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Master P: Music Is the Lifeblood of New Orleans. Let’s Pay the People Who Make It Possible

In an exclusive op-ed, Master P pushes for a federal bill that would allow musicians to get paid for being played on terrestrial radio

Master P is one of many artists including Jackson Browne, Gloria Estefan and Peter Frampton who’ve now called for the passing of the bill and for the standard to change. Visitors flock to our city from all over the world to experience our vibrant and diverse music scene that spans every genre imaginable – from jazz to gospel to blues to rock to hip hop, and more. Most people don’t even know that it’s happening, but it’s true: No matter how popular a song gets or how many times it gets played, the artists and musicians on the track have never been paid for the use of their work on AM/FM radio — and it’s all legal, because of an outdated loophole in the law.

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