TOP 20 Songs on Acoustic Pie
Based on listeners' online voting!

June 2008

Artist ~ Song ~ Album
(Links to all artists' web sites are found on the Artists page)

1. Johnsmith ~ Rooks In The Castle ~ Traveler
2. Tom Dews ~ No More to Roam ~ Driving Dreams
3. Eliza Gilkyson ~ Tennessee Road ~ Your Town Tonight
4. Jim Croce ~ Walkin' Back to Georgia ~ The 50th Anniversary Collection
5. Dougie MacLean ~ Holding Back ~ Dougie MacLean with Strings
6. Gregory Page ~ November Night ~ Grace in Arms
7. Arlo Guthrie ~ Darkest Hour ~ In Times Like These
8. Steve Seskin ~ Last First Kiss ~ Live
9. Chris Pureka ~ Cruel and Clumsy ~ Dryland
10. Nanci Griffith ~ Big Blue Ball of War ~ Hearts In Mind
11. Chris Pureka ~ Dryland ~ Dryland
12. Chris Pureka ~ Compass Rose ~ Dryland
13. Corinne West ~ Writing on the Wall ~ Second Sight
14. Andrew McKnight ~ Times We're Living In ~ Something Worth Standing For
15. Deb Talan ~ Tell Your Story Walking ~ A Bird Flies Out
16. Angela Correa ~ Bluebeard's Bride ~ Red Room Songs
17. Teitur ~ Josephine ~ Poetry & Aeroplanes
18. Teitur ~ Amanda's Dream ~ Poetry & Aeroplanes
19. Randi Driscoll ~ Angel in Chelsea ~ Lucky
20. Kris Delmhorst ~ Galuppi Baldessare ~ Strange Conversation

A government board has proclaimed a huge increase in royalty rates that would force many broadcasts such as Acoustic Pie off the air. Internet radio has always paid higher rates of royalty than any other radio medium. Because I love music and musicians, I'm proud of that. I don't understand why we're now being asked to pay even higher increases, making our fees even more out-of-line with satellite and broadcast radio.

We can't support the music we love if we're not broadcasting.

Because of the public outcry by musicians and listeners (thanks, everybody!), the collection agency agreed on July 13, 2007 to temporarily not enforce the impossibly high rates and negotiate with webcasters individually. This is a troubling compromise and not a permanent solution.

Our best hope is the Internet Radio Equality Act (IREA) which would set the increases to the same new rates paid by satellite radio. As of May 2008, this act is being considered for legislation by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

Any and all developments on this problem are tracked at the Save Net Radio website. And I'll keep you posted here, too!

~Kelley
Updated May 20, 2008