National News and Opinion from other Black News Outlets:
Key takeaways
- Musicians organizing to confront corporate overlords, demanding fair pay, transparency, and control over their work.
- Pressure mounts on Ticketmaster for monopolistic pricing, hidden fees, and resale practices that harm fans and artists.
- Spotify faces criticism for low streaming payouts, opaque algorithms, and concentrating revenue away from creators.
- Artists demand accountability from festivals and labels, pushing for ethical partnerships, transparency, and collective bargaining power.
What’s happening at SXSW—caused by the festival’s inability to stay away from collaborating with genocidal war profiteers—is just one example of many major issues plaguing the music industry and its workers today.
Read more via Scalawag: From SXSW to Ticketmaster to Spotify: Musicians organize against industry corporate overlords.
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