Grammy categories will no longer be used by the streaming service in the UK.“Moving forward, we won’t be using the word ‘urban’ in the UK anymore,” Safiya Lambie-Knight, Spotify UK’s head of artist and label partnerships, tells Music Week.
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Alicia Keys is using her time at the BET Awards to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives due to police violence.
During Sunday’s 2020 virtual BET Awards show, the singer performed her emotional new song “Perfect Way to Die” to honour the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. The song is written from the perspective of a mother who has lost her child to police brutality and systemic racism.
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Grammy categories will no longer be used by the streaming service in the UK.“Moving forward, we won’t be using the word ‘urban’ in the UK anymore,” Safiya Lambie-Knight, Spotify UK’s head of artist and label partnerships, tells Music Week.
sparred with CNN host Don Lemon Monday night over whether the Black Lives Matter movement was going too far with their campaign against police violence.The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star was on the show addressing fierce backlash that the actor received over a series of heated tweets amid the protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans in police custody.In the much-criticized posts, Crews, 51, pledged to “unite with good people, no matter the race, creed or ideology” and wrote
George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and subsequent protests have further ignited a passion in artists inspired to use their music as a sounding board for change. Check below for protest songs that highlight the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement.The GRAMMY winner lets his emotions flow on the BLM-inspired piano ballad “I Cry.” The father of two released the song to teach his sons that it’s «OK for a man to feel emotions deeply and to cry.” All proceeds from “I Cry” benefit Local
George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are still ongoing. The call to eradicate the systemic racism plaguing our country is ongoing.
Alicia Keys has shared a powerful new video for her recent track ‘Perfect Way To Die’.The video doubled up as her performance at this week’s virtual BET Awards – watch it below.The new video, directed by Chris Robinson, sees Keys sat at the piano while images of people killed as a result of police brutality, including George Floyd, are projected onto buildings.Revealing the reasons behind the song on its release last month, Keys said: “Of course there is no perfect way to die.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“All American” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and series executive producer Greg Berlanti joined Variety‘s Virtual TV Fest on Wednesday for a discussion on COVID-19 and race in entertainment.Speaking with moderator Elaine Lowe, Carroll addressed the current climate in the U.S.
Bow Wow knows that some of the hardest work begins on the inside. The 33-year-old rapper has been using his platform to speak out about Black Lives Matter and encourage his fans to safely protest in support of racial justice and equality.
Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird may not be in the same place — due to social distancing -- but they kicked off this year's ESPYS together nonetheless.
In a new interview, Lupita Nyong’o has urged people to not become "complacent" about Black Lives Matter.Discussing her desire to speak out about the movement, Nyong'o said, "I’m a member of that society and what is happening, it’s personal."The actress is narrating Discovery's nature documentary series Serengeti, and if she receives an Emmy nomination in the outstanding narration category for her work, she will be the third Black woman to do so.Lupita Nyong'o is speaking out in support of the
open letter spearheaded by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ rights organizations, they demand long-term, structural changes to policing, including the divestment of police resources and reinvestment of funds in communities.It comes in the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality and systemic racism against Black Americans, sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed last month after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine
Peter White Television EditorCop dramas have been under the microscope following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against police brutality.ABC’s The Rookie, which stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, is taking steps to address these issues as it heads into season three.ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke told Deadline that creator Alexi Hawley has brought in a number of experts to discuss the issues around policing in America in 2020.“Alexi
Difficult, but necessary. George Floyd's death and the ensuing nationwide outrage over racism and police brutality have prompted many important conversations, including those between parents and children.
Kandi Burruss opened up to Andy Cohen about tough talks she’s been having with her 4-year-old son, Ace, since George Floyd’s death.“He was a policeman on Career Day,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 44, said during a virtual appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Wednesday, June 10. “So when my husband, Todd [Tucker], was trying to explain to him what was going on and why everybody was so upset and what was happening with the police, Ace was confused.
On the latest edition of her daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres welcomes hoops legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who shares his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and the ever-growing protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd.
John Cena is joining the ARMY.
Alicia Keys discusses the coronavirus crisis, remaining hopeful, and more in a new interview with InStyle.
InStyle magazine, Alicia Keys spoke about the February 23 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, how she's dealing during the coronavirus and where she's finding gratitude right now.