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40+ groups representing artists, performers, writers, athletes & more launch campaign for AI that supports human creativity and accomplishment. 

MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER IS THE FIRST ALBUM CERTIFIED RIAA 30X MULTI-PLATINUM THE KING OF POP MAKES HISTORY (AGAIN)! THRILLER REMAINS THE BIGGEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME, TOPPING 100 MILLION SALES WORLDWIDE

It’s 7am to the locals here in Manchester, Tennessee and the dashed white lines of I-55 East are splitting the windshield – perfectly in time with the kick drum from ‘Love Like a Sunset Part I.’ Each little farm we roll past leaves the soft ground of our temporary 10’x30’ Bonnaroo home fading in the rearview mirror. To my right, the morning sun still hasn’t caught the Western face of the mountains running parallel to us, revealing what appears to be a dark sound wave from a song that fits the mood of the valley below. When the windows are down you can sense an invisible energy in the shadows, a deep and lasting reverb that can only come from the warm resonation of a guitar’s last note.

Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) implemented changes to its gross domestic product (GDP) calculation, including counting – for the first time ever – the money that is invested in recorded music and other creative works.