Common Honored With SoundExchange Music Fairness Award

Keon December 22, 2023 1 minute read

SoundExchange,
the
premier
music
tech
organization
powering
the
future
of
music,
announced
today
that
award-winning
artist,
actor,
author,
and
activist
Common
was
honored
with
the
SoundExchange
Music
Fairness
Award
for
his
advocacy
with
the
American
Music
Fairness
Act
(AMFA).

“Common
is
a
master
lyricist,
respected
by
his
peers
in
the
art
form,
and
an
outspoken
advocate
for
creators,”
said
Michael
Huppe,
President
and
CEO
of
SoundExchange.
“He
is
also
an
accomplished
actor,
poet,
and
philanthropist,
all
while
advocating
for
performers’
right
to
be
paid
when
their
music
is
played
on
terrestrial
radio.
We
are
honored
to
work
alongside
Common
and
to
recognize
him
with
the
SoundExchange
Music
Fairness
Award.”

Common
joins
previous
SoundExchange
Music
Fairness
award
recipients
Gloria
Estefan
and
Dionne
Warwick.
He
was
presented
with
the
honor
by
SoundExchange
CEO
and
President
Michael
Huppe
at
the
company’s
20th
anniversary
celebration
at
The
Anthem
in
Washington,
D.C.