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Spotify is adding 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence to playlists in support of Blackout Tuesday.
Blackout Tuesday is a joint effort from the music industry to highlight police brutality. The campaign protests police violence and racism while honoring the memory of George Floyd.
The length of time of the Spotify blackout is how long a police officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck – killing him.
Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio programming is offline in favor of promoting a station celebrating black artists. Amazon Music also tweeted in support of Blackout Tuesday. YouTube Music pledged to donate $1 million to the Center for Policing Equality.
The Spotify blackout comes as part of a broader movement in the music industry as a whole. Several record labels are participating in Blackout Tuesday.
“June 2 is Blackout Tuesday, a day of collective disconnect from work meant to help people reflect and come together in support of the Black community. On this day – and every day – Spotify will support our employees, friends, partners, artists, and creators in the fight against racism,” Spotify’s blog post reads. “We are using the power of our platform to stand with Black creators, amplify their voices, and accelerate meaningful conversation and long-needed change.”
In addition to adding the silence to playlists and podcasts, Spotify has replaced playlist images and logos with blacked-out images.
It has also more prominently promoted black artists and podcasts with specially curated playlists. Spotify says it will also match donations from employees to organizations fighting injustice.
Labels like Interscope, Geffen, and A&M have canceled all of their planned releases for the week. Apple Music removed all of its online content. Warner Music Group says it will use today to “collectively reflect” on ways to change. Bandcamp says it will donate its full cut of sales on June 19, and every Juneteenth afterward, to the NAACP.
Thank you spotify, You guys did the right thing let all supports the black
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I’ve seen animals that were better humans than blacks
Another ignorant comment from Al Jolson, Angelito or whatever your name is. You really desire attention from others. Sad little person.
George Floyd was a career criminal, high on fentanyl, who once put a pistol to a pregnant woman’s stomach.
Yet, this is the man democrats worship.