The AI nightmare continues. Musicians are up against AI at every turn, whether it’s fake artists on Spotify playlists or fake images from ticket resellers. We need regulations to protect artists! That’s why the Living Wage for Musicians Act would ONLY pay out human creators.

We’re reintroducing the Living Wage for Musicians Act, and to celebrate we’re throwing a show/happy hour in DC with Julia Holter, Alexia Roditis, and Dior Ashley Brown! Let’s get the LWMFA passed & get artists paid fairly from streaming 💪 RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/julia...

At this point, for many artists, industry workers, and conscientious fans alike, UMAW is the most vital music advocacy group out there, offering a way for people to fight back against a system that seems more irredeemably fucked with every passing day

If you’ve been wanting to know more about @umaw.bsky.social this article is a great place to start. Thank you @ryandombal.bsky.social - and happy fifth anniversary to all my comrades there!

Via @hellgatenyc.com: Room fees are squeezing indie musicians. Read the full article here: hellgatenyc.com/how-room-fee...

Nashville! UMAW is a co-sponsor for the first Yallidarity Social Club event on September 12th. The event is free to attend and includes live performances, comedy, and a chance to build community and solidarity with your neighbors and comrades :)

this Labor Day, become a UMAW member 💪 weareumaw.org/membership

We need your help! Send a letter to your elected officials and tell them to support the Living Wage for Musicians Act 💪 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Disrespectful and egregious behavior from Spotify yet again. Streaming services have free rein to warp, mimic, and underpay artists, and it must end. We need strong regulations to protect musicians on all platforms, not just Spotify. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW.

UMAW calls for the release of Chris Smalls (labor organizer, musician, and Amazon Labor Union founder) and all Gaza Freedom Flotilla activists. Smalls was on the Handala, a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and break the siege, when it was violently intercepted by Israel.

Xiu Xiu and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have both removed their music from Spotify to protest Daniel Ek’s investment and involvement in AI military technology. Musicians don’t want our art funding the war machine! Daniel Ek, do you see the trend?

AI music devalues art made by human musicians struggling to make a livable wage. Spotify created a music ecosystem of AI musicians on playlists and a cycle of bot music listened to by bot audiences. It’s mediocre and lifeless, and it only serves tech bros and the wealthy.

Deerhoof is taking their music off of Spotify 💪 Their statement (in full below) says “Spotify is flushing itself down the toilet” after Daniel Ek’s announcement of his $700 million investment in AI weapons technology.

The people running our music industry are the same people “doubling down” on AI military technology. To build a fair and just music industry, we also must dismantle imperialism in all its forms. Daniel Ek is a warmonger who pays artists poverty wages 🤮

UMAW stands in solidarity with World Cafe Live workers in Philadelphia! Staff are citing wage disruption, a hostile work environment, and senior staff being pushed out of their jobs as reasons for the protest. Venue workers deserve fair pay and fair treatment. 💪

Yet another slimy statement from the company that controls the dominant share of streaming. Daniel Ek won’t protect musicians against AI — his “philosophical” question diminishes the real work that real artists do every day, as do Spotify’s poverty-wage payouts. We need the LWMA!

BREAKING: Resolution 368 PASSES! Thank you @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social for sponsoring the resolution in support of the Living Wage for Musicians Act 💪

Musicians deserve to be paid fairly for our work 💪

New Yorkers! We need your help. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/join-...

Artists must stand together in solidarity against political repression and attempts to silence speech and protest. The UK must drop all charges against Kneecap. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Via @propublica.org: Deployed Resources, the company that used to work for music festivals like Lollapalooza, is now working for ICE. They claim they worked 100 music festivals in 2018, & have since become a federal contractor working on Trump’s horrifying mass deportation efforts.

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...

Happy May Day 💪 Our struggles are all connected! UMAW is dedicated to building a fairer and more just music industry while fighting for the rights and dignity of workers everywhere.

If you're interested in organizing with UMAW as a worker in the musical arts but you don't have a lot of money to put toward dues right now (that's a lot of folks in music, TBH), you should know they have a simple dues waiver for both new and renewing members: actionnetwork.org/forms/member...

We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act! All workers deserve fair pay and dignity in our work. Streaming services and tech bro billionaires are exploiting artists and it needs to end.

The UMAW general membership meeting is TODAY at 5pm PST/8pm EST 💪❤️ Are you a member but haven’t gotten involved in one of our campaigns or subcommittees? Come build community and solidarity! Meet your comrades! actionnetwork.org/events/umaw-...

Are you a member that hasn’t gotten involved? Are you in a subcommittee but want to learn about the other campaigns? Do you want to meet and get connected with your fellow UMAW members? Come to the general membership meeting! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/umaw-...

SXSW is choosing to shoot itself in the foot and erode its own music festival rather than regain the trust of artists and the music community. It seems that music will continue in some capacity at SXSW, and we will continue to demand fair pay and no warmongers at the festival.

This week, Spotify released their Loud and Clear statement on royalty payments. It couldn’t be louder or clearer: Spotify is exploiting artists. Daniel Ek believes that out of all 12 million uploaders, only 225k of them should be paid more than 1k a YEAR. This is unacceptable.

TOMORROW! Rsvp here: actionnetwork.org/events/umaws...

Reminder that today is Go Pay Yourself, the second installment of a three-part DIY booking series by The Witching Hour in collaboration with Office Hours. RSVP for the zoom here, and see you later today! actionnetwork.org/events/go-pa...

Join us for the second installment of Go Book Yourself on March 9th! Learn about show deals, how to get paid, and budgeting. Hosted by The Witching Hours in collaboration with Office Hours. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/go-pa...

SXSW promised to kick out the US military and weapons manufacturers but is allowing the CIA at this year's festival. That's why we're still protesting until the festival makes real changes. Join us March 14 at Hole in the Wall for our Fair Pay + No Warmongers at SXSW event.

Announcing this years Fair Pay at SXSW showcase! Friday, March 14th at Hole in the Wall. Free with RSVP! Link to RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/umaws...

TODAY is Go Pitch Yourself, the first installment of The Witching Hours’ 3-part online course in DIY booking in collaboration with Office Hours! 12 PST / 3 EST :) sign up here: actionnetwork.org/events/go-pi...

Hello! We’re looking for SPONSORS for our upcoming SXSW unofficial show and panel. If you’re interested in supporting the Fair Pay and No Warmongers at SXSW campaign and our work in Austin, send us a DM here or an email to [email protected] !

read the article here: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Labels, booking agencies, and managers: sign on in support of the LWFMA! Artists, share with your teams! actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-o...

Join us! Before this year’s SXSW, write a letter and demand answers about the future of the festival. tinyurl.com/DemandAnswersSXSW

Healthcare is a human right! @joeyquits.bsky.social spoke with @rollingstone.com following Chappell Roan’s statement at the Grammys about how important it is for musicians to get organized.

Chappell Roan is completely correct! Musicians are workers, and we deserve fair payment & dignity in our workplace. UMAW introduced the Living Wage for Musicians Act with Rep. Rashida Tlaib to build a fairer music industry and increase wages for musicians. We need your help to make it happen!

The UMAW raffle ends TOMORROW at midnight pst! This is our main annual fundraiser, and allows us to continue building our organization and taking on new campaigns. Enter the raffle here: weareumaw.org/raffle

These major corporations think everyone is expendable, from the festival creators who get shut down without explanation to the musicians who are paid poverty wages from streaming companies. We’re all fighting the same enemy - we need to be in solidarity with each other!

Via @deerhoof.bsky.social - favorite quotes from Mood Machine by @lizpelly.bsky.social 💪 UMAW introduced the Living Wage for Musicians Act last year, which would regulate streaming services (including Spotify)-read more about the LWFMA here & sign onto our demands: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay

As subscription rates in the US for Spotify go up, artist payment rates go down. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act, which would guarantee direct, fair payment to artists! Under the LWFMA, any increased subscription rate would increase artists’ pay.

One way we can combat this nightmare government hellbent on destroying anyone that isn’t a tech billionaire is by joining your union, forming one if it doesn’t exist, and building worker power. We are stronger in numbers! Don’t let them make you feel powerless!