A look back at our Louder Together panel at Americana Fest. Always powerful to see artists and fans joining forces to protect artists’ rights!

We had such a great time today at Americana Fest with ARA board member Tift Merritt, The fan Alliance’s Donald Cohen, Reid Wick, and Kam Franklin on the Louder Together panel, sharing how artists and fans are raising their voices to protect their rights in today’s music marketplace.

One week from today! ARA board member Tift Merritt will be speaking at Americana Fest as part of an inspiring panel about how artists and fans are using their collective voice to protect their rights in the modern music marketplace.

We’re excited to share that ARA board member Tift Merritt will be speaking at Americana Fest on September 12 at 3:00pm! She’ll be joining other activists to discuss how artists and fans are raising their collective voice to fight for their rights in today’s brave new music marketplace.

Join the movement at ArtistRightsAlliance.org

Aspiring artists deserve protection. The RIAA's Michele Ballantyne breaks down how scammers are using new tech to take advantage with fake label deals and more. Read the full op-ed via American Songwriter: americansongwriter.com/american-son...

Our Executive Director Jen Jacobsen is honored to speak at Indie Week 2025! Catch her session, Advocacy in Action, on Wednesday at 1:30pm. See you there!

Earlier this week, Country star Martina McBride and RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law in support of the NO FAKES Act calling on lawmakers to protect artists from unauthorized AI-generated replicas.

Artists have every right to speak their minds. Calling for investigations simply because they endorse or criticize political figures is un-American. Free speech isn’t a privilege for the few, it’s a constitutional right for all.

Thank you to bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate for introducing the NO FAKES Act! This balanced bill would protect everyone from nonconsensual deepfakes and voice clones and ensure individuals retain the right to their own likeness.

Send an email here: p2a.co/fCscPAf

Amazon's new partnership with Suno lets users create AI-generated songs from voice prompts, but Suno admits to training its models on copyrighted material without permission, facing lawsuits for copyright infringement. Join our petition calling on Jeff Bezos to end this deal. bit.ly/ARApetition

Art should not be used as a legal weapon. We support Free Our Art and its mission to prevent artists’ work from being used against them in court. Creative expression is a constitutional right, not a crime. #FreeOurArt

MusiCares is a valuable resource supporting those in our music community affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.❤️ If you have been impacted and need assistance, please reach out to MusiCares for help.

💌 musicaresrelief@musicares.org
📲 1-800-687-4227

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the defending the rights of music creators. It has been a whirlwind year for the Artist Rights Alliance, with many accomplishments to be proud of. (1/1)

“AI will probably be able to produce technically interesting music,” Zuckerberg told Track Star. “But it may sometimes feel a little soulless because it lacks the other parts of the human connection.”

Human artistry is irreplaceable. Read the article: www.nme.com/news/music/m...