**SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (SEPT. 29, 2025)** — On Sept. 25, 2025, over 2,100 music creators participated in the Recording Academy®’s 11th annual Music Advocacy Day, the nation’s largest grassroots advocacy movement for music and music-makers. In more than 200 meetings with federal lawmakers across 45 states and Washington, D.C., Recording Academy members met with elected officials to discuss key issues affecting the music industry and the importance of passing pro-music legislation in Congress. 

From California to New York, and everywhere in between in states like Iowa and South Dakota, creators met with lawmakers, including Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Marianette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Adriano Espaillat (NY-12), and Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large). This year, conversations focused on protecting creators from having their works exploited by artificial intelligence without compensation, passing legislation such as the [Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act](https://www.recordingacademy.com/advocacy/news/grammys-on-the-hill-2025-no-fakes-act-advocacy-martina-mcbride) to provide reasonable AI safeguards, and preserving federal funding for the arts. 

“Music Advocacy Day represents the core of the Academy’s dedication to serving the music community year-round,” said Todd Dupler, Chief Advocacy & Public Policy Officer of the Recording Academy. “Protecting creators and their art is crucial to ensuring a thriving music ecosystem, and the Academy is proud to gives thousands of our members the opportunity to converse with lawmakers across the nation whose support of pro-music legislation will positively impact the future of our industry.” 

Year-round, the Recording Academy’s Washington, D.C.-based [Advocacy team](https://www.recordingacademy.com/advocacy) mobilizes Academy members and music professionals from across the country to present a powerful lobbying force that fights for music creators’ rights at the local, state and federal levels. To read more about the Academy’s recent advocacy impact, visit [grammy.com/impact](https://naras.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/RA_ImpactReport_Pages_digital) and [recordingacademy.com/advocacy](https://www.recordingacademy.com/advocacy). 

Photos from this year’s meetings are available for download [here](https://grammy4.sharepoint.com/sites/Communications/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FCommunications%2FShared%20Documents%2FDepartment%2Fcomms%2FPRESS%2FAdvocacy%2FMusic%20Advocacy%20Day%2F2025%20Music%20Advocacy%20Day%2FMA%20Day%202025%20Images&p=true&ct=1759158443609&or=OWA%2DNT%2DMail&cid=7960bb1c%2Dfc4c%2D48b2%2De353%2D9e0295f76ac9&ga=1). 

**ABOUT THE RECORDING ACADEMY**

The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the [GRAMMY Museum®](https://grammymuseum.org/?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=), [advocates on behalf of music creators](https://www.recordingacademy.com/advocacy), supports music people in times of need through [MusiCares](https://www.musicares.org/?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=)®, and celebrates artistic excellence through the [GRAMMY Awards](https://www.grammy.com/awards?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=)® — music’s only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world’s leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators. 

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**CONTACTS**

**Britta Purcell**

Recording Academy

[britta.purcell@grammy.com](mailto:britta.purcell@grammy.com)