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Breakthrough bill supported by wide array of industry voices would create & streamline royalty payments from digital radio services to legacy artists WASHINGTON – Representatives Darrell Issa (R-Cali.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today introduced bipartisan legislation, the CLASSICS Act (Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, & Important…

All June 2017 awards are available here.  …

JAY-Z’S 13th studio album is officially certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), recognizing 1 million albums sold and/or streamed in the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, today launched the TAG Pirate Mobile App Tool, a new shared resource to help members prevent their advertising from appearing on mobile apps that distribute pirated content, like protected music, movies, TV shows, and games.

First Artist Ever To Earn Three RIAA Diamond Song Awards

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In May 2017, RIAA certified 149 Song Awards and 18 Album Awards.

In April 2017, RIAA certified 93 Digital Single Awards and 36 Album Awards.

WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today released its annual Special 301 Report on promoting strong intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in foreign countries. 

Revenues from Latin music in the United States grew 3% to $176 million in 2016, the first growth in Latin music since the market’s high point in 2005.