The musicFIRST Coalition was founded by a broad spectrum of organizations representing musicians, recording artists, managers, music businesses and performance right advocates. We’ve since then expanded our unanimous music industry support to include dozens of partner organizations and groups supporting a performance right. And of course the fantastic community of musicians and recording artists.

Founding Members

Partner Organizations

For the first time in 2010 musicFIRST welcomed partner organizations. Our partner organizations endorse fair pay for radio airplay and support the Performance Rights Act. This list is current as of March 2, 2010 and we expect to more than double in the coming weeks and months. Participating groups include:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
National Council of Women’s Organizations
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)
National Congress of Black Women
National Puerto Rican Coalition
National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders
National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association
Labor Heritage Foundation
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Pride at Work
Afro-Latino Development Alliance
League of Rural Voters
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

Other major groups supporting a public performance right include:

AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers, Change to Win, Communications Workers of America, Service Employees International Union, International Association of Fire Fighters, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Laborers International Union of North America, Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, National Hispanic Foundation for The Arts, United Steel Workers, Rhythm and Blues Foundation, Young Democrats of America, Property Rights Alliance, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Future of Music Coalition, The Celeb Group, and many others.

Musicians and Recording Artists

These musicians and recording artists add their names as endorsers of the legislation:

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Christina Aguilera
America (Gerry Beckley & Dewey Bunnell)
Lynn Anderson
Tom DeLonge, David Kennedy, Ryan Sinn, Atom Willard of Angels and Airwaves
Baby Bash
Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (Sha Na Na)
Natasha Bedingfield
Steven Bedingfield
Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett
Ray Benson
Big & Rich
Mary J. Blige
Andrea Bocelli
Gary U.S. Bonds
Michelle Branch
Kathleen Brennan
Jonatha Brooke
Brooks and Dunn
Henry Brun
Michael Buble
Jimmy Buffett
Mariah Carey
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Deana Carter
Chicago
Terri Clark
George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic/P-Funk Allstars
Estate of Nat King Cole
Judy Collins
Common
Elvis Crespo
Sheryl Crow
Jamie Cullum
Catie Curtis
Miley Cyrus
Dead Prez
Paula DeAnda
Celine Dion
Dixie Chicks
DJ Grandmaster Flash
Placido Domingo
The Donnas
The Doors
Michael Doucet avec Beausoleil
Dr. Dre
Sheila E.
Eugene Drucker of Emerson String Quartet
Earth, Wind & Fire
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
Jonathan Edwards
Gloria Estefan
Duke Fakir of the Four Tops
Fall Out Boy
Dionne Farris
Joshua Fenoglio
Cathy Fink
Renée Fleming
Luis Fonsi
Dean Friedman
Jeffrey Gaines
James Galway
The Estate of Judy Garland
Gloria Gaynor
Vince Gill
Godsmack (Sully Erna, Shannon Larkin, Robbie Merrill, Tony Rombola)
Osvaldo Golijov
Amy Grant
Macy Gray
Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Bob Weir)
Pat Green
Nanci Griffith
John Gummoe of The Cascades
Sammy Hagar
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Lalah Hathaway
The Estate of Isaac Hayes
Warren Haynes
Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson of Heart
Don Henley
Enrique Iglesias
Jewel
Joe Jackson
Jimmy Jam
Boney James
Jay-Z
Wyclef Jean
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
George Jones
Tom Jones
John Kay of Steppenwolf
Keb' Mo'
Toby Keith
Chaka Khan
B.B.King
Dave Koz
Patti LaBelle
k.d. lang
Cyndi Lauper
John Legend
Ramsey Lewis
Brian Littrell
Jennifer Lopez
Lyle Lovett
Los Lonely Boys
Ludacris
Barry Manilow
Aimee Mann
Martina McBride
Tim McGraw
Hank Medress
Bette Midler
Steve Miller
Monte*Rosa
Sam Moore
Alanis Morissette
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Anna Nalick
Dan Navarro
Randy Newman
Ne-Yo
Stevie Nicks
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
NOTCH
Don Omar
John Ondrasik
Tom Paxton
Alice Peacock
Presidents of the United States of America
Estate of Tito Puente
Pussycat Dolls
Thomas Quasthoff
Bonnie Raitt
Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
Martha Reeves
Vadim Repin
Rhymefest
Rihanna
LeAnn Rimes
Kenny Rogers
Rusted Root
Mitch Ryder
Ryuichi Sakamoto
David Sanborn
Gustavo Santaolalla
Boz Scaggs
Pete Seeger
Estate of Tupac Shakur
Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters
The Estate of Frank Sinatra
Smashing Pumpkins
Eric Smith
Robert Smith of The Cure
Phoebe Snow
Ronnie Spector
Rick Springfield
Bruce Springsteen
Steely Dan
Rod Stewart
Michael Stuart
Donna Summer
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Larry Tamblyn of The Standells
Thievery Corporation (Eric Hilton & Rob Garza)
Gerald Veasley
Suzanne Vega
Anne Sofie von Otter
Tom Waits
Jennifer Warnes
Dionne Warwick
Crystal Waters
Roger Waters
Jody Watley
Waverly
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Hank Williams, Jr.
Brian Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Mary Wilson
BeBe Winans
CeCe Winans
Phil Woods
Wisin Y Yandel
The Wreckers
Elliott Yamin
Rob Zombie