Tourism officials banking on this year’s marketing theme celebrating local music might get a boost if state lawmakers OK a bill aimed at strengthening the industry and keeping talent in Georgia. The bill is modeled on a similar incentive for the film and television industry that has helped lure a number of big-budget movie productions from the West Coast in recent years. Lanier Islands has been a key location in Hall County for several Hollywood movies in the past few years, including “Blended,” featuring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, which shot for more than 50 days locally.
Bill aims to boost music industry in Georgia
State legislative proposal would provide tax incentives