Musicians on the red carpet at the ARIA awards share their day jobs via @buzzfeed.com . Musicians, even those being recognized at major awards shows, are severely underpaid. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act to get ALL artists paid FAIRLY for our work!

I stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers on strike. When a corporation can pay $96 million to its CEO for just four months of work, it can afford to pay its workers a living wage and decent benefits.

They launched a coup, suffered no consequences for it, won back power, and have used the power to pardon everyone involved while remaking the country through violence and intimidation. It’s just ridiculous to talk about the political violence of yelling at ICE agents within that context.

Soundcloud is using your music to train AI. Artists don’t want this! We want fair pay, fair treatment, and to be valued for the work we do and art we create. futurism.com/soundcloud-a...

FAIR PAY @sxsw.com

editable/addable spreadsheet of music industry folks who have lost their homes to the fires, along with gofundme links and immediate requests where applicable. for sharing docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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