MFM supports United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) Action Alert.
“Today, UMAW celebrates Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s introduction of the Living Wage for Musicians Act, a bill that would create a new royalty to finally fairly compensate musicians for streaming.
The new royalty would be paid directly to artists, bypassing powerful players in the industry whose primary interest is market share and corporate profits. The payment would be made in addition to artists’ existing royalties.
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“Streaming has changed the music industry, but it’s leaving countless artists struggling to make ends meet behind,” said Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. “It’s only right that the people who create the music we love get their fair share, so that they can thrive, not just survive.”
We couldn’t agree more. There is a lot of talk in the industry about how to ‘fix’ streaming – but the streaming platforms and major labels have already had their say for more than a decade, and they have failed musicians. The Living Wage for Musicians Act presents a new, artist-centered solution to make streaming work for the many and not just the few. We need to return value to recordings by injecting more money into the system, and we need to pay artists and musicians directly for streaming their work
Add your name to our petition: Artists support the Living Wage for Musicians Act!
Thanks for taking action,
United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW)”