The Recording Artists' Coalition (RAC) is an American music industry organization that represents recording artists, and attempts to defend their rights and interests. Compare and contrast with the RIAA, which represents the recording industry. The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a special interest group representing the U.S. recording industry, and the body responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in the USA. For more information about sales data see list of best selling albums and list of best selling... The record industry (or recording industry) is the industry that manufactures and distributes mechanical recordings of music. ...

Their most vocal and energetic actions have been in support of repealing laws which tie artists to contracts with record labels for seven years, and in successfully lobbing to repeal supposedly "technical revisions" to American copyright statutes which shifted ownership of some copyrights from artists to record labels. A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...

Members

• Bryan Adams
• Christina Aguilera
• Gregg Allman
• Beck
• Bee Gees
• Clint Black
• Rubén Blades
• Michelle Branch
• Kathleen Brennan
• Jonatha Brooke
• Jackson Browne
• Lindsey Buckingham
• Jimmy Buffett
• Solomon Burke
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Lester Chambers
• Eric Clapton
• Chris Cornell
• David Crosby
• Crosby, Stills & Nash
• Sheryl Crow
• Dave Matthews Band
• Neil Diamond
• Dixie Chicks
• Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys)
• Fred Durst
• John Fogerty
• Glenn Frey
• Godsmack
• Estate of Benny Goodman
• Robert Goulet
• Nanci Griffith
• Hanson
• Emmylou Harris
• Sophie B. Hawkins
• Don Henley
• Estate of Woody Herman
• Hootie & the Blowfish
• Bruce Hornsby
• Janis Ian
• Enrique Iglesias
• Jimmie's Chicken Shack
• Billy Joel
• Elton John
• Tom Jones
• Wynonna Judd
• Jurassic 5
• Toby Keith
• Kenna
• Carole King
• Denny Laine
• Frankie Laine
• Linkin Park
• Lisa Loeb
• Estate of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
• Madonna
• Aimee Mann
• Tony Martin
• Matchbox Twenty
• Brian May
• Martina McBride
• Reba McEntire
• Tim McGraw
• John Mellencamp
• Joni Mitchell
• Sam Moore
• Alanis Morissette
• Nada Surf
• Randy Newman
• Nickelback
• Stevie Nicks
• No Doubt
• The Offspring
• Ozomatli
• Patti Page
• Pearl Jam
• Michael Penn
• Tom Petty
• Puddle of Mudd
• Bonnie Raitt
• R.E.M.
• Kenny Rogers
• Roy Rogers
• Linda Ronstadt
• Joe Sample
• David Sanborn
• Boz Scaggs
• Timothy B. Schmit
• Seal
• Estate of Tupac Shakur
• Shea Seger
• Social Distortion
• Ronnie Spector
• Bruce Springsteen
• Staind
• Static-X
• Sting
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Donna Summer
• Matthew Sweet
• Steven Tyler
• Tom Waits
• Joe Walsh
• Roger Waters
• Dar Williams
• Trisha Yearwood
• Dwight Yoakam
• Jesse Colin Young

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Rubén Blades Rubén Blades (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor and politician. ... Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Kathleen Brennan was born in the city of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... Jonatha Brooke is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter. ... Jackson Browne Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an influential American singer-songwriter. ... Law and Order (1981) was Lindsey Buckinghams first solo album Lindsey Buckingham (born October 3, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) is an American guitarist and singer for the musical group Fleetwood Mac. ... In License to Chill, Buffett paired with several famous country music stars on the albums songs. ... Solomon Burke (born March 21, 1940) is a soul and country music pioneer and member of the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Mary Chapin Carpenter poses with Lt. ... Eric Clapton at the Tsunami Relief concert in Cardiffs Millennium Stadium, January 22nd 2005 Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945) is a British guitarist and composer. ... Chris Cornell Christopher Cornell (born July 20, 1964) is a guitarist/singer-songwriter most well-known for being the lead singer of Soundgarden, of which he was a member from their formation in 1984 until they disbanded in 1997. ... David Van Cortland Crosby (born August 14, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ... The Very Best of Sheryl Crow album cover Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and song writer. ... Dave Matthews Band in concert Dave Matthews Band is an American jam band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, who plays a wide variety of instruments from the saxophone to the flute, violin player Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter... Essential Neil Diamond album cover. ... The Dixie Chicks: Martie, Natalie and Emily The Dixie Chicks is a very popular, and sometimes controversial, American all-female country music group, formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. ... Howard Dwaine Dorough (born August 22, 1973) and better known in the show business plainly as Howie Dorough is a native of Orlando, Florida and a Puerto Rican through his mother and a Irish from his father. ... Image:BSB2005. ... Fred Durst Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst, on August 20, 1971, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is the lead singer of the rap metal band, Limp Bizkit. ... John Fogerty (born 28 May 1945 in Berkeley, California) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his time with the southern rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. ... Glenn Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as one of the founding members of The Eagles. ... Godsmack is an alternative metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The name Godsmack did not come from an Alice in Chains song, though popular rumor deems it so. ... Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was a famous Jazz musician, known as King of Swing, Patriarch of the Clarinet, and Swings Senior Statesman. // Childhood and early years Goodman was born in Chicago, the son of poor Jewish immigrants who lived on Chicago... Robert Goulet Robert Goulet (born November 26, 1933) was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts as the only son of French Canadian parents, Joseph and Jeannette Goulet. ... Drawing of Nancy Griffith on the cover of her album Flyer Nanci Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Hanson is a pop/rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1990s by brothers Clarke Isaac Hanson (born November 17, 1980), Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) and Zachary Walker Hanson (born October 22, 1985). ... Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer, songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated high school as class valedictorian and won a dramatic scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Sophie B. Hawkins on the cover of the original Timbre album Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer and songwriter, born 1 November 1967, New York City, USA. Her two biggest hits are Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover and As I Lay Me Down. Hawkins began performing professionally... Don Henley Donald Henley (born July 22, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American rock musician who is the drummer and one of the lead singers and songwriters of the band The Eagles. ... Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913–October 29, 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was a United States jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and Big band leader. ... Hootie & the Blowfish is an American pop-rock band, originally formed at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Soni Sonefeld and Mark Bryan. ... Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954 in Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American singer, pianist, accordian player, and songwriter. ... Singer/sonwriter Janis Ian Janis Ian (born April 7, 1951) is a Grammy-winning American songwriter, singer and multi-instrumental musician. ... Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias (born May 8, 1975 in Madrid, Spain) is a Miami-based singing sensation and multimillion-album seller. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born March 25, 1947) is a British rock music singer, songwriter, and pianist, is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. ... Tom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Welsh pop singer with a large and powerful voice. ... Wynonna Judd shakes hands with Marine Cpl. ... Jurassic 5 Jurassic 5 is a six-piece hip hop crew that was formed in 1993 (see 1993 in music) at the Los Angeles, California venue Good Life. ... Toby Keith (right) visits with fans during brief breaks in filming the music video American Soldier in hangar 1600 at Edwards Air Force Base, November 17, 2003. ... Kenna is an Ethiopian born American musician. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter, most active as a singer during the early to mid 1970s, but a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period. ... Denny Laine playing a double-necked guitar Denny Laine (born Brian Hines, on October 29, 1944, in Birmingham, England) is a British songwriter and musician best known for his roles as former guitarist and singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder (along with Paul McCartney) of Wings. ... Frankie Laine, born Frank Paul LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is one of the most influential singers in history. ... Linkin Park is (left to right) Joe Hahn, Dave Phoenix Farrell, Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Mike Shinoda, and Brad Delson. ... Lisa Loeb on the cover of her album Cake and Pie Lisa Anne Loeb (born 11 March 1968 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States) is a singer-songwriter. ... Lisa Nicole Lopes (stage name Left Eye) (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) was a member of the popular R&B group TLC. In addition to hit songs like Waterfalls with TLC, Lopes also did some solo performing. ... Madonna on her Ray of Light album cover Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (b. ... Aimee Mann Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bass player, singer, and songwriter. ... Tony Martin (born December 25, 1913) is an American actor and traditional pop singer. ... matchbox twenty (originally Matchbox 20) is an alternative rock band from Orlando, Florida. ... Brian May with The Red Special Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947 in Hampton, London) became famous in the 1970s and 1980s as the virtuoso guitarist of the rock group Queen and composed many of their hits, including We Will Rock You, Hammer to Fall, Tie Your Mother... Martina McBride Greatest Hits, 2001 Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas), is a very successful American country music singer. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born on March 28, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma) is one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, known for pop ballads that include 22 #1 hits on the Billboard Country Chart. ... Tucker Tim McGraw Tucker Tim McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is a country music singer who has achieved many number one singles on the country charts, six multi-platinum albums and sales of over 25 million albums. ... John Mellencamp, Circa 1996. ... Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta), is a legendary Canadian musician and painter. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian/American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Nada Surf is an alternative rock group formed in 1992. ... Randy Newman Randy Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant, immaculately written pop songs and for his many film scores. ... The group Nickelback Nickelback is a rock, post grunge band founded in western Canada in 1995. ... Album cover of The Other Side of the Mirror (1989) Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac. ... No Doubt No Doubt is an American alternative rock group whose music was initially influenced heavily by ska, punk and New Wave. ... The Offspring (circa 1997) left to right (back): Greg K. and Ron Welty, left to right (front): Noodles and Dexter Holland The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Orange County, California that originally formed in 1984, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Dexter Holland, Kevin Noodles Wasserman (also on... Ozomatli Ozomatli is a Latin funk/worldbeat/rock en Español group, formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their huge array of musical styles. ... Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millenium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... The current Pearl Jam lineup. ... Michael Penn in a promotional photograph for his 2005 album Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Tom Petty on the cover of Damn the Torpedoes. ... Puddle of Mudd is a post-grunge band, or rather nu-grunge some would say. ... Bonnie Raitt on the cover of her album Silver Lining Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitar virtuoso who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Kenny Rogers Alternate meaning: Kenny Rogers (baseball player) Kenneth Donald Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter and actor. ... Dale Evans & Roy Rogers Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), became famous as Roy Rogers, a singer and cowboy actor. ... Linda Ronstadt on the cover of her 2002 collection The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer. ... David Sanborn David Sanborn is an American saxophonist, most commonly associated with smooth jazz. ... Boz Scaggs album cover Boz Scaggs (born William Royce Scaggs June 8, 1944) is an Ohio-born Texan singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Timothy B. Schmit, the bass guitar player for The Eagles, is famous for the solo style bass. ... Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was a highly influential, best-selling American hip hop artist, considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. ... Shea Seger is an American singer/songwriter born in Fort Worth, Texas. ... Social Distortion live at the Avalon Ballroom in 2004 Social Distortion live at the Avalon Ballroom in 2004 Social Distortion (often known as Social D) is an old school punk band, appearing in the early 80s and still active today. ... Ronnie Spector (born August 10, 1943, as Veronica Bennett in New York City) was lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes and is known as the original bad girl of rock and roll. From a very young age she took to singing and her large, close family encouraged her... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ... Stainds 2001 record Break the Cycle Staind is a four-piece hard rock/post-grunge/nu metal group from Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Static-X current line-up. ... Sting circa 1987 Sting redirects here. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular rock band, formed in 1990, after Scott Weiland and Robert DeLeo met at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California, after discovering they were dating the same woman. ... Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born Donna Andrea Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco. Summer... Matthew Sweet (born c. ... Steven Tyler Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 to Victor Tallarico and Susan Blancha in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler, is the singer and co-songwriter in the band Aerosmith, formed in Sunapee, New Hampshire in the early 1970s. ... Tom Waits Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits on December 7, 1949 in Pomona, California) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and actor. ... he is dead now. ... Roger Waters at Kew Gardens, London in the late 1960s George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey near Dorking) is a British rock and roll musician and songwriter. ... Dar Williams (full name Dorothy Snowden Williams, born April 19, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter specializing in what can be described as folk-pop. She frequents folk festivals across the nation, such, as the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, New York. ... Trisha Yearwood (19 September 1964 - ) is a country music singer. ... Dwight Yoakam at the unveiling of his Hollywood star. ... Jesse Colin Young is an American folksinger. ...

• American Federation of Musicians

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada. ...

External links

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