Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge Outlines Call to Action as Interscope Halts Releases

Noname just dropped her new track “Song 33”.

Amid the civil unrest that has flared in the US cities after the death of George Floyd, Padma Lakshmi opened up about discussing the issue of racism with her 10-year-old daughter Krishna. Ever since Floyd died after police officer Derek Chauvin handcuffed him and kneeled on his neck rendering him unable to breathe, people have been openly protesting against racial injustice in large numbers.

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.

J. Cole is to release a 2014 track he penned about racial injustice on streaming services following the huge protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.The musician showed up to stand alongside protesters in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina earlier this month (June 2020), as they took to the street in one of many demonstrations demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S.

When you support All Lives Matter, you’re denying the Black Lives Matter movement. That’s what celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Kate Beckinsale, and Seth Rogen are trying to get through to fans who can’t understand why the phrase is offensive.

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.

Aside from protesting the senseless killing of George Floyd alongside his girlfriend Josie Canseco and many others, Logan Paul also delivered a powerful and passionate speech against racism and he is now getting a lot of praise for his words! Check out what the controversial YouTuber had to say on his podcast, Impaulsive. The influencer discussed both the tragic death of Floyd as well as racism in America, in general.

High school junior Cleo Riley is doing what she can to help enact change. The young activist has committed herself to inspiring her fellow students to take action and protest against injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death.

Ashton Kutcher fought back tears in a powerful Instagram video while explaining why black lives matter to followers who have responded to his ‘BLM’ post over the weekend with the tone deaf ‘All lives matter’.

Ashton Kutcher fought back tears in a powerful Instagram video while explaining why black lives matter to followers who have responded to his ‘BLM’ post over the weekend with the tone-deaf ‘All lives matter’.

Ashton Kutcher fought back tears in a powerful Instagram video while explaining why black lives matter to followers who have responded to his ‘BLM’ post over the weekend with the tone-deaf ‘All lives matter’. The actor was supporting those protesting the death of George Floyd with his Black Lives Matter tag and was stunned by the response from fans who didn’t seem to get the importance of the words.

Ashton Kutcher is explaining why he supports the Black Lives Matter movement.

Logan Paul has taken a stance against racism.  The 25-year-old YouTube star, who has amassed more than 21 million subscribers to his channel, devoted the latest episode of his Impaulsive podcast to discussing racism in the wake of George Floyd's death in order to inform and inspire listeners to act and effect positive change in America.

Spreading the word. Ashton Kutcher shared an emotional video about a conversation he had with his children amid the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests over George Floyd’s death.

Amid the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who joined together after the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, you may have recognized a few familiar faces. Celebrities like Halsey, Ariana Grande, Emily Ratajkowski, and more have stood strong and took to the streets in cities like Santa Monica, California, where police teargassed and fired rubber bullets at peaceful protestors.

During the June 1 episode of Logan Paul’s podcast, Impaulsive, he addressed George Floyd’s death, as well as racism in America. For a full hour, Logan and his co-hosts took a “hard stance on the cataclysmic injustices taking place in the land of the ‘free.'” Logan got incredibly passionate as he condemned racism, and he further supported the Black Lives Matter movement by marching in a protest with his girlfriend, Josie Canseco, on the evening of June 2.