It takes more than 800,000 streams per month to make the equivalent of a $15/hour job, and the vast majority of music artists on platforms like Spotify never get to that number. I introduced the Living Wage for Musicians Act to fight for the fair pay that musicians deserve.
@RepRashida If the music was worth $15 an hour, people would be streaming it more frequently. You don’t determine the value of art, the public that consumes it does. Stop propping up mediocrity with our tax dollars.
@RepRashida They should write better music or get that $15 job....
@RepRashida Great to hear you talking about this. Most musicians are not superstars who get rich from streaming or touring; they are part of the working class and deserve a living wage (or equivalent) just like everyone else.
@RepRashida Americans are struggling to put food on the table and you’re worried about artists you can’t make this stuff up You back a terrorist named Hamas..
@RepRashida Genuinely ugly person inside and out
@RepRashida Yes we know you want to shut down speech on spotify. That is transparent. Your bill is laughable though.
@RepRashida A total waste of money. Only the best musicians can make a living from it.
@RepRashida I think this is a step in the right direction. But the government setting the Rates of compensation isn’t the right end result. Oversight to make sure artists have a fair amount of compensation should involve percentages not hard dollars