Music Charities to Benefit From Lawsuit
May 12, 2006
Music-education programs in New York State will benefit from a $12-million settlement with a record company that had been accused of paying radio stations to play certain songs, reports the Associated Press.
The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, against Universal Music Group Recordings. The company said it did not do anything wrong, but it agreed to the settlement to avoid a court trial.
The $12-million will be distributed through Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to nonprofit groups in the state, the Associated Press reports.
