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Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, took to Instagram to encourage other people “with big pockets” to donate to organizations fighting for racial equality amid nationwide protests demanding justice for George Floyd. The Weeknd also showed receipts for a number of contributions he made totaling $500,000. The After Hours artist contributed $200,0000 to Black Lives Matter Global Network, $200,000 […]
Drake has donated $100,000 to National Bail Out, a collective that is helping bail out black mothers and caregivers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. His donation came in response to collaborator and fellow Torontonian Mustafa the Poet, who himself donated $400 and tagged both Drake and The Weeknd in an Instagram Stories post to get the superstar acts involved. “My […]
Tribal Brothers — aka producers LR Groove and Razzler Man — back with an incendiary new release and appropriately enough they’ve called it Rebellion. Before the full EP drops this Friday, June 3, via the pair’s Renk Groove Recordings, you can hear one of the the tracks, “Marching”, below. As their name suggests, “Marching” is built […]
Griselda’s Conway the Machine has been hard at work finishing up his new album From King to a God, but as acts of police brutality and racial injustices have continued to unfold around the country, he felt the need to say something. “Enough is enough!” he wrote on Instagram this weekend. “Fuck the police! We had enough […]
In a statement released Sunday night, Jay-Z is urging Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to “do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to fullest extent of the law.” “After our very earnest conversation, thank you to Governor Walz for doing what’s right and calling in Attorney General Keith Ellison […]
On Sunday evening, Travis Scott added his name to a growing list of celebrities who have released detailed statements (or at least publicly commented) about either the death of George Floyd, or the protests that have broken out in several U.S. cities in the six days since then. Scott made his comments in an Instagram […]
As anticipated, Gunna’s latest album, Wunna, debuted in the top spot of this week’s Billboard 200. The album came out nine days ago, racking up sales of 111,000 equivalent album units through its first week of availability, almost all of which came from streaming activity, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Previously, Gunna had topped out at the No. […]
America is at a boiling point, and many are looking toward their favorite artists to help make sense of this new reality. Although he’s a proud Torontonian, Tory Lanez offered a clear assessment of the uprisings. On Sunday, Lanez took to Twitter where he made it clear that he won’t be the latest celebrity to condemn protestors […]
While some parts of the country are easing lockdown restrictions, many performers are opting for virtual gigs out of concern for public health. Gunna is one of those artists. On Saturday night, the Atlanta rapper will present “Wunna Live in LA,” a 45-minute live concert streamed exclusively on YouTube. Gunna will be joined by a four-piece band to perform […]
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police has sparked protests across the nation. While all of these protests begin peacefully, some have grown violent and chaotic as time has progressed. This has been seen in several cities including Atlanta, where people have been seen breaking into malls and businesses, burning […]
