Recording New Use Means New Money Most musicians know about the applicable session fees and benefits. Some know about the Special Payments Fund. Few know about the New Use of their recordings in an industry that generates millions of new dollars each year for musicians. New Use is defined as any use of a recording READ MORE

Some Amazon workers walked off the job during the holiday rush to protest unfair treatment. During the holidays, the workers are forced to work mandatory overtime, and recordable injuries are double the national average. Workers in Staten Island also authorized a strike to pressure Amazon to recognize the union and begin bargaining a contract. The READ MORE

Wicked has become the first show on Broadway to gross over $5 million in one week. For the last week of 2024, the show earned $5,037,392. Lion King took second place that week with $4.2 million in receipts. Wallethub has ranked Florida as the second-least affordable state in the U.S. That is an improvement from READ MORE

New, Reinstated, and Resigned members for January 2025: New Members: none Reinstated Members: none Resigned Members: Deceased Members: none

2025 Annual Dues Now Payable: Please send your checks before the end of January to avoid late fees or suspension of membership. You may also make semiannual payments by paying half in January and half in July. Please contact the office if you have questions or need more time to pay, and please send checks READ MORE