The music industry is observing “Black Out Tuesday” on June 2 in a message of solidarity in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Companies including Atlantic Records, C…
The music industry is observing “Black Out Tuesday” on June 2 in a message of solidarity in response to the death ofCompanies including Atlantic Records, Capitol Music Group, Columbia Records, Def Jam, Elektra Music Group, HitCo, Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Records, Pulse Music Group, Reservoir, Republic Records, Sony/ATV, Sony Music, Virgin EMI,and Warner Records, among others, have committed to halting business activity on the day.
An image calling for a music industry “Black Out” on Tuesday, along with the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused, began circulating on social media on Friday. It called for Tuesday to be used as “a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community” via “an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.”Instead, this is a day to reflect and figure out ways to move forward in solidarity.
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