DaBaby & Roddy Ricch pay tribute to George Floyd in ‘Rockstar’ performance

George Floyd, filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss the charges, according to CBS Minnesota.

likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in George Floyd's death out of Minneapolis if public officials and attorneys don't stop talking about the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill spoke as the ex-officers, who were fired after Floyd's May 25 death, appeared in court for a second pretrial hearing.Cahill stopped short of issuing a gag order on attorneys, but he said one is likely if public statements continue.

DaBaby's "Rockstar," featuring Roddy Ricch, returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a third total week in the top spot.The song reclaims the throne from 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj's "Trollz," which plummets to No.

DaBaby debuted a controversial pre-taped performance of “Rockstar” on Sunday’s 20th annual BET Awards in which he reenacted George Floyd’s death.The show went entirely virtual for the first time ever due to concerns over the coronavirus, which has shut down major film, TV and music productions and forced award shows to reassess how and when they’ll air.

DaBaby and Roddy Ricch used their platform at this year’s BET Awards to deliver a performance with a powerful message. While the show was filmed remotely, many of the performances were pretaped, which allowed the artists to do something incredible with their delivery of the Black Lives Matter remix of their hit song “Rockstar.”

After a knockout, all-star opener from Public Enemy, Nas, Rapsody and more performing PE's iconic "Fight the Power," DaBaby and Roddy Ricch continued the theme of speaking out against racist police brutality during the 2020 BET Awards with their performance of the Black Lives Matter remix of "Rockstar."

DaBaby's "Rockstar," featuring Roddy Ricch, solidifies its standing atop Billboard's Songs of the Summer chart, spending a second week at No. 1 on the survey (dated June 27).The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 chart from Memorial Day through Labor Day (this year encompassing charts dated June 6 through Sept.

Roddy Ricch and DaBaby top the newcomer list, as well as Megan Thee Stallion who ties Ricch with five nominations.

Mobo boss Kanya King has said that recent weeks have marked a “watershed moment” in the fight for racial equality.

Gianna Floyd, the six-year-old daughter of George Floyd, has thanked Kanye West for paying for her college education.The rapper has promised to fully cover the tuition fees for the daughter of African-American man Floyd, after the Minnesota resident died at the hands of a police officer last month.

DaBaby's "Rockstar," featuring Roddy Ricch, hits No. 1 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer chart, dated June 20. The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the

H.E.R. has shared a powerful new song ‘I Can’t Breathe’ in response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota last month.

Thomas Lane, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, was released from jail on Wednesday after posting $750,000 cash bail.  E! News confirms Lane was freed shortly after 4:00 p.m. from the Hennepin County jail. He spent exactly one week behind bars.  His attorney, Earl Gray, tells E! News in a statement, "Thomas has bailed out.

Also Read: New Episodes of 'Live PD', 'Cops' Pulled Amid George Floyd ProtestsLast week, A&E pulled two episodes of “Live PD” from its schedule in response to the anti-police protests taking place across the nation in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.

mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, CBS News is learning new details from a nightclub coworker about an alleged history between Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former officer who is charged in Floyd's death. According to a former coworker, not only did they know each other, but they had a history of friction.Floyd and Chauvin both worked security at a nightclub at the same time.