AFM, NBCUniversal Settle Civil Action; Submit Your Incomplete Track Information

NBCUniversal (NBCU) and American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) are jointly requesting information, pursuant to a settlement agreement in the civil action AFM v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., pertaining to incomplete tracks used in one of the following programs from March 1, 2020 through October 1, 2024 (“Claim Period”), in order to ensure proper payment for such use pursuant to the Television Videotape Agreement:

  • “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”
  • “Late Night with Seth Meyers”
  • “Saturday Night Live”
  • “Today Show”
  • “The Kelly Clarkson Show”

If you believe your performance on an original recording was contained on an incomplete track used in one of these programs during the Claim Period, and you did not receive payment for such use pursuant to the TVA, please submit a claim form by regular mail, which must be postmarked no later than January 30, 2025, to each of the following:

John Painting; American Federation of Musicians
1501 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10036

AND

Yakub Hazzard
2049 Century Park East, 18th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Download the claim form here.

Please print the information legibly and complete a separate form for each claim you wish to make.

Questions? Email Jennifer Garner at jgarner@afm.org.