UMAW
@umaw.bsky.social
UMAW is a 501(c)(4) member-led advocacy group committed to organizing music workers to create a more just music industry, and to join with other workers in the struggle for a better society.
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TIDAL opens direct uploads for indie artists, but tracks won’t earn royalties - Music Business Worldwide
TIDAL is launching a contest that will award $100,000 each for 10 artists whose work get playlisted among TIDAL Upload’s headliners.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Tell Congress to Support The Living Wage for Musicians Act!
Write a letter to your members of Congress urging them to support the Living Wage for Musicians Act! The bill would create a new streaming royalty paid directly to artists, bypassing powerful pla...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act to ensure that artists are paid fairly for our work.
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act to ensure that artists are paid fairly for our work.
Streaming services are constantly finding new ways to underpay and exploit artists.
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Streaming services are constantly finding new ways to underpay and exploit artists.
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act as the first step towards a fair and just music industry!
Learn more and support the LWMA here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
Learn more and support the LWMA here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
Make Streaming Pay - United Musicians and Allied Workers — United Musicians and Allied Workers
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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November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act as the first step towards a fair and just music industry!
Learn more and support the LWMA here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
Learn more and support the LWMA here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
“In some cases [in the past], where we have been unable to get answers… or have a satisfactory engagement, we have divested from, or sold the stock of, particular companies or sectors,” he said. “We only do that after a lot of engagement…this is the first letter we’re writing.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“In some cases [in the past], where we have been unable to get answers… or have a satisfactory engagement, we have divested from, or sold the stock of, particular companies or sectors,” he said. “We only do that after a lot of engagement…this is the first letter we’re writing.”
Spotify continues to say that ICE recruitment ads do not violate their advertising policy.
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Spotify continues to say that ICE recruitment ads do not violate their advertising policy.
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Irish government to start paying musicians basic income of €325 a week
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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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.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
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.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
Learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
Make Streaming Pay - United Musicians and Allied Workers — United Musicians and Allied Workers
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, ...
weareumaw.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay