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George Floyd's killing on May 25 and the protests that followed, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group all launched multimillion-dollar initiatives to fight racism and support social justice, with pledges to curb bias endured by black artists, executives and staffers. It’s not the first time the business has tried to tackle these problems.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke on racial inequality in California amid protests taking place across the country following the deaths of George Floyd and other unarmed black people at the hands of police.

Over the weekend, Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge announced the company would convene a social justice task force in the wake of nationwide protests prompted by the May 25 killing of George Floyd.

By Variety Staff

After weeks of deliberations between Hollywood’s guilds and studios, the Industry-Wide Safety Committee has submitted a white paper to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom offering its recommendations for safety guidelines to resume film and television production.

As protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police continue across the country, Universal Music Group (UMG) plans to launch a company task force for inclusion and social justice initiatives.Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge included the task force news in a recent memo to staff, which was first reported by Variety and has been obtained by Billboard. The task force will be led by chief counsel Jeff Harleston.

During Friday afternoon's COVID-19 briefing for Los Angeles county,Kathryn Barger, chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, announced that on Tuesday roadmaps for safely reopening key sectors would be made available, including for sports venues, theme parks, corporate businesses as well as film and digital media.

By Tom Tapp

By Patrick Hipes

Billie Eilish’s latest project isn’t a typical pop number.

By David Robb

Country music star and anti-human trafficking advocate Paul Brandt has been named the chair of the province’s newly created human trafficking task force.

A group of activists in South Korea have formed a task force to fight anti-LGBTQ discrimination related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jonas Brothers fans are a sucker for what they're serving up: The three accepted the All-In Challenge today (May 7) by promising to fly to one lucky winner's hometown for a day of giving back at a chosen charity followed by a barbeque with the winner's friends.

Vice President Mike Pence meets with members of the White House COVID-19 Coronavirus task force — Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen

Donald Trump is phasing out the coronavirus task force amid the pandemic.

The trade organization uniting postproduction professionals and businesses is beginning to plan for how its members will resume business following the coronavirus outbreak. The Hollywood Professionals Association (HPA) has formed the HPA Industry Recovery Task Force with the goal of helping the postproduction world figure out how to return to business sustainably after the pandemic interrupted much of Hollywood's workflow, the organization announced Monday.

By David Robb

A task force for Orange County, Florida, on Tuesday shared its initial guidelines for reopening Walt Disney World in Orlando. TheOrange County Economic Recovery Task Force, comprised of 44 members of the business community, includes Disney executives and the CEO of the Orlando Magic.

By Andreas Wiseman

Katie Price became the first star to quit the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on Monday night.The 41 year old former glamour model threw in the towel during the second episode of the series, which kicked off on Monday 20 April. Katie and the rest of the celebrities were given the gruelling task of holding a sandbag above their heads while standing in a circle.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has joined forces with Arnold Schwarzenegger and other Hollywood hotshots for a new coronavirus task force.

By Elaine Low

By Erik Pedersen

The SPFL has announced the full list of people who will sit on an task force dedicated to league reconstruction.

Find out what Shawn Mendes is helping Camila Cabello‘s dad to do – TMZ How are Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson spending their quarantine? – Just Jared Jr Here’s how Gwyneth Paltrow‘s son celebrated his birthday – Lainey Gossip The royal couple did something so sweet – Celebitchy Find out which star just came out as queer – TooFab You need to watch these uplifting documentaries on Netflix – Popsugar Find out which former Disney star is helping on the front lines – Just Jared Jr

The Coronavirus outbreak has forced Hollywood stars to practice social distancing and go into a state of quarantine. Many stars are using this opportunity to stay at home and spend time with their families.

Today, Wednesday, April 1, the National LGBTQ Task Force is joining in the celebration of Census Day, a day meant to urge Americans to “stand up and be counted” by the U.S. Government. The Task Force is vigorously engaging its followers on social media, and has set up a virtual phone bank (stay at home!) for those with questions about filling out the massive nationwide survey.

As they continue to quarantine together in Miami, Camila Cabello, 23, and Shawn Mendes, 21, are still making sure to get in a break or two every day for some fresh air. The couple of TKtime were spotted taking a stroll around their neighborhood in Miami on March 26, coffee mugs in hand. Shawn grasped Camila’s hand tightly during their casual outing, and at one point, after ditching his coffee, that hand wandered over to his girlfriend’s behind. Shawn!

Pan-European independent music companies trade body IMPALA has established a COVID-19 Task Force to help address the effects of the health crisis on the indie sector right across the Continent.

Pan-European independent music companies trade body IMPALA has established a COVID-19 Task Force to help address the effects of the health crisis on the indie sector right across the Continent.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stressed his message for Americans to follow the 15-day guidelines that went into effect on Monday and predicted that "if we do this right" the coronavirus-hit economy will bounce back and the country can be "rolling again" amid the global pandemic. "If we do this right, our country can be rolling again pretty quickly," said Trump during his daily address with the White House coronavirus task force.

By Andreas Wiseman

In a rare show of unity among usually fierce competitors, live-entertainment agencies and promoters including AEG, CAA, ICM, Live Nation, Paradigm and UTA have formed a task force to strategize and coordinate a unified response to the spread of coronavirus and its growing impact on the touring business, according to multiple sources and media reports.

Time-pressed millennials have hacked their busy lives and managed to earn back time thanks to a new trend of 'task-fusing'. Instead of wasting precious time in the morning getting ready, savvy workers are hacking time and saving nearly an hour a week.

Frustrated Barry Ferguson wants Rangers to push the boat out in the summer to give Steven Gerrard a fighting chance of delivering silverware.