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FTMI Board member, Greg Johnston nominated in Canadian Screen Awards

11 Mar 2024

Congratulations to songwriter, composer and FTMI board member Greg Johnston on his nomination in the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards. His score for “Paranormal Revenge” has been shortlisted alongside many other brilliant works for Best Original Music in the TV Factual,…

FTMI welcomes Uruguayan songwriter Diego Drexler to advisory board

05 Mar 2024

Appointment adds Latin America expertise to international team. Fair Trade Music International is delighted to announce that renowned Uruguayan songwriter and recording artist Diego Drexler has joined its advisory board. Diego is a songwriter, recording artist, secretary general of the…

Canadian government urged to protect music creators when regulating AI

15 Dec 2023

Our colleagues at the Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.) and the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) have joined other signatories in urging the Canadian Government to adopt principles that prioritize the rights of music creators when regulating AI. These…

MCNA applauds congressional interest in balancing MLC board of directors

02 Oct 2023

Hundreds of millions in songwriter and composer royalties at stake NEW YORK CITY, OCTOBER 2, 2023: The organizational members of the Music Creators North America (MCNA) alliance, including the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), the Society of Composers & Lyricists…

SCGC shares member survey results in new advocacy brochure

07 Sep 2023

Our colleagues at the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) recently conducted a survey of its membership to understand the real issues being faced by the Canadian screen composing community. More than 100 members took the time to complete this…

NMC Statement on the burning of musical instruments in Afghanistan

06 Aug 2023

Our colleagues at the National Music Council of the United States recently released the following statement. It follows BBC news reports of the Taliban burning musical instruments after claiming music “causes moral corruption”. We believe that the freedom to create…

Hero of the Song – A songwriter’s perspective on the 2023 Ed Sheeran case

05 Jul 2023

The following article was written by FTMI board member Eddie Schwartz , a multi-award winning songwriter and president of the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM). This text originally appeared at www.ciamcreators.org. “In November of this year, one of…

Fair Trade Music International signs on to Human Artistry Campaign

12 May 2023

Fair Trade Music International has signed on as an official supporter of the Human Artistry Campaign, the international initiative advocating for AI use that empowers and supports human creativity and accomplishment. The campaign lays out seven core principles for artificial…

Upcoming Event: Symposium on protecting free speech in the global music landscape

24 Feb 2023

On March 3, 2023, FTMI board advisor, Charles Sanders, will be co-hosting an important symposium on political violence against music creators. The event is presented by the National Music Council of the United States and the the International Music Council…

Musical culture and economics rest on both speech freedoms and copyright protections

19 Nov 2022

New York, November 19, 2022: With the suppression of artistic freedoms on the rise throughout the world, it remains clear that many governments continue to view the longstanding practice of lashing out against music creators to be an especially effective…