Text by David Lowery/The Trichordist
It’s been exactly two years since I caused a furor by posting “Meet The New Boss, Worse Than The Old Boss?” I think it’s worth reading if you have never read it. If you have read it you might want to re-read it and ask: “what has changed and what has stayed the same?”
My opinon.
What has changed? Hundreds of artists have spoken up demanding that the digital “New Boss” pay us fair royalties. Artists were able to defeat the misleadingly named “Internet Radio Fairness Act.” Artists are no long afraid of speaking out. There is no stigma. Further there is a new grassroots movement demanding the “Old Boss” terrestrial radio pay performer royalties. That’s a first. See here http://irespectmusic.org/
