The Weeknd Calls on Major Music Companies to ‘Go Big and Public’ With Blackout Tuesday Donations

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 EditorAs the coronavirus pandemic has seized up the live-entertainment industry, drive-in concerts have been floated as a safe replacement for audiences jonesing for live music — and Live Nation has announced the first large-scale drive-in concert series in the U.S., beginning in July.The live-entertainment giant on Monday announced “Live from the Drive-In,” a series of nine concerts taking place July 10-12 in Nashville, Tennessee; Maryland Heights, Missouri; and

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

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPaul McCartney fiercely criticized the Italian live-music industry over its refund policy for his canceled 2020 concerts in a Facebook post that has apparently been deleted. McCartney was scheduled to perform in the Italian cities of Naples and Lucca this week but canceled the shows early last month due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Alec Baldwin has defended promoting his interview with Woody Allen on Instagram during Blackout Tuesday.

R&B star The Weeknd has called on his corporate “partners” in the music industry to join him in making significant donations to support Black Lives Matter causes.

By Jem Aswad

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The music industry will turn silent and observe Blackout Tuesday in solidarity with protests that have erupted worldwide after the death of George Floyd in police custody a few days back. Not only that but this halt in the business has been planned to support and stand with the black community thereby strongly protesting against racial discrimination and other related issues that still prevail in many parts of the world. Many popular music labels have joined hands in this initiative.

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