Songwriters Advocacy Group 100 Percenters Stages Protest Outside Universal Music Group Offices

Advocacy group the 100 Percenters staged a protest outside Universal Music Group’s Santa Monica offices today (Feb. 6). The nonprofit founded in July 2020 by Tiffany Red, a Grammy-winning songwriter, is calling for songwriters to receive fair compensation — or as Red put it, “not giving credit where credit is literally due.” The protest came on the heels of the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony, held on Sunday at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles. Red, along with fellow Grammy-winning songwriter Kimberly “Kaydence” Krysiuk, said aligning with music’s biggest industry event ws “bittersweet.” This was especially so after the first-ever songwriter… Read Full Article