Lost amid all the talk of the Iranian president and the war in Iraq this week is a Congressional hearing today entitled "From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images," where the following music industry executives were scheduled to appear and be asked to take a public position on the misogyny and other offensive material in their products:
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman; Edgar Bronfman Jr. chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group; Doug Morris, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group; Alfred Liggins, president and CEO of Radio One; and Strauss Zelnick, a partner in ZelnickMedia and chairman of Take-Two Interactive.
Master P was also scheduled to appear, reported Media Week.
--Garance Franke-Ruta