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#theshowmustbepaused: Music Industry Rallies For Tuesday Blackout After George Floyd’s Death
Justin Heiman/Getty Images – Protests Against Police Brutality Over Death Of George Floyd In NYC, New York, May 31.
Protesters demonstrated for the fourth straight night after video emerged of a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pinning Floyd’s neck to the ground. Floyd was later pronounced dead while in police custody after being transported to Hennepin County Medical Center.
Most of the world’s major music companies have joined in a campaign called #theshowmustbepaused to show solidarity with the black community in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
The plan is to cease business on Tuesday, June 2 in order to “disconnect from work and reconnect with our community,” as one of the most widely shared posts reads.
Major record labels, distributors and influential execs all created posts in solidarity, continuing the outpour of similar sentiments across social media since Floyd’s death on May 25. With most of the live industry already on hold because of COVID-19 shutdowns, it follows that the majority of music companies taking part in #theshowmustbepaused come from the label side – but others have joined in the cause including AEG Presents and artists like Phish and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead.
A collection of Instagram / Twitter posts below:
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>AEG Presents will participate in Black Out Tuesday and commit to working to bring about positive change in America.<br><br>We will stand against injustice.<br>We will stand against silence.<br>We will stand against oppression.<br>We will stand with the Black community.<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Theshowmustbepaused?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Theshowmustbepaused</a> <a href=”https://t.co/E0LLtbUJ6y”>pic.twitter.com/E0LLtbUJ6y</a></p>— AEG Presents (@aegpresents) <a href=”https://twitter.com/aegpresents/status/1267311317242613762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”und” dir=”ltr”><a href=”https://t.co/qv5pjf8hfb”>pic.twitter.com/qv5pjf8hfb</a></p>— Phish (@phish) <a href=”https://twitter.com/phish/status/1267529496963567618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>We stand in solidarity w/ those fighting against injustice facing the black community. From our artists to our staff & patrons, we've always believed in a unified music community built on respect with zero tolerance for hate & racism <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackOutTuesday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BlackOutTuesday</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheShowMustBePaused?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TheShowMustBePaused</a> ✊ <a href=”https://t.co/QnISxmUysb”>pic.twitter.com/QnISxmUysb</a></p>— Brooklyn Bowl (@brooklynbowl) <a href=”https://twitter.com/brooklynbowl/status/1267561656453722112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”und” dir=”ltr”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheShowMustBePaused?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TheShowMustBePaused</a> <a href=”https://t.co/fHw0ErtPYt”>pic.twitter.com/fHw0ErtPYt</a></p>— Lucinda Williams (@HappyWoman9) <a href=”https://twitter.com/HappyWoman9/status/1267550456223608836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Along with much of the music industry, we're going to hit the pause button on <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RADNightInAmerica?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RADNightInAmerica</a> this week. See below. We'll be back next week (Jun 9) with our free Tue Night Webcast… <a href=”https://t.co/z8yJOYNbgO”>pic.twitter.com/z8yJOYNbgO</a></p>— JoRu Almost Dead (@RussoAlmostDead) <a href=”https://twitter.com/RussoAlmostDead/status/1267475912364351491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>