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WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2021) – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issued a statement today by its Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier on the release of the annual Special 301 Report today by the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Click here to read.

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON D.C., April 29, 2021 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced today that Chicago-based rapper, singer and songwriter CupcakKe’s viral hit, “DEEPTHROAT” has been certified GOLD, which denotes five hundred thousand units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams.

See all March 2021 Awards here.

Capitol Hill Mixtape returns this month with our interview of Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-5) who represents his hometown of Flint, Michigan.

RIAA is thrilled to close out 2021’s Women’s History Month with a rich and moving roundtable conversation…

Washington, D.C. (March 17, 2021) Mitch Glazier, Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), released a statement on today’s Senate vote to confirm Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative. Click here to read the statement.

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Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2021) Today, representatives of the American music and entertainment community issued a statement on the passage of the COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill. Click here to read the statement.

Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2021) Today, ten music groups unveiled an updated version of their interactive website, 50 States of Music. Click here for more details.

RIAA published an updated “50 States of Music” website. The improved version updates economic impact data of the music industry on U.S. GDP, jobs supported, and the number of music-related establishments based on the recent study from Economists Inc.