The musicians union just got loud.
On Oct 20, the American Federation of Musicians launched a campaign called Human Made, Human Paid.
Three words carry it. Consent. Credit. Compensation.
What they are asking for
Consent: musicians get to say yes or no before their work trains AI.
Credit: clear, honest credit for the people who played.
Compensation: pay when their work makes money in AI systems or licensing deals.
The union says it is not here to fight technology or tools for making music. It is fighting for the people who make it.
Why now
The union says it goes back to the table on Nov 3. The contract is the Sound Recording Labor Agreement, with UMG, Sony, Warner and Hollywood Records.
The union also says it sued Universal, Warner Records and Atlantic Records over licensing recording catalogs to AI platforms without paying musicians.
That case is the union's claim. A court has not ruled on it.
Where we stand
Humans set the vision. AI supports.
That only works if people know who did what.
So we ask. On every upload.
Human. AI-assisted. Fully AI. You pick. You tap what a person did.
We save it with your song.
Credit starts with the truth.
Sources: Human Made Human Paid (AFM), Rolling Stone, CMU.