Los Campesinos! turned down a $60,000 offer to license a song for an Airbnb commercial, citing the company's operations on stolen Palestinian land and its role in the global housing crisis. They aim to avoid profiting from these issues and expressed solidarity with similar protests by peers. A report highlighted Airbnb's listings in illegal Israeli settlements. The band hopes their public stance serves as an inspiration for other artists to take principled actions against injustices. Recent trends of onstage protests for Palestine have also occurred in festivals such as Glastonbury.
In April we declined an offer of $60,000 to license a song of ours to an Airbnb commercial. Airbnb continues to make money from stolen Palestinian land and contributes to the housing crisis worldwide. We do not wish to promote or profit from this. Free Palestine. Eat the Rich.
We're sharing this because we have found similar acts of solidarity and protest by our peers to be inspiring. Every time an artist takes a principled stance it makes it easier for the next artist to do the same.
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