United Musicians and Allied Workers
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United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW). Join us!
Joined April 2020
UMAW is thrilled to share what we’ve been working on for the last few years: The Living Wage for Musicians Act, with co-lead sponsors @RepRashida and @JamaalBowmanNY 💪 https://t.co/qVssnV75Mh
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There’s a new lawsuit against Spotify alleging pay-to-play promotion with their Discovery Mode tool. We need transparency from streaming services and an end to payola - we need the Living Wage for Musicians Act!
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Socialism wins! Congrats Mayor @ZohranKMamdani 💪 We agree that art is for all, not just the wealthy. We need to take the power back from the big corporations and into the hands of artists! photo via @thefader
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This kind of behavior is unacceptable. When musicians play a show, we’re at work. We deserve to work with dignity in fair, equitable conditions.
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Communication with a venue should not include disparagement or slurs. Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any circumstance, and there is a distinct power dynamic between a musician and the person in charge of their show going well.
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Psych-rock band Doom Gong has accused NYC venue Cutting Room of intimidation and harassment. Venues and artists are a team for the evening, and should work together to put on a show that’s respectful, fun, and safe. Inappropriate venue experiences like this endanger musicians.
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Learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act here:
weareumaw.org
United Musicians and Allied Workers celebrates the introduction of the Living Wage for Musicians Act – led by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman – to Congress. By creating a new streaming royalty,...
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PROs will accept registrations of partially AI-generated music. We need protections for human artists - we need the LWMA! Big corporations are exploiting musicians at every turn. The Living Wage for Musicians Act specifies that ONLY human artists would receive the new royalty.
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We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW to get artists paid fairly for our work! Tell your reps to support the LWMA here: https://t.co/7MCHGu6uWX
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Choose your costume… scary and corrupt or new and ready for change?
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We need the LWMA now! Watch the full video by Cam James titled “Artists vs. Streaming: This One Push Could Save Indie Music” on his YouTube channel, and write your rep urging them to support the LWMA. 💪
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Support DC music workers unionizing at 9:30 Club, Atlantis, and The Anthem! Musicians, sign the solidarity letter here: https://t.co/LWVWmYynk2
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Spotify and the major labels have teamed up to make what they call “artist-first” generative AI products. Nothing Spotify does is artist-first.
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Via Rolling Stone: “ICE Ads Are All Over Your Favorite Streaming Services”
rollingstone.com
Users call out streaming services for dystopian ICE ads on Spotify, Max, and Pandora amid $30 billion deportation push.
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ICE recruitment ads have been all over streaming services. Artists do not want the places where people find and listen to our work to promote ICE, a racist, corrupt group who kidnap and disappear innocent people. Why the fuck is Spotify running ICE ads?
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Read the full article here on @verge :
theverge.com
Artists aren’t rushing back to Spotify just because Daniel Ek changed his title.
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