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The Fitz and The Tantrums vocalist has paired with artists and organizations to develop diversity and equity solutions in the touring industry
Kevin Greene's ideas on America's racist copyright system used to be seen as too radical. Now he's at the center of growing calls for action
Grammy statues photographed on Jan. 12, 2019. After years of scrutiny for spending millions of dollars on outside legal counsel, the Recording Academy has begun a search for an in-house general counsel, Billboard has learned. Recording Academy president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. confirmed the search in an interview with Billboard on Monday, saying when asked about the role, “Yes. We have started that process.” It has been a source of controversy in recent years that a nonprofit organization the academy's size and stature didn’t have an in-house general counsel and instead paid high yea...
Jeff Tweedy was on 'CBS This Morning' to detail his decision to pledge a percentage of his songwriting royalties to social justice causes.
CBS News Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy begins donating 5% of royalties to social justice causes "I don't have all the answers," said Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. "I just wanna do my part." In a statement after the killing of George Floyd last summer, Tweedy wrote, "The modern music industry is built almost entirely on Black art. The wealth that rightfully belonged to Black artists was stolen outright." He called for an "industry-wide plan to address this enormous injustice." This month, Tweedy, who's sold millions of records with his indie rock band, will begin giving away some of his songwriting...