American Music Fairness Act of 2025

This bill gives owners of recorded music the right to get paid when their songs are played on regular radio stations. Currently, most regular radio stations don't have to pay to play copyrighted songs, but digital radio services do. Under this bill, regular radio stations would need to get a license and pay fees to play recorded music. A government board would set the payment rates, considering factors like how radio play affects other ways musicians make money. Smaller radio stations with lower revenues could pay flat fees instead of the standard rates.

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