Jul 11, 2019

Band seeking visa

West African rock band Tal National. Jason Creps

The U.S. balks at France's new tax on tech companies. There's a small but fast uptick in inflation. "Extreme vetting" for visas is keeping some foreign musical acts out of the country.

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Music industry navigates "extreme vetting" of foreign artists

by Maria Bakkalapulo

Jul 11, 2019

Foreign artists are running into difficulty with visas, resulting in delays and cancellations.

Jason Creps

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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