Organizations like the Recording Academy and Ascap, who also has an award program, do so much for artist and they all benefit from them. Ascap tracks your music airplay and makes sure you get paid, the recording academy makes sure artist are getting things like life insurance and medical insurance among that you don't get as a full time musician and other things and programs geared towards musicians.The Grammys grants music scholarships for future musicians and encourages music education. The Grammys have many many programs educating up and coming musicians all over the world for very cheap prices and have worked out plans with hundreds of business insuring cheaper rates for music artist on travel and hotel as well as CD duplication and many other services you need. So where should your loyalties be as an music artist? I think artist should still stick beside the Grammys.
Fuck a writer, what about all the starving artist out there trying to work as artist receiving full time insurance to do just that because of the Grammys? After the strike is over, the Grammys will still be doing a great service. When you are Justin Timberlake and 50 Cent, it is easy to say, "I support the writers", but when you are that little girl in school benefiting from that music scholarship, or the full time musician that has medical insurance and free advice from entertainment lawyers on how to protect your original songs, it means a lot more to stick with the recording academy.
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BEYONCE KNOWLES has given the organizers of the 2008 Grammy Awards a huge boost after confirming she’ll perform at the event whether or not striking writers picket the ceremony.Knowles will join the Foo Fighters, who announced earlier this week (beg14Jan08) they’d cross picket lines to perform at the Grammys on 10 February (08).Event organizers are adamant the show will go on as scheduled, despite the threat of protest from the striking writers.Writers Guild of America (WGA) union members insisted the Los Angeles music ceremony was "unlikely" to receive a waiver, halting potential picket action, earlier this week (beg14Jan08).Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent and Jon Bon Jovi have reportedly pledged their allegiance to the WGA members, who have been on strike since November (07) over new media royalties. The stars have vowed not to cross picket lines.
Fuck a writer, what about all the starving artist out there trying to work as artist receiving full time insurance to do just that because of the Grammys? After the strike is over, the Grammys will still be doing a great service. When you are Justin Timberlake and 50 Cent, it is easy to say, "I support the writers", but when you are that little girl in school benefiting from that music scholarship, or the full time musician that has medical insurance and free advice from entertainment lawyers on how to protect your original songs, it means a lot more to stick with the recording academy.
TAZ
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BEYONCE KNOWLES has given the organizers of the 2008 Grammy Awards a huge boost after confirming she’ll perform at the event whether or not striking writers picket the ceremony.Knowles will join the Foo Fighters, who announced earlier this week (beg14Jan08) they’d cross picket lines to perform at the Grammys on 10 February (08).Event organizers are adamant the show will go on as scheduled, despite the threat of protest from the striking writers.Writers Guild of America (WGA) union members insisted the Los Angeles music ceremony was "unlikely" to receive a waiver, halting potential picket action, earlier this week (beg14Jan08).Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent and Jon Bon Jovi have reportedly pledged their allegiance to the WGA members, who have been on strike since November (07) over new media royalties. The stars have vowed not to cross picket lines.
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