Variety reports the American Music Fairness Act would still have to go through the full House, as well as meet approval from the Senate and the president, to be signed into law. KOP looks into the implications for radio since they can't afford this.

Nadler Opening Statement for Markup of the American Music Fairness Act - nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394907

Congressional Bill to Get Artists & Labels Paid for Radio Airplay Clears Critical House Vote https://www.billboard.com/pro/artist-pay-radio-play-bill-passes-congress-committee/

House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Requiring Radio Stations to Pay Royalties to Performers https://variety.com/2022/music/news/house-committee-approves-american-music-fairness-act-radio-performance-royalties-1235453621/

So You Want to Be a TikTok Star https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/12/so-you-want-to-be-a-tiktok-star

CNN and Gannett staffers face layoffs, NPR announced a near-total hiring freeze as part of cost-cutting measures, and the Washington Post is killing its award-winning Sunday magazine. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/layoffs-and-hiring-freezes-media-industry-ends-2022-with-bad-news-for-journalists

New York Times faces first major walkout since 1970s https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63893414

Regulators Put Brakes on Media Megadeals https://variety.com/2022/biz/entertainment-industry/regulators-put-brakes-media-megadeals-microsoft-activision-blizzard-1235450369/

The former CEO of WarnerMedia predicts only 3 major entertainment companies will survive in the streaming space https://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-ceo-warnermedia-predicts-only-191317545.html

National radio industry icon who lived in Santa Barbara County dies https://www.kclu.org/2022-12-06/national-radio-industry-icon-who-lived-in-santa-barbara

The Rock's Black Adam Box Office Damage Control Is Embarrassing https://gizmodo.com/dc-black-adam-box-office-flop-dwayne-johnson-the-rock-1849866587

Whoopi Goldberg Pushes Back On Claims ‘Blazing Saddles’ Is Racist: “Don’t Make Me Come For You” https://deadline.com/2022/12/whoopi-goldberg-pushes-back-claims-blazing-saddles-racist-the-view-1235193040/

Whoopi Goldberg defends 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles amid racism row https://mol.im/a/11514481

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