6.2.20 Music Industry Black Out Tuesday
Jun 2, 2020 5:47:18 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Jun 2, 2020 5:47:18 GMT -5
#THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED
MUSIC INDUSTRY BLACK OUT TUESDAY
Due to recent events please join us as we take an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.
Join us on Tuesday JUNE 2 as a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community.
#THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED
What the Music Industry Can Do to Show Solidarity on Blackout Tuesday, by #TheShowMustBePaused
By Jem Aswad Jun 1, 2020 7:12am PT
Updated: The call for Blackout Tuesday — in which the music industry will basically stop everyday operations to protest police violence against the black community — rose so quickly over the weekend that many people are uncertain what the day is intended to accomplish.
#TheShowMustBePaused, an initiative created by Atlantic Records exec Jamila Thomas and Platoon’s Brianna Agyemang, has posted several calls to action listed below, including a reading list called “Anti-Racism Resources.“
“Tuesday, June 2 nd is meant to intentionally disrupt the work week,” they wrote. “The music industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. An industry that has profited predominatnly from Black art. Our mission is to hold the industry at large, including major corporations + their partners who benefit from the efforts, struggles and successes of Black people accountable. … This is not just a 24-hour initiative. We are and will be in this fight for the long haul. A plan of action will be announced.”
In the meantime, the organization recommends:
If you have been impacted by the recent events, take a break – there is a lot going on and sometimes we all just need a minute. Take that minute.
Help the family of George Floyd
Fight for Breonna Taylor
Help the family of Ahmaud Arbery
Want to help protesters? Donate to one or more community bail funds
Visit Movement For Black Lives for additional ways you can help the cause.
Want to connect with leaders building grass roots campaigns? here
Are you an ally and want to learn more? Here are some anti-racism resources.
As the movement picked up momentum, more music companies jumped on board followed by talent agencies. On Monday morning, APA chief executive Jim Gosnell sent a message to its employees that the firm” will observe ‘Blackout Tuesday’ as a day of reflection and meaningful action in support of our colleagues, families, friends, clients and global community in the fight for racial justice.” The memo included the hashtag #THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED and quoted APA’s first-ever client, Harry Belafonte: “Each and every one of you has the power, the will and capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live.”
Link to article: variety.com/2020/biz/news/blackout-tuesday-what-you-can-do-1234622028/
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon unite in support of Blackout Tuesday Following a call to action from the music industry
By Nick Statt and Jon Porter Updated Jun 2, 2020, 6:42am EDT
Major streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music have pledged their support for Blackout Tuesday (also called “Black Out Tuesday”) with special playlists, moments of silence, and social media blackouts. The campaign is aimed at protesting police violence and racism as well as honoring George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police has sparked universal outcry and demonstrations in US cities and around the world.
Spotify will add an 8 minute and 46-second moment of silence to select playlists and podcasts on the platform. The length of the moment of silence is equal to the amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd down by the neck with his knee, resulting in Floyd’s death.
“A DAY OF COLLECTIVE DISCONNECT FROM WORK MEANT TO HELP PEOPLE REFLECT AND COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY”
Apple Music’s regular Beats 1 radio programming has been cancelled 9to5Mac reports, and it is instead promoting a streaming station that celebrates music produced by black artists. Its regular recommendation and radio tabs are showing a single playlist called “For Us, By Us.” There’s also a full page takeover that’s being shown to some users, featuring a message of support for the protest movement. However, users can still access their music libraries and Apple Music catalog as normal.
Amazon Music also tweeted in support of the movement, adding that it will be pausing all social media for the day. YouTube Music issued a tweet of support from its official account. YouTube previously pledged to donate $1 million to the Center for Policing Equity.
The action is part of a broader movement in the music industry. A number of record labels are participating in Black Out Tuesday following a call to action from Atlanta Records marketing chief Jamila Thomas and former Atlantic employee Brianna Agyemang that started with the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused. ViacomCBS is also participating in a blackout lasting 8 minutes and 46 seconds across its network and cable channels starting 5PM ET on Monday.
“June 2nd is Black Out Tuesday, a day of collective disconnect from work meant to help people reflect and come together in support of the Black community. On this day — and every day — Spotify will support our employees, friends, partners, artists, and creators in the fight against racism, injustice, and inequity,” Spotify wrote in a blog post. “We are using the power of our platform to stand with Black creators, amplify their voices, and accelerate meaningful conversation and long-needed change. As a result, you’ll notice some changes on Spotify starting at 12:01 AM on Tuesday.”
As well as pausing all social media publication, Spotify said it would replace headline podcast and playlist images and logos with a blacked out image, and more prominently promote black artists and podcasters with specially curated playlists and its existing Black History is Now hub. The company is also matching financial donations made by employees to organizations fighting racism and injustice.
Update June 2nd, 6:41AM ET: Story and headline updated with supporting actions taken by Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon Music.
Link: www.theverge.com/2020/6/1/21277501/spotify-blackout-tuesday-george-floyd-racism-police-brutality-violence-protest
LeBron James, Steph Curry Among NBA Stars Voicing Support for Blackout Tuesday
Link: www.essentiallysports.com/nba-news-lebron-james-steph-curry-among-nba-stars-voicing-support-for-blackout-tuesday/
Ice-T, P!nk, Axl Rose & Adam Lambert Slam Donald HeWhoCannot amed Over George Floyd Protest Response: 'Truly Bad, Repulsive'
6/1/2020 by Gil Kaufman
s thousands took to the streets around the nation over the weekend to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last week, a number of artists lashed out at Pres. Donald HeWhoCannot amed's reaction to the marches during a time of national crisis. P!nk, who has been outspoken in her criticism of HeWhoCannot amed in the past, was one of many who saw the president's tweets focusing on the strong military response he ordered to quell the massive protest movement as being tone deaf to the underlying problems that sparked the public actions in dozens of cities.
"You're a coward and a racist and just like everything else you’ve ever attempted in your life, A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE. I can’t wait to vote you out in November. Maybe you’ll see the results from your baby bunker," she wrote in response to a Sunday (May 31) tweet from HeWhoCannot amed that read "LAW & ORDER!"; reports emerged over the weekend that HeWhoCannot amed had been temporarily taken to a secure bunker underneath the White House on Friday night as protesters shouted and threw bricks and bottles outside.
Queen singer Adam Lambert said in an Instagram post that he was appalled by the "handful of ignorant, right wing, tone deaf comments" to his posts about supporting "the right to be enraged," adding, 'ALSO. HeWhoCannot amed IS A COMPLETE JOKE. F--K HIM. I don't care what political party you associate with, but that man isn't a leader, he's a liability, a liar and a cancer on this country's flag."
Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose, who recently clashed with HeWhoCannot amed's Sec. of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, had a strong reaction to HeWhoCannot amed's flurry of tweets over the weekend attacking the "lamestream media" for their coverage of the unrest, instead turning the focus on HeWhoCannot amed, who, at press time had not addressed the nation about the five days of protests. Rose tweeted, "Lamestream media ISN’T doing everything within their power 2 foment hatred n’ anarchy, that’s U! As long as we get what Ur doing, that Ur FAKE NEWS n’ a truly bad, repulsive excuse 4 a person w/a sick agenda, we can work past U w/whatever it takes 2 a better, stronger future!!"
Law & Order: SVU star Ice-T had an even more succinct reaction to HeWhoCannot amed's "LAW & ORDER!" tweet, writing, "This MF......" With HeWhoCannot amed conspicuously absent from the public arena during this period of national reckoning over the latest incident involving a black man's death in police custody, Josh Gad took a stinging swing at the commander in chief for his lack of leadership.
"Our nation is both crying and burning. And our President is tweeting from a f--king bunker not used since 9/11," Gad wrote. "I’m done this with s--t. Absolutely done. Would a grownup please escort this man out of office and show some f--king leadership?"
LL Cool J has a lot to say about the situation currently unfolding across America, and a single tweet won’t do it.
The two-time Grammy winner unleashed an incendiary rap which traces centuries of racism, division and the all-too-frequent killing of unarmed black men and women by law enforcement officials.
Looking straight down the camera, the hip-hop veteran raps: “For 400 years you had your knees on our necks / A garden of evil with no seeds of respect / In America's mirror all she sees is regret / Instead of letting blood live they begging for blood let.”
“Revenge is a dish that's served on platelets / Transfusion, a confusion, abusing our intellect / I can't be bought with a $1,200 check even though $1,200 can make a meal stretch/ mama wasn't rich but she earned my respect / She made a little bit a money for a lot of blood, tears and sweat,” he continues.
The New York artist and actor’s fiery rap comes as protests ignite across the country. Scores of cities were under curfew on the weekend as thousands took to the streets to express their outrage at the death of George Floyd, whose tragic final moments under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer were caught on camera and have been seen by millions around the globe.
“Jumping up and down on police cars and vex / After Chauvin killed George Floyd we got next / Molotov cocktails anarchy on the set / The rich took the loot so now we loot s--- / Feeling like a caged tiger that's whipped to do tricks / That's why I started fires and yelled and threw bricks / They tried to run me over and arrest me and s--- / Tazed, pepper spray and a gaze with the kid,” LL blasts.
Being black in America, he says, “is like rolling a pair of dice. But the stakes are way higher, you’re gambling with my life.”
LL Cool J ends on a measured note: “Black lives matter, forever.”
Link to entire article: www.billboard.com/articles/news/9394484/ll-cool-j-delivers-fiery-rap-on-racism-and-murder-of-george-floyd-watch
MUSIC INDUSTRY BLACK OUT TUESDAY
Due to recent events please join us as we take an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.
Join us on Tuesday JUNE 2 as a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community.
#THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED
What the Music Industry Can Do to Show Solidarity on Blackout Tuesday, by #TheShowMustBePaused
By Jem Aswad Jun 1, 2020 7:12am PT
Updated: The call for Blackout Tuesday — in which the music industry will basically stop everyday operations to protest police violence against the black community — rose so quickly over the weekend that many people are uncertain what the day is intended to accomplish.
#TheShowMustBePaused, an initiative created by Atlantic Records exec Jamila Thomas and Platoon’s Brianna Agyemang, has posted several calls to action listed below, including a reading list called “Anti-Racism Resources.“
“Tuesday, June 2 nd is meant to intentionally disrupt the work week,” they wrote. “The music industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. An industry that has profited predominatnly from Black art. Our mission is to hold the industry at large, including major corporations + their partners who benefit from the efforts, struggles and successes of Black people accountable. … This is not just a 24-hour initiative. We are and will be in this fight for the long haul. A plan of action will be announced.”
In the meantime, the organization recommends:
If you have been impacted by the recent events, take a break – there is a lot going on and sometimes we all just need a minute. Take that minute.
Help the family of George Floyd
Fight for Breonna Taylor
Help the family of Ahmaud Arbery
Want to help protesters? Donate to one or more community bail funds
Visit Movement For Black Lives for additional ways you can help the cause.
Want to connect with leaders building grass roots campaigns? here
Are you an ally and want to learn more? Here are some anti-racism resources.
As the movement picked up momentum, more music companies jumped on board followed by talent agencies. On Monday morning, APA chief executive Jim Gosnell sent a message to its employees that the firm” will observe ‘Blackout Tuesday’ as a day of reflection and meaningful action in support of our colleagues, families, friends, clients and global community in the fight for racial justice.” The memo included the hashtag #THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED and quoted APA’s first-ever client, Harry Belafonte: “Each and every one of you has the power, the will and capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live.”
Link to article: variety.com/2020/biz/news/blackout-tuesday-what-you-can-do-1234622028/
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon unite in support of Blackout Tuesday Following a call to action from the music industry
By Nick Statt and Jon Porter Updated Jun 2, 2020, 6:42am EDT
Major streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music have pledged their support for Blackout Tuesday (also called “Black Out Tuesday”) with special playlists, moments of silence, and social media blackouts. The campaign is aimed at protesting police violence and racism as well as honoring George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police has sparked universal outcry and demonstrations in US cities and around the world.
Spotify will add an 8 minute and 46-second moment of silence to select playlists and podcasts on the platform. The length of the moment of silence is equal to the amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd down by the neck with his knee, resulting in Floyd’s death.
“A DAY OF COLLECTIVE DISCONNECT FROM WORK MEANT TO HELP PEOPLE REFLECT AND COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY”
Apple Music’s regular Beats 1 radio programming has been cancelled 9to5Mac reports, and it is instead promoting a streaming station that celebrates music produced by black artists. Its regular recommendation and radio tabs are showing a single playlist called “For Us, By Us.” There’s also a full page takeover that’s being shown to some users, featuring a message of support for the protest movement. However, users can still access their music libraries and Apple Music catalog as normal.
Amazon Music also tweeted in support of the movement, adding that it will be pausing all social media for the day. YouTube Music issued a tweet of support from its official account. YouTube previously pledged to donate $1 million to the Center for Policing Equity.
The action is part of a broader movement in the music industry. A number of record labels are participating in Black Out Tuesday following a call to action from Atlanta Records marketing chief Jamila Thomas and former Atlantic employee Brianna Agyemang that started with the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused. ViacomCBS is also participating in a blackout lasting 8 minutes and 46 seconds across its network and cable channels starting 5PM ET on Monday.
“June 2nd is Black Out Tuesday, a day of collective disconnect from work meant to help people reflect and come together in support of the Black community. On this day — and every day — Spotify will support our employees, friends, partners, artists, and creators in the fight against racism, injustice, and inequity,” Spotify wrote in a blog post. “We are using the power of our platform to stand with Black creators, amplify their voices, and accelerate meaningful conversation and long-needed change. As a result, you’ll notice some changes on Spotify starting at 12:01 AM on Tuesday.”
As well as pausing all social media publication, Spotify said it would replace headline podcast and playlist images and logos with a blacked out image, and more prominently promote black artists and podcasters with specially curated playlists and its existing Black History is Now hub. The company is also matching financial donations made by employees to organizations fighting racism and injustice.
Update June 2nd, 6:41AM ET: Story and headline updated with supporting actions taken by Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon Music.
Link: www.theverge.com/2020/6/1/21277501/spotify-blackout-tuesday-george-floyd-racism-police-brutality-violence-protest
LeBron James, Steph Curry Among NBA Stars Voicing Support for Blackout Tuesday
Link: www.essentiallysports.com/nba-news-lebron-james-steph-curry-among-nba-stars-voicing-support-for-blackout-tuesday/
Ice-T, P!nk, Axl Rose & Adam Lambert Slam Donald HeWhoCannot amed Over George Floyd Protest Response: 'Truly Bad, Repulsive'
6/1/2020 by Gil Kaufman
s thousands took to the streets around the nation over the weekend to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last week, a number of artists lashed out at Pres. Donald HeWhoCannot amed's reaction to the marches during a time of national crisis. P!nk, who has been outspoken in her criticism of HeWhoCannot amed in the past, was one of many who saw the president's tweets focusing on the strong military response he ordered to quell the massive protest movement as being tone deaf to the underlying problems that sparked the public actions in dozens of cities.
"You're a coward and a racist and just like everything else you’ve ever attempted in your life, A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE. I can’t wait to vote you out in November. Maybe you’ll see the results from your baby bunker," she wrote in response to a Sunday (May 31) tweet from HeWhoCannot amed that read "LAW & ORDER!"; reports emerged over the weekend that HeWhoCannot amed had been temporarily taken to a secure bunker underneath the White House on Friday night as protesters shouted and threw bricks and bottles outside.
Queen singer Adam Lambert said in an Instagram post that he was appalled by the "handful of ignorant, right wing, tone deaf comments" to his posts about supporting "the right to be enraged," adding, 'ALSO. HeWhoCannot amed IS A COMPLETE JOKE. F--K HIM. I don't care what political party you associate with, but that man isn't a leader, he's a liability, a liar and a cancer on this country's flag."
Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose, who recently clashed with HeWhoCannot amed's Sec. of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, had a strong reaction to HeWhoCannot amed's flurry of tweets over the weekend attacking the "lamestream media" for their coverage of the unrest, instead turning the focus on HeWhoCannot amed, who, at press time had not addressed the nation about the five days of protests. Rose tweeted, "Lamestream media ISN’T doing everything within their power 2 foment hatred n’ anarchy, that’s U! As long as we get what Ur doing, that Ur FAKE NEWS n’ a truly bad, repulsive excuse 4 a person w/a sick agenda, we can work past U w/whatever it takes 2 a better, stronger future!!"
Law & Order: SVU star Ice-T had an even more succinct reaction to HeWhoCannot amed's "LAW & ORDER!" tweet, writing, "This MF......" With HeWhoCannot amed conspicuously absent from the public arena during this period of national reckoning over the latest incident involving a black man's death in police custody, Josh Gad took a stinging swing at the commander in chief for his lack of leadership.
"Our nation is both crying and burning. And our President is tweeting from a f--king bunker not used since 9/11," Gad wrote. "I’m done this with s--t. Absolutely done. Would a grownup please escort this man out of office and show some f--king leadership?"
LL Cool J has a lot to say about the situation currently unfolding across America, and a single tweet won’t do it.
The two-time Grammy winner unleashed an incendiary rap which traces centuries of racism, division and the all-too-frequent killing of unarmed black men and women by law enforcement officials.
Looking straight down the camera, the hip-hop veteran raps: “For 400 years you had your knees on our necks / A garden of evil with no seeds of respect / In America's mirror all she sees is regret / Instead of letting blood live they begging for blood let.”
“Revenge is a dish that's served on platelets / Transfusion, a confusion, abusing our intellect / I can't be bought with a $1,200 check even though $1,200 can make a meal stretch/ mama wasn't rich but she earned my respect / She made a little bit a money for a lot of blood, tears and sweat,” he continues.
The New York artist and actor’s fiery rap comes as protests ignite across the country. Scores of cities were under curfew on the weekend as thousands took to the streets to express their outrage at the death of George Floyd, whose tragic final moments under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer were caught on camera and have been seen by millions around the globe.
“Jumping up and down on police cars and vex / After Chauvin killed George Floyd we got next / Molotov cocktails anarchy on the set / The rich took the loot so now we loot s--- / Feeling like a caged tiger that's whipped to do tricks / That's why I started fires and yelled and threw bricks / They tried to run me over and arrest me and s--- / Tazed, pepper spray and a gaze with the kid,” LL blasts.
Being black in America, he says, “is like rolling a pair of dice. But the stakes are way higher, you’re gambling with my life.”
LL Cool J ends on a measured note: “Black lives matter, forever.”
Link to entire article: www.billboard.com/articles/news/9394484/ll-cool-j-delivers-fiery-rap-on-racism-and-murder-of-george-floyd-watch