The music business has never been larger or more complex — and accordingly, the issues facing the industry and its many creators are more numerous, and complicated, than ever.

As musicians face myriad challenges, from negotiating fair streaming royalties to navigating the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI), the Recording Academy is among the most critical institutions fighting for their rights. With the business staring down another consequential year, the academy announced in October its new National Advocacy Committee co-chairs: DJ-producer Dani Deahl will return for a second consecutive yearlong term, with Hanson’s Taylor Hanson joining her for his first term in the role.

Deahl and Hanson have deep histories with the academy, as current national trustees and former presiden

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