American Association of Independent Music
Trade association that represents independent record labels in the United States
Based in NY
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AI Overview
With $460K in lobbying spend across 24 quarterly filings, American Association of Independent Music is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 6 issue areas. Active from 2020 to 2025.
$460K
Total Spend
6
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
3
Lobbyists Deployed
6
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $60K |
| 2021 | $80K |
| 2022 | $80K |
| 2023 | $80K |
| 2024 | $80K |
| 2025 | $80K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Copyright/Patent, Small Business, Communications, Trade, Taxation and 1 more
- •Music licensing issues, competition issues in music distribution, copyright protection and enforcement
- •Issues related to terrestrial sound recording performance rights;
- •Online content protection and reforms to Digital Millennium Copyright Act;
- •Legislation to increase criminal penalties for unlicensed s
- •US-UK Trade Agreement.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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