An Open Letter To Gene Simmons: ‘KISS’ Our Butts

On December 9, the music industry-supported American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), which would impose new royalty fees on recorded music for radio stations already paying ASCAP, BMI and GMR, took center stage at a Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing. The largely one-sided affair saw KISS member Gene Simmons slam Radio.

Mark O’Brien, General Sales Manger of WDPN-AM & WDJQ-FM in Alliance, Ohio, was largely incensed by the rock star’s commentary. He offers a response in this guest column offered exclusively to Streamline Publishing.