Warner Music to Donate $100 Million to Social Justice Organizations

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBTS and its management company Big Hit Entertainment have teamed up to donate $1 million to Crew Nation, Live Nation’s campaign to support live-entertainment personnel impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The group had expected to be on tour for much of this year, so the move is a way to support the people who would have played a huge role in making their shows happen.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLouisiana rapper Hurricane Chris (real name: Christopher Dooley) has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting in Shreveport, La., early Friday, according to local outlet KTVE and multiple news reports.The Shreveport Police Violent Crimes Unit told the station that Dooley — best known for his 2007 hit “A Bay Bay” —  was arrested Friday morning and charged with one count of second degree murder in a shooting that took place shortly after 1

Jason Mraz is giving back to the community. The 42-year-old singer announced on Thursday that all the earnings from his upcoming album,, dropping on Friday, which also is Juneteenth, will be donated to black and social justice organizations.«On June 19th, a historic day in the advancement of equality, I am proud to stand in solidarity with and be of service to Black Lives by donating all of my earnings from sales and streams of my new LP recording, ,» Mraz wrote on his Instagram.

Jason Mraz has a new album coming out and he wants everyone to buy it and love it. But he's not going to make a penny on it.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTo say that interim Recording Academy president/CEO Harvey Mason jr. has had a challenging first few months on the job is an understatement of epic proportions.

ViacomCBS has joined the ranks of industry companies opening their pocketbooks in the midst of nationwide protests over racial inequality in America. CEO Bob Bakish announced that the company would be donating $5 million to organizations including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Equal Justice Initiative, Amnesty International, National Bail Out, The Bail Project, Community Coalition and others in a company-wide email about recent events on Friday.

Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand just made a generous donation to aid in the ongoing fight against racial injustice. The NBA icon, along with his brand, said in a statement on Friday, that they will be donating $100 million over the next ten years «to organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.»«Jordan Brand is more than one man.

Michael Jordan is donating $100 million in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a statement released by his manager Estee Portnoy, it was announced that Jordan and the Jordan Brand will donate $100 million over the course of the next 10 years.

Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand have committed to donating $100 million over the next 10 years to “organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.”

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineMichael Jordan has committed to donating $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations that are dedicated to fighting racial equality.“Black lives matter.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAlong with the social-change efforts announced by its parent company Universal Music Group earlier this week, Republic Records has announced its own campaign — one aspect of which is that the company will cease to use the term “urban” to describe black music. “ ‘Urban’ is rooted in the historical evolution of terms that sought to define Black music,” the memo reads.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Group has announced the launch of a $100 million fund to support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs coronavirus and protests continue to disrupt the country and its economy, many have asked the best ways to support musicians who suddenly and abruptly lost their main form of income.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt the end of a harrowing week for the country, Meek Mill dropped a hard-hitting new song called “Otherside of America.” Mill has had his own encounters with law enforcement in recent years: He spent five months in prison in a widely criticized 2017 ruling over technical violations from a years-old conviction.

“This fund will support the extraordinary, dedicated organisations that are on the front lines of the fight against racism"

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