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      Meek Mill Releases 'Otherside of America' in Support of Black Lives Matter

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      The ‘Going Bad’ hitmaker becomes one of the leading proponents of criminal justice reform in America after he was jailed on a widely panned probation technicality back in 2017.
      Jun 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rapper Meek Mill has dropped a new song, “Otherside of America”, in support of Black Lives Matter protests across the nation.
      The hip-hop star released the hard-hitting track on Friday, June 05 as protesters continue to take to the streets to stand against police brutality in the wake of the killing of black man George Floyd by Minneapolis, Minnesota officers, who have since been indicted for his death.
      “Reporting live from the Other Side of America,” he wrote on YouTube in comments below the “Official Audio” video.
      The track starts off with an incendiary clip of a speech from U.S. President Donald Trump, before Meek steps in with verses about living hungry on the streets.
      “I was mad I was tryna fight/N**ga we hungry/Mama at work, daddy he dead/ N***a we lonely,” he raps.
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      Meek Mill, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, is one of the leading proponents of criminal justice reform in America after he was jailed on a widely panned probation technicality in 2017 related to a very old charge.
      He won his freedom in 2018 thanks to the ‘Free Meek’ movement led by prominent allies and friends like Jay-Z.

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      Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker Cover Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'

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      To support the Black Lives Matter movement, the ‘Bad Things’ rapper and the Blink-182 drummer shares an accompanying video that features them joining the protests.
      Jun 5, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker have teamed up to record a cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
      The two friends have been spotted protesting on the streets of Los Angeles in recent days and now they’ve hooked up to collaborate for a good cause.
      “They (Rage Against the Machine) wrote this song in 1992. It’s been 28 years since, and every word still applies,” Kelly wrote on Twitter. “Me and Travis Barker wanted to bring it back for these times…”.

      The accompanying video features black and white footage of Barker and Kelly protesting, with the rap-rocker holding a sign that reads: “Stop arresting protestors! Arrest Killer Cops”.

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      SAINt JHN Calls Off Video Shoot and Donates the Money for Black Lives Matter Cause

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      The ‘Roses’ rapper has decided to cancel his music video shoot and use the money meant for the project to support the activists protesting racial injustice.
      Jun 5, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rising hip-hop star SAINt JHN has ditched plans to film a music video for his new collaboration with rapper Future in favour of using the budget to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
      The pair had been due to get together to shoot a promo for the remix of Saint Jhn’s breakout hit “Roses”, but the Brooklyn, New York native reveals he decided the money would be better served helping to bail out activists arrested during ongoing U.S.-wide demonstrations following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed at the hands of a white police officer on May 25, 2020.
      In a notepad post on Instagram, Saint Jhn explains he managed to convince Hitco Entertainment co-founder Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid to boost his budget from $60,000 to $100,000 and allow him to use the funds as he pleased – and the music mogul obliged.
      “I asked him to give me the video budget and don’t ask what I’m gonna do with it. He agreed. That’s legendary s**t,” Saint Jhn wrote. “We should never be afraid to do the right thing!”
      He went on to reveal he was bumping the donation up to $125,000 and splitting it between a bail out organisation and “black owned businesses affected right now.”
      “I don’t got no speeches, I ain’t a speech n**ga (sic),” the 33 year old declared in the accompanying caption. “People are hurt and I feel them, period.”
      Saint Jhn joins the likes of The Weeknd, Chrissy Teigen, Steve Carell, and Seth Rogen to pledge donations to bail out protesters.

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      Carrie Underwood Teases Work on New Christmas Album

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      The ‘Something in the Water’ singer makes the revelation when staging a virtual fan club party in place of the event she hosts annually during CMA Fest.
      Jun 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Carrie Underwood has given her fans something to look forward to – a new Christmas album.
      The singer staged a virtual fan club party on Wednesday, June 03 to replace the event she hosts annually during CMA Fest, and told devotees she’s working on a holiday compilation – her first full-length Christmas album.
      Carrie refused to share details about the project or the song selections, but she has previously recorded “Do You Hear What I Hear?”, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, “The First Noel”, and other songs as part of a festive issue of her “Carnival Ride” album in 2007.

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      Kane Brown Hopes to Bring People Together With 'Worldwide Beautiful' Release

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      Sharing the uplifting number amid civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the ‘Homesick’ crooner announces that all proceeds will benefit the Boys And Girls Clubs of America.
      Jun 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kane Brown has come out with an uplifting song in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests. On Thursday, June 4, the “What Ifs” hitmaker released “Worldwide Beautiful” with the hope that it could bring people together during these difficult times in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
      In an Instagram announcement he made hours prior to the release, the 26-year-old crooner explained that he had been holding onto this song produced by Dann Huff for a year. He added that all proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club of America to advocate for justice and equality for the millions of youth.
      In the chorus of the song, the American Music Awards winner sings about seeing past each other’s skin color. “You’re missing every color/ If you’re only seeing black and white/ Tell me how you’re gonna change your mind/ If your heart’s unmovable,” he croons. “We ain’t that different from each other/ From one to another, I look around/ And see worldwide beautiful.”
      “Worldwide Beautiful” came out hot on the heels of Brown’s new single “Cool Again”. It is expected to be included on the “Homesick” singer’s upcoming album.
      Brown has previously talked about the song. During an interview with Billboard in November 2019, the father of one teased, “I got a song called ‘Worldwide Beautiful’ – this is also my tour name.” He elaborated, “It’s a song about meaning. It brings up color, that I’m really excited about. I’m really excited to show it to the world.”
      In regards to the protests over the death of George Floyd that have taken over the country, Brown first shared his thought on Twitter. “We will never see peace in this world until we ALL see each other as PEOPLE,” he tweeted. “We will never understand each other when you have people on 2 different sides. We have to become 1 to be at peace.”

      The “Lose It” singer later shared a capture of the tweet on his Instagram account. Along with it, he wrote, “I’ve been trying to think of how to say this as easy as possible and not be bashed because of the different sides. I hate confrontation but this is the truth whether you wanna Believe it or not.” He added, “any questions I’ll answer as many as I can.”

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      6ix9ine Pushes Back Release of New Song Again Out of Respect for George Floyd Protests

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      The ‘Gooba’ rapper’s new single along with its music video, which was originally slated to arrive on May 22, is now rescheduled for June 12 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.
      Jun 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Tekashi69 a.k.a. 6ix9ine is honoring the Black Lives Matter movement by postponing the release of his new song. The rapper has announced that his new single, which was originally slated to arrive on May 22, has been pushed back to Friday, June 12 out of respect for the nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
      The New York City artist took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, June 3 to announce the delay. “Music video will be pushed back again to June 12th,” he wrote on a plain black background, adding, “Out of respect for what we are going through right now.”
      He added in the caption, “It’s not the time for a music video right now with everything going on in the world. It will be extremely selfish,” before assuring fans that it will finally arrive “JUNE 12TH NEXT FRIDAY.”

      The track had been previously postponed twice. In late May, he announced that the song was pushed back another week to this coming Friday, June 5. At that time, he explained that the reason of the delay was simply because the music video was not ready yet.
      As with his previous release, details of the new song are still kept under wraps. 6ix9ine has not announced the new single, though he has opened a contest to let fan decide the title of the song. It’s additionally reported that the song will feature Nicki Minaj.
      “I’m hearing that @6ix9ine has a new track with @NICKIMINAJ coming out soon – Let us wait,” Power 105.1 radio jock Honey German tweeted last month. The “Anaconda” hitmaker reportedly flew to New York to film the music video at 6ix9ine’s home.
      Meanwhile, the “FEFE” hitmaker has been boasting that his new song will break the internet. “NEXT VIDEO WILL BREAK THE INTERNET IM PUSHING IT BACK TILL NEXT FRIDAY MAY 29TH,” he posted on Instagram before postponing the song for the second time.
      6ix9ine’s first post-prison song “Gooba” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending May 23 and its music video broke Eminem’s YouTube record for the most-watched hip-hop video in a 24-hour period after it was released on May 8.

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      Amber Riley Belts Out Beyonce's Freedom' During L.A. Protest

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      The former ‘Glee’ actress delivers a powerful rendition of Queen Bey’s hit single when joining fellow protesters during a peaceful Black Lives Matter rally in Los Angeles.
      Jun 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Former “Glee” star Amber Riley called attention to the Black Lives Matter movement with a performance of Beyonce Knowles’s Freedom during a Los Angeles protest on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
      The actress and singer belted out a powerful rendition in an effort to highlight racial inequality and police brutality.
      “What an honor. #blacklivesmatter #defundthepolice #prosecutekillercops,” Amber captioned a video of her performance on Instagram. “You have free agency to use every amazing gift you have to fight for truth and justice.”

      The 34 year old also took to Twitter to encourage her followers to use their own voices to inspire social justice.
      “We all have voices. I don’t care how many followers you have,” she wrote. “All of our voices and how we utilize our platforms is important. If it’s 10 followers, radicalize them, make them believers in themselves, that they can change the world and themselves for the better!”
      In another post she added, “Don’t rely on celebrities… Do YOUR part.”
      The bold statement comes in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed by police in Minnesota on May 25, 2020.
      Riley’s performance came amid controversy surrounding her “Glee” co-star Lea Michele’s treatment of African-American guest star Samantha Ware. After Lea tweeted her support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Ware hit back by accusing the screen star of making her life a “living hell” when she bullied her on set and alleged Lea even threatened to “s**t in her wig.”
      Following Samantha’s tweet, two other “Glee” castmates came forward to validate her story, while Amber and Melissa Benoist both weighed in by liking tweets about the scandal. Michele has since apologised for her bad behaviour.

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      YG Drops Anti-Police Song on Blackout Tuesday After Canceling Protest Appearance

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      The ‘Toot It and Boot It’ rapper pulls the plug on a planned rally appearance for fears of the safety of the participants and releases an anti-police song instead.
      Jun 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rapper YG pulled out of a planned rally appearance to protest the death of George Floyd in Hollywood, California on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, just before releasing his new track, “F**k the Police”.
      Hundreds of fans still showed up to the event, which the “Big Bank” hitmaker, real name Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, promoted on Twitter and Instagram on Monday, writing, “LA meet me. Hollywood Blvd & Vine tomorrow Tuesday 12 noon.”
      He later added, “All positive vibes tomorrow. No looting!” But minutes before the rally’s planned start time, YG shared a video on both social media sites, announcing he was cancelling his appearance at the event because he feared for the safety of participants. He added a caption on Instagram, “#F**KTHEPOLICE link in bio, they kant censor me (sic)!”
      “So I got bad news,” he said in the footage. “I was told today that my protest is not safe and that people could get hurt or shot and I’m not trying to get none of my people hurt or shot, so I’m going to cancel the date.”
      “It’s f**ked up but I’m going to come back bigger and better. I’m a part of the Black Lives Matter and we’re going to do this s**t the right way for the people, the city and for all the artists that want to pop out and participate. But that being said, F**k The Police is out right now, it’s in my bio, I couldn’t wait for the label, so yeah, I’ll see you outside.”
      Despite the fact that June 2 had been designated #BlackoutTuesday by entertainment industry chiefs, who agreed to refrain from all promotional activity on the date to support the Black Lives Matter movement, he then dropped the new song on YouTube, apparently without the participation of bosses at Epic Records, with whom YG signed a distribution deal in February 2020.
      The track amassed more than 100,000 views in its first hour on the site.
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      It’s not the 30 year old’s first protest anthem – ahead of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, YG teamed up with the late Nipsey Hussle for the protest anthem “FDT (F**k Donald Trump)”. The song has allegedly been played at many of the U.S. demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the days following the death of 46-year-old African-American man George Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers last week, May 25, 2020.

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