Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish & Hundreds More in Music Sign Open Letter Urging New York Police Reform

Billie Eilish recently unfollowed every single person on her social media account, The New York Post revealed. Put simply, it’s clear that the singer-songwriter won’t be seeing much in her feed these days.

Heavy-hitters in the U.S. music industry are coming together to call for an overhaul in the police system.

Major music companies including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group -- along with dozens of artists from Ariana Grande to Rihanna -- have signed a letter urging Congress to support the newly-introduced Justice in Policing Act. The legislation unveiled earlier this month, which the House of Representatives

Tuesday (June 23) marks the final primary of the month and Alicia Keys wants you to get out there and vote.

I May Destroy You‘s Michaela Coel, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Colin Firth are among more than 3,500 professionals in film and TV who have signed an open letter demanding an end to systemic racism in the industry.The new letter (via Deadline), which is adapted from one published in Hollywood last week by the Black Film Collective, calls for the industry’s “active engagement to tackle structural and systemic racism in our industry, in the UK and around the world”.It comes in the wake of Black Lives

More than 3,500 workers in the British film and TV industry have signed an open letter calling for senior figures and decision makers to make several "strategic commitments" to reshape the landscape of the sector and "tackle structural and systemic racism." The letter comes a week after the Black Film Collective issued a similar statement to Hollywood, with its creators — including producer Nisha Parti (The Boy With the Top Knot), actor-writer Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me), actor Indira

Jake Kanter International TV EditorMore than 3,500 film and TV professionals, including top British actors and creatives, have signed an open letter to the UK screen industry demanding an end to “systemic racism.”The missive was adapted from a “powerful and eloquent” letter published in Hollywood last week and its signatories include Michaela Coel, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Jane Featherstone and David Yates.You can read the full letter below, but at its core are four demands:Other notable

Billie Eilish just had her restraining order against a man who repeatedly came to her LA home extended to three years, Page Six announced today. Superior Court Judge, Dianna Gould-Saltman, agreed to the extension of the May 11th order regarding a 24-year-old man from Farmingville, New York, who has been accused of trying to contact Billie repeatedly and also appearing at her house.

Lady Gaga, Dave Grohl and Billie Eilish are among 600 artists who have written an open letter to Congress urging them to help save indie music venues in the US.The National Independent Venue Association posted the letter yesterday (June 18) and revealed a list of over 600 signatories asking the government to financially support over 1000 indie venues that are facing permanent closure through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Other signatories on the list included Neil Young, Madison Beer, Robert

Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Angeles home.In a hearing, Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman agreed to the extension of the May 11 order preventing 24-year-old Prenell Rousseau of Farmingville, New York from attempting to contact or coming within 100 yards (91 meters) of the 18-year-old pop star or her parents.Eilish, her attorney and her parents phoned in to the hearing, held in a courtroom that was empty except for a reporter from The Associated Press and

Billie Eilish has secured a permanent restraining order against a man who turned up to her home unannounced on multiple occasions.The singer had been previously been granted a temporary restraining order against Prenell Rousseau, but it has now been extended for three years by Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Dianna Gould-Saltman.The 24-year-old, who is originally from New York, had visited Eilish’s Los Angeles seven times on May 4/5 before he was eventually arrested for trespassing.On

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs protest and rallies against racial injustice and the killing of Black lives continue, there is a seismic shift happening in the country as the civic unrest is shining a blinding light on systemic racism against Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) — and the world of theater is the latest to get that spotlight.An open letter addressed to “White American Theater” was published on Monday demanding change.

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterHundreds of stars have banded together to sign an open letter calling out leaders in the theater industry for neglecting to acknowledge their own white privilege and lift up people of color.Actors, including Sterling K.

Billie Eilish, Rihanna and Ariana Grande are among hundreds of music industry personnel who have signed an open letter calling for New York state to repeal statue 50-A, a civil law that conceals police misconduct records from public scrutiny.

Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and hundreds in the music industry are calling for police reform in New York.

Rihanna and Ariana Grande have joined countless others in signing an open letter that calls for the state of New York to repeal statute 50-A.

"The time has come to defund the police"

Former President Barack Obama will headline a new town hall to speak about his ideas for nationwide police reform on Wednesday, alongside other local and national leaders involved in the effort. The event, which will stream live at 5/4c on YouTube (embedded above), is part of the MBK Alliance Town Hall Series and is titled "Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence." 

Lizzo, John Legend, Common, Jane Fonda and the Weeknd are just a handful of the celebrities who have signed an open letter demanding local governments to stop providing increases in funds to police. The letter, released by Black Lives Matter co-founder and activist Patrisse Cullors, is in conjunction with Movement 4 Black Lives, a coalition of over 100 black rights organizations, according to Rolling Stone.