The Music Managers Forum, a member of a coalition backed by the Recording Industry Association of America, royalty collector SoundExchange and other music interests, filed comments with the FCC on Tuesday in support of a petition urging the agency to probe radio stations' refusal to air advertisements backing legislation that would require AM and FM stations to pay fees to performers. National Association of Broadcasters officials have repeatedly noted their members are under no obligation to accept any and all advertising, including spots from the MusicFirst Coalition.
The MMF filing contains a copy of a strongly worded e-mail from college radio station WICB in Ithaca, N.Y., to musician Aimee Mann, which MusicFirst argues illustrates their claim that stations are threatening artists who support the legislation. In the e-mail posted on Mann's online message board, WICB General Manager Chris Wheatley states: "Since you support MusicFirst, WICB hereby drops Aimee Mann... from our playlist like a bad habit." "The very medium that made you a 'star' should now pay for the privilege of promoting your product? MusicFirst is out to kill radio. For you, no airplay = no sales, and no concert tix," the e-mail reads.
Wheatley added that he would encourage other college broadcasters to follow WICB's lead "and the few commercial stations that play your music will be happy to join our cause." WICB is an affiliate of both ABC Radio and the Associated Press. Under provisions of the Performance Rights Act, as passed by the House Judiciary Committee earlier this year, college and other non-commercial radio stations would pay $500 or $1,000 a year, according to MusicFirst, which has documented other instances of performers' tracks being shunned after they spoke in support of the legislation.
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I call shenanigans on your letter to Aimee and your claim that radio is the medium that made her a star.
Aimee getting out there and playing live, interacting with her fans and writing amazing music has made her a star.
Stations play good music so people will listen to the station. No good music = no listeners. Any suggestion that your station plays Aimee's music out of the goodness of your hearts is a pile of crunchy crapola.
Not paying musicians for radio airplay is as crazy as suggesting that TV stations should be able to just pick up DVDs from the video store and play what they want.
I'd like to see anyone try the argument "Playing Steven Spielberg's movies helps promote him as an artist. Why should TV stations pay royalties/licence fees for that for that?".
Radio stations world wide pay performance royalties to artists. Why is this a difficult thing for stations in the US?