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Representative Ocasio-Cortez spoke out on Twitter Friday regarding Swift’s statements that Big Machine Label Group founder Scott Borchetta and partner Scooter Braun are impeding her November 24th performance at the American Music Awards, where she will be honored with the Artist of the Decade Award.

“This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans…I just want to be able to perform MY OWN music,” Swift tweeted in part. She also called out the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, which according to the New York Times, invested in Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings, “who put up money for the sale of my music to these two men.”

On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez weighed in. “Private equity groups’ predatory practices actively hurt millions of Americans,” she tweeted. “Their leveraged buyouts have destroyed the lives of retail workers across the country, scrapping 1+ million jobs. Now they’re holding @taylorswift13’s own music hostage. They need to be reigned in.”

Swift encouraged fans to “let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this.” In no time, the hashtag #IStandWithTaylor circulated, with singers Halsey and Lily Allen and actor Ruby Rose sharing their support.

Tree Paine, a publicist for Swift, tweeted that Borchetta “flatly denied the request” for the music to be used at both the American Music Awards and in the Netflix documentary.