Shining a Light on
Violence Against Musical
Artists, Creators & Poets
A Message from
Dr. James Weaver
President, National Music Council
42nd Annual American Eagle Awards
Raul Malo
Featuring The Mavericks
FRIDAY JANUARY 23, 2026
NAMM IDEA CENTER, ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER
ANAHEIM, CA
Reflections on Freedom for the Nation’s 250th Birthday
Shining a Light on Violence Against Musical Artists, Creators & Poets, Now and Always
Charles J. Sanders
Chair, National Music Council
Music, Politics & History
TRACING THE HISTORY OF GLOBAL REPRESSION AGAINST MUSIC CREATORS
Finding sustainable solutions to the current spike in violence and repression requires our community to evaluate approaches to these threats with a careful eye on history.
Voices on
Generative AI
The NMC speaks with music creators, adminisrators and champions of intellictual proprety protection
It is our hope that this project will help inform public discourse on the critical need to protect the rights of human creators in the US and around the world.
October 15, 2025
A Statement Concerning Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Global Music Community
- July 28, 2026
- June 27, 2026
- December 12, 2025
- June 6, 2025
