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.
According to @lucasfebraro.bsky.social, Spotify is running recruitment ads in Israel for armed units in the Israel Prison Service, the system that runs prisons where, according to the UN, Israel enforces a state policy of organized torture.
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
According to @lucasfebraro.bsky.social, Spotify is running recruitment ads in Israel for armed units in the Israel Prison Service, the system that runs prisons where, according to the UN, Israel enforces a state policy of organized torture.
People don’t become musicians in hopes of automating all the creative parts of the process. We take joy in writing, in building real scenes with real people — in the magic, human, intangible parts of music. No one wants empty AI music. No one wants endless, meaningless slop.
December 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
People don’t become musicians in hopes of automating all the creative parts of the process. We take joy in writing, in building real scenes with real people — in the magic, human, intangible parts of music. No one wants empty AI music. No one wants endless, meaningless slop.
Spotify doesn’t care about the negative impact it has on the music industry.
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Spotify doesn’t care about the negative impact it has on the music industry.
Statement from UMAW, A4P, and PACBI:
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Statement from UMAW, A4P, and PACBI:
Streaming services MUST be regulated. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW!
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Streaming services MUST be regulated. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW!
AI music is exploitation.
Suno and other AI platforms encourage users to rip off real musicians in increasingly lazy ways. It’s not about creating music, it’s about exploiting musicians.
This post could be rage bait, but the AI companies WANT their users to think this way.
Suno and other AI platforms encourage users to rip off real musicians in increasingly lazy ways. It’s not about creating music, it’s about exploiting musicians.
This post could be rage bait, but the AI companies WANT their users to think this way.
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
AI music is exploitation.
Suno and other AI platforms encourage users to rip off real musicians in increasingly lazy ways. It’s not about creating music, it’s about exploiting musicians.
This post could be rage bait, but the AI companies WANT their users to think this way.
Suno and other AI platforms encourage users to rip off real musicians in increasingly lazy ways. It’s not about creating music, it’s about exploiting musicians.
This post could be rage bait, but the AI companies WANT their users to think this way.
Detroit City Council UNANIMOUSLY PASSES the resolution in support of the Living Wage for Musicians Act! 💪❤️
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Detroit City Council UNANIMOUSLY PASSES the resolution in support of the Living Wage for Musicians Act! 💪❤️
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
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!
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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!
The only people who benefit here are the executives of the major labels and AI startups. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act, which would pay a new streaming royalty ONLY to human musicians, not to corporations making AI slop.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The only people who benefit here are the executives of the major labels and AI startups. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act, which would pay a new streaming royalty ONLY to human musicians, not to corporations making AI slop.
Streaming services think they can act with impunity as they exploit and harm the artists that make their services possible. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW!
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Streaming services think they can act with impunity as they exploit and harm the artists that make their services possible. We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW!
Poverty-wage payouts from streaming services, rising costs, lack of affordable housing, predatory label deals, the introduction of AI, and a stagnant minimum wage all helped flatten the music industry.
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Poverty-wage payouts from streaming services, rising costs, lack of affordable housing, predatory label deals, the introduction of AI, and a stagnant minimum wage all helped flatten the music industry.
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
UMAW applauds NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for sending a letter to Spotify condemning the company for its ICE recruitment ads. Lander says that Spotify's relationship with ICE "…threatens the $482 million in shares held by the NYC pension funds.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
UMAW applauds NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for sending a letter to Spotify condemning the company for its ICE recruitment ads. Lander says that Spotify's relationship with ICE "…threatens the $482 million in shares held by the NYC pension funds.”
While the US cuts essential benefits and arts & culture get decimated, the Irish government built a permanent UBI program for musicians. A better and more sustainable music industry is possible! US lawmakers must give more public funding for the arts and protect artists and workers.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
While the US cuts essential benefits and arts & culture get decimated, the Irish government built a permanent UBI program for musicians. A better and more sustainable music industry is possible! US lawmakers must give more public funding for the arts and protect artists and workers.
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!
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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!
Socialism wins! Congrats Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 💪 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.bsky.social
photo via @thefader.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Socialism wins! Congrats Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 💪 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.bsky.social
photo via @thefader.bsky.social
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.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
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.
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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.
Support DC music workers unionizing at 9:30 Club, Atlantis, and The Anthem! Musicians, sign the solidarity letter here: unitehere.jotform.com/252604810555...
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Support DC music workers unionizing at 9:30 Club, Atlantis, and The Anthem! Musicians, sign the solidarity letter here: unitehere.jotform.com/252604810555...
Spotify and the major labels have teamed up to make what they call “artist-first” generative AI products. Nothing Spotify does is artist-first.
October 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Spotify and the major labels have teamed up to make what they call “artist-first” generative AI products. Nothing Spotify does is artist-first.
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?
October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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?