We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/american-music-fairness-act-stalled-am-fm-radio-royalty AM/FM radio still pays US recording artists nothing, and the American Music Fairness Act has stalled again https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/american-music-fairness-act-stalled-am-fm-radio-royalty The American Music Fairness Act would make AM and FM stations pay performers and labels for the recordings they play, as satellite and internet radio already must. As of 23 Oct 2026 neither the Senate nor the House bill has gone beyond committee referral, despite a Senate hearing in December 2025. A resolution opposing any new radio fee has more than 230 House cosponsors. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsradioroyaltiessoundexchangeus-congress