Music industry leaders ask Tennessee lawmakers to stop ‘disastrous’ anti-LGBTQ legislation
Leading record labels, streaming services, publishing companies and media firms in Nashville issued an open letter Friday urging Tennessee lawmakers to denounce legislation targeting LGBTQ community members. More than three dozen companies — including Spotify, Apple, Curb Records, Big Machine, Third Man Records and Americana Music Association — signed a request for legislators to "reject these bills and help ensure that our state is welcoming and economically vibrant." Last month, Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that requires transgender students in Tennessee to [...]