Posted on 06/01/2020 11:29:22 AM PDT by Stravinsky
The music industry is planning to turn off the music and hold a day to reflect and implement change in response to the death of George Floyd and the killings of other black people.
Several top record labels organized Black Out Tuesday as violent protests erupted around the world sparked by Floyd’s death as well as the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Music-based companies Live Nation and TikTok, as well as the Recording Academy, posted to social media that it planned to support and stand with the black community.
“On Tuesday June 2nd, Columbia Records will observe ‘Black Out Tuesday,’” the Sony label home to Beyoncé, Bob Dylan, Adele and John Legend said in a statement. “This is not a day off. Instead, this is a day to reflect and figure out ways to move forward in solidarity.”
“We continue to stand with the Black community, our staff, artists, and peers in the music industry,” the company continued. “Perhaps with the music off, we can truly listen.”
Others that have joined Black Out Tuesday include the Sony imprints RCA Records and Epic Records; the Universal Music Group divisions Republic Records, Def Jam, UMG Nashville, Capitol Records and Island Records; and the Warner Music Group imprints Atlantic and Warner Records. Smaller, independent labels as well as music publishing companies and management firms have also signed on.
UMG’s Interscope Geffen A&M said that in addition to joining Black Out Tuesday, the label home to Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar would not release music this week — the first label to do so.
“Instead, IGA will contribute to organizations that help to bail out protesters exercising their right to peacefully assemble, aid lawyers working for systemic change and provide assistance to charities focused on creating economic empowerment in the Black community,”
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Think I’ll take my guitar out in the front yard and play some 20’s thru 40’s hits.
There’s a music industry? Since when?
Stravinsky. Since your ‘Rite of Spring’ in 1913 there isn’t
anything worth listening to, except of course Rachmaninoff, who died in 1943. As a result I hope they will expand their protest to forever!
Oh no, no trash music how will I ever survive?
Nope, because the pavement apes can’t be held accountable.
The equivalent of earth hour which means nothing.
Bingo!
Black out? Most would call it a day of relief.
Tell ya what I’m gonna do.
On Tuesday, I’ll swear, curse and call out bitches and ho’s. All in a jungle beat.
On Tuesday, I’ll wear my cargo shorts down around my butt and mumble some ugga bugga lyrics. And look menacing.
On Tuesday I’ll ack a fool and rap all day as needed.
I’m just that nice of a guy. Willing to do my part for any who might suffer during this Black Out.
That’s mighty white of ya !
LMAO ! !
I think it would make a bigger point if they extended that
to at least seven years.
Really show them and stop producing music for the next five years. Also pull all your records from the radio stations and force them to use public domain tunes.
Everyone is piling on the cart. Lets take it a step further Here is an idea how about the American buying public issue a black out 2020
The music "industry" has been in a blackout for DECADES!
What, no Hank Williams?
I feel the same way. I don't think I can even name, without Googling, 20 popular songs from 1990 to the present.
I usually live here but I am just checking in now and then until this insanity goes away at least somwhat.
What was the point of winning if we were gonna have to sit back and watch our country get destroyed anyway?!!?!
Trump needs to go medieval on some asses.
Don’t keep SAYING you’re gonna put ANTIFA on terrorist list. JUST DO IT!!! BLM too. And La Raza.
And I guess maybe his powers are limited with the destroyers (they are not rioters) and killers.
But cops, nat guard, SS and anyone else with authority should be told to use live ammo and AIM at anyone committing violence.
My God enough is enough.
We WON and look what is happening??
Coups, fake virus scares, a nation burning over a black death when blacks kill thousands of each other a year.
How many cops in the country?? How many arrests everyday year round??
Find me perfect and I’ll point you in the direction of God.
Because HE is the only perfect Being or Force there is.
It was just an excuse to destroy. It’s what all of those groups do best.
They think they are important?
They should do this every day. Maybe people would start listening to real music,i.e. Classical, Jazz, Big Band, Opera, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Gospel, etc.
How will we know?
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