Washington, D.C. — The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), a non-profit artist-run organization helping musicians navigate the ever-changing creative economy, has named music industry veteran Jen Jacobsen as its new Executive Director. Jen will work with ARA’s artist-led Board to amplify the voice of music creators in the ongoing effort to…

“We call on lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and at every level of government — Do your jobs.” — WASHINGTON DC — (May 27, 2021) For decades, gun violence has been an epidemic in this country. What should be places of community — schools, houses of worship, concerts, grocery stores — have become sites of tragedy time and time again. It is uniquely American and uniquely horrific. Our hearts…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2022) — The Artist Rights Alliance applauds the introduction of The SMART Copyright Act of 2022 today by Senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis. The bill gives the Copyright Office and Librarian of Congress new authority to designate widely available and effective “technical measures” — tools…

Docket №2021–10 Delivered via regulations.gov February 8, 2022 The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Copyright Office’s notice of inquiry regarding technical measures (“NOI”). ARA is an artist-run, non-profit organization fighting for songwriters and musicians in the modern music economy. ARA works to ensure artists…

Washington, D.C. — The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), an artist-run, non-profit organization fighting for songwriters and musicians in the modern music economy, announced that former longtime Viacom vice president Stacey Dansky has been named Executive Director. Stacey has been plugged into copyright affairs and creator rights issues in D.C., serving…

Washington, D.C. — The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), an artist run nonprofit fighting for a healthy creative economy and fair treatment for all creators in the digital world, has announced that Executive Director Ted Kalo will be stepping down. He will remain on hand to assist in the selection of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 19, 2021) — As states across the country begin to open eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to all adults, we urge everyone to get vaccinated. Quite simply, vaccinations save lives. Getting your vaccine not only protects you, it also protects people around you who cannot yet get vaccinated…

It goes without saying that the music industry has been particularly decimated over the past 9 months. Coupled with the impending end of Federal aid to millions of contract workers and the dwindling of much of the private funding that has been a lifeline to individuals in the pandemic, we…

This September, our friends at Americana Music Association did a fantastic job shifting their conference online and we were happy to join them with three different virtual events. You can still access all of the amazing conference content by purchasing passes here. Rosanne Cash’s “Love and Vigilance” ARA board member…