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Report Video IssueSmokey Robinson Backs Passage of Music Licensing Bill
2018-05-15T10:36:36-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/325/20180515103845011_hd.jpgRecording artist Smokey Robinson while recognizing his own success and the opportunities he continues to enjoy in the music business, says musicians who are no longer able to make a working living deserve to be compensated for their work from the past. He thanks the senators for their support of music licensing legislation and closes with an impassioned explanation for why it should be passed.
Recording artist Smokey Robinson while recognizing his own success and the opportunities he continues to enjoy in the music business, says… read more
Recording artist Smokey Robinson while recognizing his own success and the opportunities he continues to enjoy in the music business, says musicians who are no longer able to make a working living deserve to be compensated for their work from the past. He thanks the senators for their support of music licensing legislation and closes with an impassioned explanation for why it should be passed. close
People in this video
- David Del Beccaro President and CEO Music Choice
- Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
- Chris Coons U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Delaware
- John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas
- Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
- Mitch Glazier Senior Vice President (Former) Recording Industry Assn. of America->Government Relations
- Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
- Kamala D. Harris U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] California
- Christopher Harrison CEO Digital Media Association
- Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
- Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Hawaii
- David Israelite President and CEO National Music Publishers Association
- Josh Kear Songwriter
- John Neely Kennedy U.S. Senator [R] Louisiana
- Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
- Justin Roberts Trustee Recording Academy
- Smokey Robinson Singer, Songwriter and Producer
- Meredith Rose Counsel Public Knowledge->Policy