The Federal Communications Commission is meeting right now, and net neutrality isn’t on the agenda.

But don’t tell that to R.E.M, Bonny Raitt, Moby or the public interest group Free Press.

Musicians are asking fans on Twitter, Facebook and fan sites to tell FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to proceed with an order on how Internet service providers treat content on their networks. Those musicians, with Free Press, MoveOn.org Political Action and Future of Music Coalition, launched the campaign as the agency takes comments until early November on a net neutrality rule. read more

Some of the biggest names in music and the Writers Guild of America, East are urging the White House and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act immediately to secure Net Neutrality and protect the future of music. The diverse list of musicians include: Jackson Browne, R.E.M. the Roots, Rosanne Cash, OK Go, Moby, Bonnie Raitt and Jamie Kitman, the manager of OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Doughty, and Mike Viola. read more

Two days after Lady Gaga lost her fight for changing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” in the U.S. Senate, musicians including Bonnie Raitt, Rosanne Cash, Jackson Browne, R.E.M., the Roots, Ok Go and Moby are joining the Writers Guild of America East for another Washington policy fight.

Public Enemy’s experiment is just one of many that will be discussed and dissected early this October at the 10th annual Future of Music Policy Summit taking place in Washington, DC. read more

Music industry heavy-weights and international recording artists converge in Washington, DC this October for one of the most significant conferences in the music industry calendar.