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# Music Choice Seeks Support Of Legislation To Cheat Artists Out Of Royalties
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-choice-seeks-support-of-legislation-to-cheat-artists-out-of-royalties/
- Published: 2018-05-30T11:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-30T11:30:00.000Z
- Description: "ARTISTS BEWARE," writes A2IM CEO Richard Jame Burgess. "Music Choice is trying to solicit your support to deceive Congress into reducing your royalties from Music Choice."
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, A2IM, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, Music Choice, music industry, musician, musicians, Senate, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![Beware](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224df36d9c8200b-200wi "Beware")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224df36d9c8200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)"ARTISTS BEWARE," writes A2IM CEO Richard Jame Burgess. "Music Choice is trying to solicit your support to deceive Congress into reducing your royalties from Music Choice." "The below email that Music Choice is sending out to artists may be one of the most deceitful and disingenuous efforts to cheat artists out of their rightful royalties that I have ever seen," [says](https://a2im.org/news/artists-beware/?ref=hypebot.com) Burgess. The image below is the email and letter from Music Choice requesting artists’ support for a letter to members of Congress regarding legislation currently before the Senate that would result in a loss of artist royalties.

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