Y’all remember that moment from The Wavys 2022 where M the Myth, Rebecca and David Fifield talked about the Wavability Score on stage? Basically we built an indexing formula.
Then we used it, starting with the festival that started it all for us. (Rebecca was at Bonnaroo Year 1!)
The Wavability Index scores lineups by how much stage real estate actually goes to underrepresented artists; across race, gender, and LGBTQ+ identity.
Not who’s on the bill, but who’s headlining.
Did Bonnaroo 2026 tell on itself?
The mid-bill is genuinely Wavy. Blood Orange, Kesha, Alabama Shakes, Japanese Breakfast, Yungblud — stacked.
But scroll up to the top of the bill, & it’s a different story entirely.
Diversity doesn’t trickle up. (at least not without intention).
We’re totally not here to cancel a festival. We’re here to ask: what would this look like if bookers ran the numbers before the announcement?
That’s what The Wavys does. 🌊
Drop a festival, lineup, or board/org in the comments and we’ll run it next.
#BuildAWavyWorld #TheWavys #WavabilityIndex #Bonnaroo2026 #MusicIndustry #DiversityInMusic #FestivalSeason #TheNewWavyWay
🌊🌊🫶 Have a Wavy Weekend! 🌊🫶
Join us officially as a sustaining Wavy member for just 45/year to get into our first ever metaphysical experience on Sunday for freee ft @unsettlingwitch (we can change the world with our artist minds y’all)
Plus, free publicity via Wavy Music News for all of your upcoming releases, red carpet appearances + profesh photos by @ward8studios + networking with industry professionals + 5 entries for award consideration and free entry into all Wavy events and workshops!
🤫 this deal won’t last forever and nonprofits like us need all the support right now - we give all of the proceeds back to supporting artists iykyk so join us today at thewavys.org
#nycmusic #indieartist #worldwide #musiccommunity #wavyawards
✨ Wavy Music News 2026 SUBMISSION SPOTLIGHT ✨
Meet DEĀ EX MACHINĀ 🌊 @dea.ex.machina.music
This Iowa-born solo project is making the wavier waves, you know, lush synth-pop, ethereal production, and lyrics written “straight from the amygdala.”
Their debut EP drops during Disability Pride Month and honestly? We’ve been waiting for this one.
Torina Gedler has been building something rare: music that functions as archive, epitaph, and empowerment, all at once. A decade of lived experience poured into songs that don’t just represent Disabled and queer identity, they celebrate it.
A RAMPD @rampd_up member. A Recording Academy advocate. A community builder at Momentum Studios. And now — one of the wavier submissions to hit our inbox in a minute. 🌊
We’re spotlighting a released track while the EP stays under wraps, and trust — it’s giving everything the bio promises.
🔗 Link in story to check them out.
#TheWavys #SubmissionSpotlight #DEĀEXMACHINā #DisabilityPride #SynthPop #EmergingArtist #NewMusic #DisabilityRepresentation #IndiePop
🚨🌊Wavy Music Newsletter 🗞️ 🌊
Are you signed up for our newsletter? We have 3 events coming up very soon!
This Sunday - if you’re feeling a little insane and want to shift to a higher frequency with us we have the honor of a very rare opportunity to experience trance with Dilan @unsettlingwitch spaces are limited
Then on Wednesday there’s an in-person listening party with our new friends @toneshiftcollective ft Wavy Winner @therealladibree at @communenyc starting at 8pm and they’re giving away 3 complimentary Wavy memberships!
Then our NYMM open mic auditions are on June 5th and there are a few spots left!
Submissions are still open til June for Wavy nomination consideration
#wavyawards #indieartist #thewavys #popmusic #musiccommunity
Join us this Sunday! @unsettlingwitch will guide us through a trance session! Free for official Wavy members and only 8.99 for everyone else
Register in bio or at thewavys.org
@toneshiftcollective is partnering with @wavyawards for our May 20th Listening Party & Mixer. Attendees can enter to win a free Wavy membership which gives you access to workshops, Wavy News AND the Wavy Awards Submission! You could get a chance to walk the red carpet and win a Wavy Award just by attending a beautiful free community event?!? It’s too good to be true.
We’ll be at @communenyc on May 20th with our 6 featured artists @therealladibree@heyitslessa@luzmilataylor@timalikesmusic@avivalaviv and @lightbirdmusic — come discover new music, connect with independent artists and enter to win a Wavy membership!
#nycevent #freeevent #raffle #indieartists
🌊🚨Find out what’s weirder than you not being a sustaining member of The Wavys - @yesiamgoldilocks is about to tell you!
Becoming a member right now makes you a part of this movement to create a Wavy World. Your 45/year gets you that feeling of pride by not only joining the resistance to make sure artists get paid, but also gets you:
- free publicity/features on Wavy Music News
- free entrance to all Wavy events and workshops
- networking with industry professionals at a red carpet award show with free profesh photos by @ward8studios
-5 submissions for Wavy Award nomination consideration
(That’s a good deal 🤫)
We are constantly partnering with like-minded orgs and brands to make sure not only our past and future Wavy Winners, but all of our active members have as many opportunities to be seen and heard and create as possible!
Join us today to get your 2026 entries in before the June deadline 🌊🚨🫶
thewavys.org
#wavyawards #indieartist #thewavys #popmusic #musiccommunity
🌊 Wavy Music News Submission Spotlight 🌊
Meet @andreabenham Andrea Benham — recording artist, Grammy U mentor, and District Advocate for the Recording Academy.
Andrea’s music has been signed to MisWax Records, Kult Records, DreaMuzic, and Taste the Jam, with singles spanning from Reincarnation to Misunderstood Blonde — all reaching national and international radio play. She’s also an 8-time FYC Grammy nomination submission artist in Best Dance Recording and Best Pop Dance Recording.
Very Wavy, baby!
This is exactly who The Wavys exists for, artists who have been putting in the work, building something real, and deserve to be recognized by the community that sees them.
🎵 Andrea is submitted for Year 6 of The Wavys. Show her some love in the comments. 👇
#TheWavys #WavySpotlight #AndreaBenham #IndieArtist #DanceMusic #GrammyU #RecordingAcademy #WavyAwards #ArtistCommunity #MusicCommunity
🚨🌊 If you’ve been grinding alone, feeling overwhelmed, or just not sure which direction to move next, this Wavy Workshop one is for you.
Monday, May 12 at 6pm EST, The Wavys is hosting a free workshop on building a music career that’s actually sustainable. On your terms. Without losing what made you fall in love with music in the first place.
Kat Leander @heyitscoachkat and Laura Jones @little_underground_mgmt — both Wavy certified coaches — are giving their time and expertise completely free. All you have to do is show up.
This is what Wavy membership looks like. Artists supporting artists. Real tools. Real community. Free to non members, too, so you can experience the vibe without any commitment.
🎟 Free to attend — register at the link in bio or
💙 Already a member? Share this with an artist who needs it.
🌊 Not a member yet? This is your invitation.
#TheWavys #WavyWorkshop #SustainableHustle #IndieMusician #MusicCommunity #ArtistSupport #MusicCareer #IndieArtist #WavyCertified #ArtistWellness
🚨🌊 Breaking Wavy Music News! Today don’t miss the 3rd Annual Frankie Fest: A Queer and Ally rock fest celebrating the life of Frankie Rex @houseofyesnyc T O N I G H T SUNDAY MAY 3rd
Go see 3 Wavy Favy’s! @misscherrydelight@boyjrofficial and @theophobia
Then Get your tickets to see 2025 Wavy Winner @holly.cinnamon on stage in An Ordinary Afternoon in 1974 at @theatreeast thru May 23rd
Don’t forget to support @callmejolee our #1 Wavy Ambassador as we get the 2nd leg of The Size Queen Project’s recording journey funded and recorded at @carriagecity studios!
Enjoy your Sunday! And join The Wavys today to submit your songs and get featured on Wavy Music News at thewavys.org #indieartist #wavyawards #popmusic #thewavys #musiccommunity
🚨🫡🌊 help us disrupt the standard industry model of creation? Link in @callmejolee bio to fund not only this amazingly Wavy project, but also The Wavys! #WavyWorld
🌊🚨 Breaking Wavy Music News Something rare happened in Rahway, NJ this weekend 🎙️
@callmejolee started recording their debut album The Size Queen at @carriagecity Studios. No label. No advance. The New Wavy Way. 🌊
Over $1,000 already raised from their community + a subsidized studio rate we negotiated — tax-deductible through The Wavys’ 501(c)(3) 💖
Help us fully fund The Size Queen so Jo Lee can finish this thing → link in bio
The label model is broken. Let’s build a better one. thewavys.org
#WavyArtists #TheNewWavyWay #TheSizeQueen #TheWavys
