The Recording Academy’s Music Advocacy Day program is the largest grassroots advocacy movement for music and its makers. Each year, thousands of Recording Academy members visit the local district offices of Congress on Music Advocacy Day to discuss issues affecting their livelihoods and careers. Some meetings will take place at a local music business, studio, or venue. Additionally, participants will be given opportunities to engage with lawmakers in a series of calls-to-action across social media and other platforms to ensure effective activism.

All active members of the Recording Academy are eligible to participate, including Voting, Professional, and GRAMMY U members.

For Recording Academy members, being part of Music Advocacy Day is more than just showing up to a meeting on the day of. Being an advocate means staying active in the weeks leading up to Music Advocacy Day to help advance key priorities through social media and calls-to-action on specific legislative issues.

All meetings are scheduled by the Recording Academy’s Advocacy & Public Policy team in Washington, D.C. A representative from the Academy will reach out to you directly with your meeting times as soon as it has been scheduled.

Your meeting will only last about 30 minutes to an hour. However, Advocates are asked to hold all of Music Advocacy Day in their calendars to be flexible until the meeting is booked. Please note: In some cases, due to an elected official’s busy schedule, meetings may not be confirmed until the day before. Your flexibility is greatly appreciated.

Your actual meeting will only last between 30 minutes and an hour. However, Members of Congress have busy, often-changing schedules and it will take time for Academy staff to confirm a specific meeting time. Until a meeting is secured with the office, we ask that you hold the day and remain flexible. The Academy will strive to notify you as soon as possible once the time is finalized.

The Recording Academy strives to schedule in-person meetings whenever possible. However, the Academy will remain flexible and accommodate virtual meetings as necessary when required by a congressional office. In the case of a virtual meeting, Academy staff will provide virtual meeting details (such as a Zoom link) ahead of the meeting.

Meeting with a staff member is just as important as meeting with your Senator or Representative. Staff are the eyes and ears for their bosses and can influence their decisions on policy making.

Your home address is required to match you with the correct lawmaker that represents your local district. Your phone number is necessary in case your meeting group leader needs to contact you with any last-minute scheduling changes or conflicts. We may also send text messages with relevant information and/or action items for participants leading up to Music Advocacy Day and beyond.

Yes. The Academy will provide you with everything you need prior to your Music Advocacy Day meeting, including talking points on the important legislative issues and a social media guide with tips to help amplify your efforts and be an effective advocate. In addition, the Advocacy Department will host office hours and special training webinars to answer questions and help prepare you for Music Advocacy Day.