Music Votes Coalition Announces First Wave of Partners
29 Julio 2024 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Concert promoters, publishers, agents, venues,
artist and songwriter orgs + industry innovators including AEG
PRESENTS, WASSERMAN MUSIC, ASM GLOBAL,
DOWNTOWN, BANDSINTOWN, REDEYE AND SONA
opt-in to support voting for all that music touches while
integrating crucial non-partisan causes
Music Votes, the groundbreaking coalition of the music
industry’s leading nonprofits in the voting and activism spaces, is
proud to announce their first wave of partners participating in
Music Votes’ 3-steps to solve voting for all that music touches:
registration, ensuring the correct voter I.D. where
applicable and turning out. Leading the charge are Artist
for Artist, Artist Rights Alliance, AEG Presents,
ASM Global, Bandsintown, Downtown,
ECHOETTE: Sound + Vision, Fenway Recordings, High
Road Touring, Music Business Association, Music
Managers Forum-US, National Independent Talent Organization
(NITO), Redeye, Songwriters of North America
(SONA), and Wasserman Music.
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Music Votes has also added new members for the industry to get
involved with civic engagement, music policy, Disability Culture,
gun violence prevention, and gender equity while providing
additional options to support social and racial justice. DJ at
the Polls hires DJs and musicians to spin their favorite tracks
at polling places leading to a proven increase in voter turnout.
BallotReady helps constituents across the U.S. vote and vote
informed on every race and measure on their ballot. Digital
Democracy Project provides the legislative content for each
ballot using nonpartisan information. Future of Music
Coalition supports a musical ecosystem where artists flourish
and are compensated fairly and transparently for their work.
Disabled Music Fans Collective aims to foster support for,
connection between, and education about the disabled community
within the music industry at large. Artist For Action is a
coalition of musicians who are taking action toward eliminating the
epidemic of gun violence in America. Women in Music is a
diverse global community advancing equality, visibility and
opportunities for women in the musical arts through education,
support, empowerment and recognition. Keychange U.S.
additionally champions gender equity and inclusion within the music
industry. SANKOFA, founded by icon Harry Belafonte,
educates, motivates, and activates artists and allies in service of
grassroots movements and equitable change. The Equity
Alliance is the leading Black-led organization in Tennessee
that takes bold action to mobilize the Black electorate to be
civically engaged, challenge systemic inequities rooted in white
supremacy, and stand up against attacks on our democracy.
The coalition provides a 3-step solution to solve voting for all
that music touches, while also seamlessly integrating non-partisan
causes for the industry to get involved with their level of
bandwidth to have a tangible impact on voting, climate, Disability
Culture, eliminating gun violence, gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights,
music policy, as well as racial in addition to reproductive justice
and more.
"We are honored to have such amazing support, both from our
coalition members, and our new partners,” says Eleanor
Anderson, MSA Board Member. “It is important for the
music industry to present a unified front, and the support we have
from labels, promoters, venues and more shows that the music
industry is ready to mobilize and encourage everyone to exercise
their right to vote.”
Music Votes will also be hosting a webinar on Thursday August
1st at 2p ET, led by Bill Werde - Director of Syracuse
University’s prestigious Bandier Program for Recording and
Entertainment Industries to share how artists and the music
industry can take simple steps to increase civic engagement for
this year’s election. RSVP for Music Votes’ webinar
HERE.
Music Votes nonprofit and launch members include #iVoted
Concerts, Black Voters Matter,
Environmental Voter Project, Grounded,
HeadCount, Hip Hop Caucus, Music
Declares Emergency U.S., Music Sustainability
Alliance, Noise for Now, Pizza to the
Polls, Propeller, RAMPD,
REVERB, Rock the Vote,
ShowUp, Support + Feed, The Ally
Coalition, TradesForce,
VoteRiders, and Well Dunn.
Head to www.music-votes.org for all info and
resources.
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