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Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Since the dawn of radio, the United States has been and remains the only major country in the world where terrestrial radio pays no royalties to performers or recorded-music copyright owners of the songs it plays. While the more than 8,300 AM and FM stations across the country pay royalties to songwriters and publishers, they have never paid performers or copyright holders, although streaming services and satellite radio do. The bipartisan American Music Fairness Act,which aims to address that situation, was introduced into the House of Representatives in 2021 and the Senate last year, by Senators Alex Padilla (D.-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new guidelines on March 31 requiring the collection of LGBTQ identifying data to improve data collection on small business lending for LGBTQ-owned businesses.

SAG-AFTRA has joined the chorus of outrage over a secretly taped conversation that has rocked the Los Angeles City Council, calling for the resignations for all those involved. City Council President Nury Martinez resigned earlier today.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Since the dawn of radio, the United States has been and remains the only major country in the world where terrestrial radio pays no royalties to performers or recorded-music copyright owners of the songs it plays — a situation that is largely due to the powerful radio lobby’s influence in Congress. While the more than 8,300 AM and FM stations across the country pay royalties to songwriters and publishers, they have never paid performers or copyright holders, although streaming services and satellite radio do. On Thursday morning, Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the bipartisan American Music Fairness Act, which aims to rectify that situation by “ensur[ing] artists and music creators receive fair compensation for the use of their songs on AM/FM radio. This legislation will bring corporate radio broadcasters up-to-speed with all other music streaming platforms, which already pay artists for their music.”

Barack Obama will provide an in person interview on Sunday, September 25th, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel. Michelle and Barack Obama look proud unveiling their official White House portraitPresident Barack Obama reveals Queen Elizabeth II ‘quietly’ invited his two daughters for tea at the palaceA post shared by L'ATTITUDE (@lattitudeevent)The event made the announcement on their Instagram.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorOver 118 members of Congress including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Karen Bass, and Congressman Adam Schiff are urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate with IATSE to improve wages and working conditions for workers in the film and television industry.

Democrats took control of the Senate for the first time since 2015, as Vice President Kamala Harris swore in her appointed successor, Alex Padilla, as well as Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who won their races in Georgia earlier this month.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state's next U.S.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom received some backlash on Tuesday for not picking a Black woman to fill the remainder of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's Senate term.  The Democratic governor instead selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who is a Latino, to be the state’s next U.S.

SACRAMENTO – In a widely anticipated move to fill the U.S. Senate seat by currently held by the departing Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he has chosen the state’s secretary of state, Alex Padilla.

The race is on to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. Fox News has been told for months that California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is the odds-on favorite to step into Harris’ seat.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHollywood politicos are keeping a close watch on California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he assembles a short list for filling the Senate seat about to be vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.Names mentioned as likely contenders for the appointment include California Secretary of State Alex Padilla as well as House members Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Karen Bass and Adam Schiff.

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Secretary of State Alex Padilla in a joint appearance during a press conference Friday appeared to back off further legal actions against the California Republican Party over their use of unauthorized ballot drop boxes.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Wednesday said that the number of vote-by-mail ballots that have been returned has already well-exceeded the number of ballots returned at this same point in the 2016 presidential election. “As of this morning, over 1.5 million vote-by-mail ballots have already been returned by California voters,” Padilla wrote in a statement.

#TrumpMeltdown trended on Twitter most of May 27, in part because the president of the United States whined about a wide range of topics, including how the “Radical Left Lamestream Media” and the “Do Nothing Democrats” are spreading misinformation about how fast he reacted to COVID-19.