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“The 2024 Special 301 Report provides a vital snapshot of the environment for music creators globally as well as a critical blueprint for US engagement with countries around the world to support them,” commented RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier. 

Latin music in the U.S. has increased in popularity and value over the last eight years, outpacing overall recorded music each year across this period of strong growth.

This past weekend, prior to taking the stage at a jam-packed Bridgestone Arena, 2x GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist Lauren Daigle was presented with plaques honoring recent RIAA Certifications.

Recorded music revenues in the U.S. in 2023 continued strong growth for the eighth consecutive year. Total revenues grew 8% to a record high $17.1 billion at estimated retail value. Streaming continued to be the biggest driver of growth with record levels of engagement in paid subscriptions, continued growth in…

Governor Bill Lee Signs Landmark Bill During Nashville Press Conference with 
Multi-Platinum Country Stars Luke Bryan and Chris Janson

“In Case You Didn’t Know” Becomes 9^th Country Single to Earn Rare Milestone

Annual Benefit in DC Celebrates the Healing Power of Music

Reaching rarified air yet again, Post Malone has just made history once more as his seminal smash “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)” with GRAMMY Award-nominated artist and songwriter Swae Lee, becomes “the first-ever single to be certified ‘Double-Diamond’ by the RIAA.”

Today, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Notorious Markets Report spotlighting illicit digital and physical markets where pervasive copyright piracy threatens the American music community and other creative sectors. 

Bipartisan proposal would establish new “guardrails” to ensure AI integrity and trustworthiness while protecting artists from invasive voice clones and digital impersonation.