Multiple artists who were name in promotional materials for a medicine festival being put on by Amazon Web Services say they did n’t make out the fete had ties to the technical school behemoth . At least one performer has since been remove from the outcome ’s lineup .
Fallout over the roll of artists for the Intersect music and arts festival , which is being held in Las Vegas in December , surfaced this week after DJ and producer The Black Madonna say in a series of Thursday tweets that she was “ ferocious ” that she was listed alongside artists dally the event , write that she “ absolutely did n’t fit to this ” and “ What . The . Fucking Fuck . ”
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“ If you were traumatise I ’d play for Amazon , well that makes two of us . Please be patient and while I burn down some bridges . Updates shortly , ” she tweeted . Pitchfork , whichreportedon the incident on Thursday , was told by a interpreter for Amazon exact that AWS appeared multiple times in a contract signed by The Black Madonna ’s management .
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Indeed , The Black Madonna ’s name no longer come along on thewebsite for the event(though anInstagram postfor the event that included the name was still live as of Friday ) . turn over for commentary by Gizmodo , The Black Madonna noted her absence seizure from the lineup Intersect ’s website and pronounce she would be liberate a conventional statement about the incident “ short . ”
Despite AWS ’s claims that it made light in contractual accord who was behind the fete , The Black Madonna is not the only artist claiming that they were not inform the consequence was tied to Amazon . Another creative person list on promotional materials for the festival , Japanese Breakfast — the solo projection of musician Michelle Zauner — said she too was unaware that the festival was being put on by one of the tech giant ’s key business .
“ I will say like The Black Madonna it was not brought to my care this was an AWS event , ” she said in aseries of tweetson Friday . “ When we signed on for this fest month ago we were n’t told it was present by AWS . I agree that this and most corps have despicable practice session and feel conflicted participating as I did [ with ] Coachella . I ’m still uncertain how to move forward as a small-scale indie number on a visor . ”
I ’m not hold Amazon River or this fete by any means . I did n’t even know this was an aws fest when we signed on . I ’m subject to having this dialogue but this was the line in the sand I ’m talking about . A net ton of musician have used amazon money for goad expense and mendelevium
— Japanese Breakfast ( @Jbrekkie)October 18 , 2019
As of Friday , Japanese Breakfast was still number as an artist perform the issue on the Intersect website . Amazon Web Services did not immediately return Gizmodo ’s request for comment about the claim .
There are lashings of musical and visual artists listed as performers for the event , include headliner Beck , Kacey Musgraves , Foo Fighters , and Anderson . Paak . Of these , it appear Friday that only the Foo Fighters had shared information related to Intersect on Twitter or Instagram . This is perhaps especially surprising of Musgraves — who is list as execute a “ lagger visible radiation show lionise cleaning lady in technical school ” at Intersect . And who would n’t want to shill such an event ?
Update 10/20/19 11:45 p.m. ET : In a statementreleasedon Twitter , The Black Madonna said Saturday that she was never informed prior to the effect that the festival had ties to Amazon .
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“ I will not be execute at Intersect Festival due to their kinship with Amazon Web Services who have business tie with ICE and Homeland Security . The effect proposed to me ab initio was framed as and [ sic ] arts and technology weekender with other artists I profoundly honor and with well known and respected production squad , ” she said . “ It presented no cause for business concern . I was never formally or colloquially advised of any Amazon stigmatisation . The offer I accepted did not propose any kind of brand name partnership . ”
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