http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1 2012-02-11T23:38:41-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/features/viewpoints/15358.html 2009-06-24T14:11:00-05:00 2009-06-24T14:11:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Like the rest of the radio industry, I cheered the recent news that the movement in Congress to impose a performance fee on music airplay is almost dead. A majority of the House and a growing http://www.rbr.com/features/viewpoints/15358.html 2009-06-25T08:29:26-05:00 2009-06-25T08:29:26-05:00 Michael Dalfonzo Your point that backup singers and studio musicians not getting any of the money from HR-848 is well taken, and I'd venture to say, that most singers and musicians would see little of the money. HR-848 is just another tactic for the record labels to make up the losses they have suffered because they cling to an outdated system rather than moving fully into the digital age.