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Musicians urge City Council to back federal "Living Wage for Musicians" bill; large public turnout at hearing
Summary
Dozens of recording and performing musicians testified at a City Council hearing urging the council to endorse the federal Living Wage for Musicians Act and to press Congress to change streaming payouts that speakers said leave many artists unable to make a living in New York City.
Dozens of musicians, engineers and venue workers told a New York City Council hearing that streaming platforms pay artists too little and urged council members to adopt a resolution urging Congress to pass the federal Living Wage for Musicians Act.
"Streaming is now responsible for 84% of all revenue from recorded music in The United States," testified Damon Krakovsky, describing how streaming platforms, he said, distribute almost none of that revenue directly to recording musicians. "This has wreaked havoc in the lives of working musicians."
Organizers and performers organized into several panels to press the council for a…
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