An activist holds a #MeToo sign during a news conference on a Title IX lawsuit outside the Department of Education January 25, 2018 in Washington, DC.has launched a new initiative calling for major stakeholders to adopt or expand policies to combat sexual abuse in the workplace and in the recording studio, a move that follows a wave of sexual misconduct allegations against high profile artists and executives late last year.
Numerous organizations have signed the pledge, including trade and advocacy groups the Recording Academy, the National Music Publishers’ Association, the Songwriters of North America, She Is the Music and Industry Blackout, R&B record label Love Renaissance, and the performing rights organization BMI.signed the pledge yet. As of this story’s publication, none of the major record labels or music companies have signed, nor have any recording studios.