Pop Singer and songwriter Mike Ruby releases the latest track ‘Unapologetic.’ Mike’s debut EP slated for release this summer.
His newest single “Unapologetic” is the best example of that great message of living life to its fullest. With rich, velvety vocals flowing atop animated, electro soundscapes, his powerful energy makes this the classic feel-good track.
Watch Unapologetic Official Music Video
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Mike’s Music career began playing sax in the synth-pop band St. Lucia. After opening up for prominent electro-pop artist Ellie Golding, he found his true voice and deep love for songwriting. Ruby’s first release as a pop artist broke the top 40 in Canada and also on the Billboard Charts.
Korean pop band, BTS and the Korean record label Big Hit Entertainment has donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter. The actions of the band have inspired the fans to give the same amount within 24 hours. The Director of Black lives Matter Kailee Scales confirmed the donations of BTS and Big Hit Entertainment. However, both the parties haven’t commented about the donations.
Fans donated the amount through the charity project ‘One In an Army.’ However, the donations pass the $1 million mark. The amount was $1,026,531 with 35,609 donors.
‘One In an Army’ shared a message on Twitter thanking all who supported. “It’s amazing to see so many of you coming together to support #BlackLivesMatter. Thank you so much to everyone who donated, shared, used the hashtag, and helped by any means to make this possible!” they said. The donations are to help “bailouts for those arrested for protesting police brutality, black-led advocacy orgs fighting against systemic injustice and support for the physical and mental health of the black community,” they said.
BTS also stated that they stand against racial discrimination, sharing a message on social media.
It's really amazing to see so many of you coming together to support #BlackLivesMatter. Thank you so much to everyone who donated, shared, used the hastag and helped by any means to make this possible! pic.twitter.com/FqUNfsWsIz
— One in an ARMY⁷ Charity Project 💜 (@OneInAnARMY) June 8, 2020
Big Sean's Message On Protesting(Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | Getty Images)
Big Sean used social media on Monday (June 1) to show his emotions of the Black Lives Matter protest. In the memory of George Floyd’s death and his life as an African American man.
The rapper posted a video in his Twitter and Instagram. He said ” Clearly we got the whole world’s attention, obviously, and justice has to be served. Period. And if it’s not, I don’t think things are going to change or get better.”
Sean also shared his previous experiences in joining the protests. Sean said “I know I been protesting, I know a lot of us been out on the streets protesting, I don’t know if it’s to make us look like we wild beasts or don’t have control, but we clearly are not wild beasts. We’re extraordinary, talented magical people that if you took us out of the equation, the world would be very, very bland.”
Sony Music Sets Up $100M Fund(Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Sony Music Company has started a Fund of $100 Million. The funds support social justice and racism across the globe. The company announced on June 5. They stated that the donation would start immediately. The donations will begin with “organizations that foster equal rights.”
“Racial injustice has affected artists, songwriters, and the society,” said Rob Stringer as the Chairman of Sony Music Group. He also stated that “We stand against discrimination everywhere, and we will take action accordingly with our community fully involved in effectively using these funds.”
The group planned it would give employee donations in June. To social justice charities including ACLU, Black Lives Matter, the NAACP, the Minnesota Freedom Fund, The Innocence Project, and Unicorn Riot. The company also expected to improve the staff’s mental health support. They will get help from experts in mental health.
The Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer, aka Abel Tesfaye, who is also known as Weeknd, has given half a million dollars to support black people across the globe.
Sony/ATV company chairman and CEO wrote an open letter on June 1, Monday. There he talked about the music community and how it’s anchored to the hearts of black culture. He also stated the role of the industry in such a crisis and how to lead towards true justice and equality.
Other Companies Fund to Help Social Justice and Racism with Sony Music
Also, WMG raised a fund by partnering with the Blavatnik Family Foundation. The value of the fund is $100 Million. On Wednesday, the company reveals the fund will support the music industry and social justice groups.
Universal Music promised to fund $25m to support the black people inside and outside the company boundaries.
The Coronavirus and the death of George Floyd have made a huge impact on the album of Killer Mike. He planned to promote “RTJ4,” the new album from Run the Jewels in this week. But the current situation across the country has changed his music life.
The music industry also stands up with the ‘Blackout Tuesday’ movement. So Killer Mike’s album promotions have postponed until after June 5. However, El-P silently dropped the album’s song on Instagram on Sunday.
Killer Mikes Discussion with Stephen ColbertOn CBS
Here he talks about the protests and the country’s latest political state. This happens on Monday with Stephen on CBS’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Also, Mike shared that his intentions hadn’t to appear with the Mayor on Friday night. Killer Mike said, “T.I. and I bought a 50-year old black-owned restaurant in the neighbourhood we grew up in, Bankhead Seafood, we rolled it out with a food truck.” Later “[T.I.] got a call from the mayor’s assistant, saying that the staged protest, which we support, was turning into a riotous atmosphere, and she wanted him to say something to help quell any oncoming violence that she didn’t want to see happen,” he said. Both the men attended to the press conference, but mikes speech got the attention of people. He spoke from his heart.
Mike also noted about urban American centres including Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles. Mike shared that they haven’t recovered from racial inequity in the 1960s. He also notes about Atlanta, how they developed with leaderships and businesses by black people.
In the second half of the show, he talked about ‘RTJ4.’ He said all of the albums are free to download. Because most of the people can’t buy them.
Australian singer Toni Watson, aka Tones and I released fresh track “UR SO F**KING COOL” as the same tune Toni’s previous record-breaking single “Dance Monkey.”
In the new Music Video, the Australian singer describes the various efforts people make to appear more relaxed than they are.
Tones and I Explained about the inspiration behind the track in the statement, “I wrote this song after I went to a party and everyone there thought they were the coolest thing ever and I just thought ‘This is shit, I’m leaving,'”
Watch UR SO F**KING COOL Official Music Video
Tones and I released record-making and breaking single “Dance Monkey” last year. The video for “Dance Monkey” has officially surpassed a billion views around the globe. Eventually making her the artist spending the most weeks at No. 1 across Australian and global Singles Charts.
She posted Instagram, to announce that we’ll be able to hear the track soon, in Tik Tok video of her makeup and some behind the scenes footage from the upcoming video.
Warner Music Group rises from another 5% (STEFANIE KEENAN / GETTY IMAGES FOR WARNER MUSIC)
Warner Music Company’s trade rose from another 5% on the second day(Thursday). The company gains more than 20% from the debut before Thursday. The debut was on Wednesday.
The organization valued its biggest initial offering of the year yet, upmarket the price too. WMG is the mother company of record labels as well as Warner Records and Elektra Records.
WMG also represents artists including Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Twenty One Pilots, Lizzo, and Katy Perry. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse. The company increased $2.552 billion, contributes 77 million shares. Warner music reveals at a reasonable occasion for IPO’s.
Apple Inc., Spotify Technology Inc., and YouTube united together to support Blackout Tuesday. Blackout Tuesday is a protest against racism. This happens due to the recent incident in Minneapolis where a black person died by a white male police officer. This is a movement by the Music industry.
Apple Music has blocked the browser feature in Apple Music Service. Beats 1 radio of Apple Music has stopped its regular streaming services. Instead, they play some motivational music from black artists. However, the features are not fully finished. Still, the users can access their standard music libraries as usual.
Other Companies which supports Blackout Tuesday
Spotify also created a separate playlist in support of Blackout Tuesday. The name of the playlist is “Black Lives Matter.” The playlist includes songs like Enemy’s “Fight The Power” and “FDT” by California rapper Y.G. These songs are against the current U.S. president ‘Donald Trump.’
Other big companies like Amazon Music and Youtube music also participates in the movement. Youtube a company by google, stopped all their meetings on Tuesday.
George Floyd died after being caught by police outside a shop in Minneapolis. Footage of the arrest on 25 May shows a white police officer Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck until his death.
It started with a report of a fake $20.A report was made on the evening of 25 May, when Mr Floyd bought a pack of cigarettes a grocery store. Considering the $20 bill he used to be fake, a store employee reported it to police.
Due to the recent death of George Floyd, the music industry members joins the ‘Grassroots’ to make ‘Blackout Tuesday.’
a few months ago Canadian rapper Dax releases the powerful lyrical song “I Can’t Breathe”. that’s lyric very related to the present situation of the USA.
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Dax said in the song,
I can’t breath (I can’t)
I’m on my knees (You see me)
I’m begging you please (Please)
Yeah, they left me for dead, created a storm
They thought I would drown, but they didn’t know that I am a seed
The song ‘I Can’t Breathe’ itself reveals on Dax’s own battles with the pursuit of happiness.
This report announced Mr Floyd died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen) due to compression on his neck and also on his back. It also found the death was a homicide.
Dr Michael Baden said, “The cause of death in my opinion is asphyxia, due to compression to the neck – which can interfere with oxygen going to the brain – and compression to the back, which interferes with breathing,”
George Floyd’s life and indeed his death belongs to all of us. Mr Floyd died lying facedown on the road, begging for his life. In his last minutes, he called out to his deceased mother: “Mama … I’m through!”
‘Banding Together’ is a virtual concert for funding the music industry workers in Colorado. Colorado’s popular stars were on the stage to perform the event. Stars like Avett Brothers, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, the Lumineers, Michael Franti, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Sam Bush, the String Cheese Incident and many more performed on the stage. The event took place on May 30th.
The 3-hour virtual concert streamed from 6 – 9 p.m on CBSN Denver. Breckenridge Brewery. Bret Saunders is the presenter. The host of the event is Jim Benemann.
