6:15
\"Falsely implying support or endorsement from an artist or songwriter is dishonest and immoral,\" the letter reads. \"It undermines the campaign process, confuses the voting public, and ultimately distorts elections.\"
\"It should be anathema to any honest candidate to play off this kind of uncertainty or falsely leave the impression of an artist's or songwriter's support,\" the letter continues.
Ultimately, the signees ask campaign committees to \"establish clear policies requiring campaigns supported by your committees to seek the consent of featured recording artists, songwriters, and copyright owners before publicly using their music in a political or campaign setting.\"
The letter requests an answer regarding a \"plan to accomplish these changes\" by Aug. 10.
Other artists who signed the letter include Matt Nathanson, The B-52s, Jewel, Aerosmith, Blondie and Michelle Branch.
","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/lionel-richie-sheryl-crow-cyndi-lauper-artists-urging/story?id=72050811","legacySlug":"/culture/story/lionel-richie-sheryl-crow-cyndi-lauper-artists-urging-72050811","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"16:03","publishDate":"07-29-2020","updatedTime":"19:06","updatedDate":"07-29-2020","socialImage":{"alt":"Lionel Richie performs in the rain during KAABOO Texas at the AT&T Stadium on May 10, 2019 in Arlington, Texas.","credit":"Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/richie-file-gty-ml-200729_1596035105864_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"7/29/2020 16:03:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":72050811,"headline":"Artists speak out on using music at campaign stops","mediaAssetTitle":"MUSICIANS LETTER TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS","description":"More than 50 artists have signed a letter. ","duration":"6:15","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2020/05/200511_gma_holmes_0830_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["72007499","72027619","72007279"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"July 27, 2020","headline":"Taylor Swift's new album sells over 1.3 million worldwide in under 24 hours","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/taylor-swifts-folklore-sets-streaming-records-sells-13-72007499","id":72007499,"image":{"alt":"Taylor Swift's new album sells over 1.3 million worldwide in under 24 hours","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/taylor-swift-01-ht-jt-200727_1595858903639_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Beth Garrabrant","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"July 28, 2020","headline":"Taylor Swift responds to accusations she copied 'Folklore' logo","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/taylor-swift-responds-accusations-folklore-logo-takes-action-72027619","id":72027619,"image":{"alt":"Taylor Swift responds to accusations she copied 'Folklore' logo","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/taylor-swift-file-gty-jef-200728_1595965875914_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"July 27, 2020","headline":"BTS announces new single will be sung in English","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/bts-announces-single-sung-english-72007279","id":72007279,"image":{"alt":"BTS announces new single will be sung in English","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/BTS-kpop-file-gty-jef-200727_1595858202991_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Axelle/bauer-griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Artists speak out on using music at campaign stops","description":"More than 50 artists have signed a letter. ","duration":"6:15","uploadDate":"07-29-2020","publication":"07-29-2020","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2020/05/200511_gma_holmes_0830_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2020/05/200511_gma_holmes_0830_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/lionel-richie-sheryl-crow-cyndi-lauper-artists-urging-72050811"}},"playlist":[{"id":"133882828","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133810954","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133779647","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133810835","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133749799","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133777519","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133748258","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133730535","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133712423","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133694181","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133688738","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133616358","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133616342","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133522899","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133584123","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133579397","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133482839","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133390157","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133415361","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133414032","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:culture:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"culture","title":"Artists speak out on using music at campaign stops","pubTime":"12:03","pubDate":"07-29-2020","modTime":"15:06","modDate":"07-29-2020","taxonomyTags":"none","id":72050811,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Artists speak out on using music at campaign stops","mediaAssetTitle":"MUSICIANS LETTER TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS","videoId":72050811,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/culture/story/lionel-richie-sheryl-crow-cyndi-lauper-artists-urging-72050811"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/72050811","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/72050811","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};