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# I Respect Music: Sign The Petition
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/sign-the-i-respect-music-pretition/
- Published: 2014-01-30T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-01-30T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: The United States is the only democratic country in the world where artists don’t get paid for radio airplay. In retaliation for the US also not paying foreign artists for radio. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/01/sign-the-i-respect-music-pretition.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Radio & Satellite, Songwriting & Music Publishing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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The United States is the only democratic country in the world where artists don’t get paid for radio airplay. In retaliation for the US also not paying foreign artists for radio airplay here in the United States, many other countries are not paying American artists in their countries. That's the motivation behind a petition started by artist and entrepreneur Blake Morgan. David Byrne (pictured right) and others have jumped on board.

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You can sign the I Recpect Music Peition [here](http://irespectmusic.org/?ref=hypebot.com).

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