Independent musicians are being erased from streaming platforms without warning, evidence, or appeal. The Artist Rights & Platform Accountability Act demands due process, transparency, and protections for the artists who power the music economy.

The Artist Rights & Platform Accountability Act is a federal legislative proposal written by independent artist Kenan Ali Erkan (Ali Prod®) in response to widespread abuses affecting musicians on streaming platforms.

This bill outlines essential protections for artists, including:

• Due process before music removal

• Transparent fraud investigations

• Artist metadata protection

• Royalty oversight and audit rights

It is grounded in firsthand experience and designed to defend the creative labor that drives today’s digital music economy.

Read the full legislation bill on my website AliProd.Net

https://aliprod.net/artists-rights-act#bde6311f-fce0-43c4-ada7-ca85d764eebd

I’m Kenan Ali Erkan — an independent artist, producer, and audio engineer from Rochester, NY. I release music under the name Ali Prod®.

In 2023, a single fraud accusation from Spotify with no evidence and no chance to respond resulted in the removal of my entire music catalog across all streaming platforms. No warning. No appeal. No royalties. Years of creative work erased overnight.

And I’m not alone.

Behind the scenes, major platforms like Spotify and distributors like DistroKid and CD Baby are accusing artists of fraud with no transparency, no oversight, and no consequences. Meanwhile, these same platforms profit from bot traffic, fraudulent playlists, and shady curators — then blame the artists when the numbers don’t add up.

That’s why I wrote this bill.

The Artist Rights & Platform Accountability Act was created from firsthand experience. I lived through the chaos and saw how powerless artists are in a system that can silence and erase them at will. This proposal isn’t a theory — it’s a blueprint for survival, accountability, and justice in the digital music era.

We need federal protections that recognize music as labor. We need oversight. We need our rights back.

This bill is my line in the sand — and I hope it becomes ours.

— Kenan Ali Erkan
Artist Name: Ali Prod®

AliProd.Net

For press or legislative inquiries, contact: AliProd.Net@gmail.com

For artist support or testimony, please include "ARTISTS RIGHTS" in your subject line.