Will Congress Make Radio Stations Pay Royalties and Will It Change Radio? (ep.256)

Variety reports the American Music Fairness Act would still have to go through the full House, as well as meet approval from the Senate and the president, to be signed into law. KOP looks into the implications for radio since they can't afford this. <br /><br />Nadler Opening Statement for Markup of the American Music Fairness Act - nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394907 <br /><br />Congressional Bill to Get Artists & Labels Paid for Radio Airplay Clears Critical House Vote <a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/artist-pay-radio-play-bill-passes-congress-committee/" rel="noopener">https://www.billboard.com/pro/artist-pay-radio-play-bill-passes-congress-committee/</a><br /><br />House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Requiring Radio Stations to Pay Royalties to Performers <a href="https://variety.com/2022/music/news/house-committee-approves-american-music-fairness-act-radio-performance-royalties-1235453621/" rel="noopener">https://variety.com/2022/music/news/house-committee-approves-american-music-fairness-act-radio-performance-royalties-1235453621/</a> <br /><br />So You Want to Be a TikTok Star <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/12/so-you-want-to-be-a-tiktok-star" rel="noopener">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/12/so-you-want-to-be-a-tiktok-star</a><br /><br />CNN and Gannett staffers face layoffs, NPR announced a near-total hiring freeze as part of cost-cutting measures, and the Washington Post is killing its award-winning Sunday magazine. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/layoffs-and-hiring-freezes-media-industry-ends-2022-with-bad-news-for-journalists" rel="noopener">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/layoffs-and-hiring-freezes-media-industry-ends-2022-with-bad-news-for-journalists</a><br /><br />New York Times faces first major walkout since 1970s <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63893414" rel="noopener">https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63893414</a><br /><br />Regulators Put Brakes on Media Megadeals <a href="https://variety.com/