coalition, out of sympathy for the artists. He doesn't want to harm them by playing their stuff, the press release said.