An alliance of singer-songwriters has come together to urge fans to take action before Congress scraps Net Neutrality and harms independent music.

Led by independent singer-songwriters Jill Sobule, Kay Hanley (founder of the band Letters to Cleo) and Michelle Lewis the musical alliance seeks to show the importance of Internet freedom to new and independent artists. The trio’s new group — dubbed “The Broadband” — today released a new song with the SavetheInternet.com Coalition to promote “Net Neutrality” and rally people to contact Congress before it hands over control of the Internet to the nations largest phone and cable companies.

Their song, “God Save the Internet,” can be downloaded for free exclusively at www.SavetheInternet.com/broadband

“While ‘God Save the Internet’ is tongue-in-cheek, it’s scary because it’s true,” said Jill Sobule. “The telecommunications industry is really trying to destroy our Internet. Take action now while you still can.”

“The idea that the citizens of the world are somehow squatting on the telecom giants’ pipes is ludicrous,” said Kay Hanley, founder of the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo. “I found out what these guys were up to, I jumped at the opportunity to get involved. This is a fight for our generation, if ever there was one.”

Special thanks to SavetheInternet.com Coalition member Scott Goodstein for his work with the musical community on this. To listen to “God Save the Internet” or learn more about how Network Neutrality affects artists and musicians, visit www.savetheinternet.com/broadband

Also check out the article written by SavetheInternet.com Coalition partners Jenny Toomey and Michael Bracy From the Future of Music Coalition.

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