(L-R) YUNGBLUD, Ashley Monroe, Sen. Bill Haggerty’s Deputy State Director Melissa Stooksbury, Stephanie Davenport and Eric Holt meet in Nashville on Music Advocacy Day, Sept. 25, 2025. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Recording Academy® / Photo by Tibrina Hobson for Getty Images © 2025)
On Monday, the Recording Academy reported that, "On Sept. 25, 2025, over 2,100 music creators participated in the Recording Academy®’s 11th annual Music Advocacy Day, the nation’s largest grassroots advocacy movement for music and music-makers. In more than 200 meetings with federal lawmakers across 45 states and Washington, D.C., Recording Academy members met with elected officials to discuss key issues affecting the music industry and the importance of passing pro-music legislation in Congress."
"From California to New York, and everywhere in between in states like Iowa and South Dakota, creators met with lawmakers, including Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Marianette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Adriano Espaillat (NY-12), and Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large). This year, conversations focused on protecting creators from having their works exploited by artificial intelligence without compensation, passing legislation such as the Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act to provide reasonable AI safeguards, and preserving federal funding for the arts."
“Music Advocacy Day represents the core of the Academy’s dedication to serving the music community year-round,” said Todd Dupler, Chief Advocacy & Public Policy Officer of the Recording Academy. “Protecting creators and their art is crucial to ensuring a thriving music ecosystem, and the Academy is proud to gives thousands of our members the opportunity to converse with lawmakers across the nation whose support of pro-music legislation will positively impact the future of our industry.”
"Year-round, the Recording Academy’s Washington, D.C.-based Advocacy team mobilizes Academy members and music professionals from across the country to present a powerful lobbying force that fights for music creators’ rights at the local, state and federal levels. To read more about the Academy’s recent advocacy impact, visit grammy.com/impact and recordingacademy.com/advocacy."
