"Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American #progressiveRock band #Kansas and written by band member #KerryLivgren, first released on their 1977 album #PointOfKnowReturn. The song peaked at No. 6 on the #BillboardHot100 the week of April 22, 1978, making it Kansas's only single to reach the top ten in the US. The 45-rpm single was certified Gold for sales of one million units by the #RIAA shortly after the height of its popularity as a hit single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzF2xBGzzA0

Take a moment to sign a petition to help defend the Internet Archive from a $700m #RIAA lawsuit. The world needs the #internetarchive and #waybackmachine to preserve digital history, and this lawsuit is described as an existential threat.

https://www.change.org/p/defend-the-internet-archive?recruiter=1231340499&recruited_by_id=f4522c30-35ed-11ec-a530-e91ef9a965a4&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_medium=native

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #157: Music Piracy.
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#Piracy #music #riaa #youwouldntdownloadacar #fail #musicpiracy #bittorrent #limewire #illegaldownloading #didyouknow #trivia #funfacts #facts #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

"Use ta Be My Girl" is a song by R&B vocal group #TheOJays. Released from their hit 1978 album, #SoFullOfLove, it became a crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at number one on the R&B #singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard #Hot100 singles chart. "Use ta Be My Girl" became one of the biggest and most familiar hits by The O'Jays. The song has also been certified by the #RIAA as a million-seller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp9-y62V3kk

"Cherish" is a song by American #RAndB band #KoolAndTheGang, released in May 1985. It was the third single released from the band's sixteenth studio album, #Emergency. It was certified Gold by the #RIAA and held the number 1 position on #Billboard's #AdultContemporary chart for six weeks running. It would ultimately rank as the biggest Adult Contemporary chart hit of the 1980s. The song is a romantic #ballad that proved to be extremely popular when it was released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4l32yNal9A

Look like the RIAA is coming after Web Archive: https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/17/take-action-defend-the-internet-archive/

"Love Train" is a hit single by #theOJays, written by #KennyGambleAndLeonHuff. Released in 1972, it reached No. 1 on both the #RAndBSingles and the #Billboard #Hot100 in February and March 1973 respectively, and No. 9 on the #UKSinglesChart and was certified gold by the #RIAA. It was the O'Jays' first and only number one record on the US pop chart. The song has been considered one of the first songs of #discoMusic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqFFcNXKc9E

"Key Largo" is the debut single by #BertieHiggins, released in September 1981. It became, in early 1982, Higgins' only #top40 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track spent 17 weeks in the top 40 and was certified gold by the #RIAA. In addition, "#KeyLargo" topped the #AdultContemporaryChart for two weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 60 on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru2tsT32pHA

Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Regulate Use Of AI Digital Replicas And Limit Deepfakes
#News #Politics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Congress #NoFakesAct #RandyTravis #RIAA #Senate

https://deadline.com/2025/04/ai-deepfakes-congress-1236364217/

"Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American #progressiveRock band #Kansas and written by band member #KerryLivgren, first released on their 1977 album #PointOfKnowReturn. The song peaked at No. 6 on the #BillboardHot100 the week of April 22, 1978, making it Kansas's only single to reach the top ten in the US. The 45-rpm single was certified Gold for sales of one million units by the #RIAA shortly after the height of its popularity as a hit single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzF2xBGzzA0

"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American #folkRock trio America. Written by #DeweyBunnell, it was released on the #WarnerBros label in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song was met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and on the US #Billboard Hot 100. It reached number 3 in the #UKSinglesChart. It was #certified #gold by the #RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmerica (#RIAA) on March 24, 1972.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocLCLMZO6dc

La música latina dominó el mercado estadounidense en 2024 | #RollingStoneES

https://es.rollingstone.com/la-musica-latina-domino-el-mercado-estadounidense-en-2024/

"Sexy Eyes" is a song by #DrHook, released as a single in early 1980. It was the second of three singles from their LP #SometimesYouWin. In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "#SylviasMother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the #RIAA. It was also a Top 10 hit in Canada (#8) and the United Kingdom (#4), in the process becoming the band's last top thirty hit in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOrZ-nCp-_U

Latin Music Revenue Hits $1.4B in the U.S., Outpacing Overall Growth
#MusicNews #News #Latinmusic #Music #RIAA

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/latin-music-revenue-2024-growth-riaa-report-1236177659/

Latin Music Revenue Exceeds $1 Billion for Third Straight Year, but Grows Only 6% From 2023: RIAA Report
#Variety #News #Latin #RIAA

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/latin-music-revenue-exceeds-one-billion-third-year-riaa-report-1236353141/

Rapport 2024 sur la vente et consommation de la musique aux US.
- 84% des consommateurs utilise un service de streaming (*sigh*)
- 2% télécharge les morceaux dans un format digital et
- 11% consomme du physique (avec le vinyl en nette hausse pour atteindre 2 milliards de $ quand même).

Je fais partie des 2% qui télécharge sur #bandcamp et j'en suis ravi. Choix du format, archive conservée, c'est propre.

https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RIAA-2024Year-End-Revenue-Report.pdf

U.S. Paid Music Subscriptions Top 100M For First Time As Vinyl Surge Continues, RIAA Reports
#Album #News #RIAA #Vinyl

https://deadline.com/2025/03/music-sales-2024-vinyl-digital-subscriptions-1236330150/