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Gene Simmons, KISS bassist and recent Kennedy Center honoree, will testify Tuesday afternoon before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property about the American Music Fairness Act.

The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), seeks to require radio corporations to pay performers for playing their music. Simmons, along with more than 300 major artists, signed a letter earlier this year urging lawmakers to pass the bill.

“Having spent my career in the music and entertainment industry, I understand the vital importance of this issue. The American Music Fairness Act represents sound public policy,” Simmons said in a recent statement. “Artists must be properly compensated for their creative work.”

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EST.