Rolling Stone: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Has Been Accused of ‘Scamming’ Musicians
Musician and YouTuber Benn Jordan claims former ‘New York Times’ journalist Ian Urbina engaged in “extremely unexpected, brazen[ly] complex web of fuckery.” Urbina denies the accusations.
Rachel Stilwell was quoted in Rolling Stone in an article about the legalities of Taylor Swift rerecording sound recordings of her back catalog of musical compositions. Rachel explained common clauses in recording agreements that often prohibit rerecording of tracks recently released, and that there are usually limits on the number of years that such rerecording restrictions apply.
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On behalf of the musicFIRST Coalition ("mF") and the Future of Music Coalition ("FMC"), on October 1, Rachel filed Reply Comments to the Federal Communications Commission, refuting the National Association of Broadcasters' dubious claims that it would be in the public interest for the FCC to allow further deregulation of AM/FM radio stations at local market levels.
In her Reply Comment, Rachel explains how the NAB purports to speak on behalf of the entire AM/FM radio industry, while it actually advocates on behalf of those few media conglomerates who have both the desire and capital with which to purchase large numbers of FM stations-- and then reduce local programming and staff. These Reply Comments can be read in their entirety here.
Billboard Magazine has named Rachel Stilwell, founder of Stilwell Law, to its 2021 Top Music Lawyers list. This is the third year in a row that Rachel has been included on this prestigious roster.
Billboard's 2021 Top Music Lawyers ist honors prominent music attorneys from throughout the U.S. Stilwell is among only a handful of attorneys from small law firms named to this year's list.
Billboard recognized Stilwell for, among other accomplishments, representing dual music coalitions musicFIRST and Future of Music before the Federal Communications Commission in that agency's review of competition among audio delivery platforms.
Stilwell currently sits on the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy and is active on the chapter's Advocacy Committee. Stilwell also serves...
