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Monday, 25 November 2019

Musicians plan to remove their music from Amazon to protest its ties with ICE

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

A group of musicians and activists is calling for artists to pull their music from Amazon’s music streaming service until it ends its ties with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), as spotted by Stereogum. The group, No Music For ICE, was formed under the nonprofit advocacy group Fight for the Future last month, initially asking artists to sign a pledge to boycott performing at Amazon-sponsored events.

Now, in a new letter, No Music For ICE is calling for artists to go one step further and remove their music from Amazon’s streaming service, starting on Black Friday and continuing through “the holiday shopping & travel season, when music sales are often at their peak.”

In the letter, the group says it’s going the route...

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from TV Aerial Installation Services Warrington https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20982165/amazon-streaming-musicians-music-protest-black-friday-ice
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