RIAA CEO Talks Midterms, AI Deepfakes and Trump: ‘Music Is a Very Bipartisan Issue’

Trending on Billboard There is a lot going on in Washington D.C. Between conflicts in the Middle East, rising inflation and other hot button issues, it could be understandable if music industry issues fall lower on the priority list for politicians these days. However, no matter what is going on in the nation’s capitol, it’s the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and its chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier‘s mission to get the D.C. power players to pay attention to causes related to the recorded music industry, and he tells Billboard it’s actually not as hard as one might believe. “Everyone loves music,” Glazier says with a smile and a shrug. Related To build rapport, Glazier is known to ask members of Congress about the song they danced to at their weddings, tugging on the emotional heartstrings of both Republicans and Democrats alike, before launching into RIAA talking points about strengthening copyright protection and safeguarding against AI deepfake impersonation. His biggest push right now is the NO FAKES Act, a bill guarding against unauthorized deepfakes, that’s been reintroduced to the House and Senate for several years in the row, each time adding in new supporters, ranging from Google and OpenAI to SAG-AFTRA
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