Music Industry Reacts To Death Of George Floyd With Grassroots "Black Out Tuesday" Campaign

Following the May 25 death of George Floyd, music companies have joined a growing grassroots movement calling for Tuesday, June 2 to be observed as “Black Out Tuesday.” Numerous companies in the music industry have joined the movement as protests have been held in many major U.S. cities, which also included Nashville, Tennessee.

A post, along with the hashtag #theshowmustbepaused, has gone viral, prompting companies to release their own statements of support on social media. As part of the campaign, companies will pause work on this day to “reconnect with our community.”

“Black Out Tuesday” has been deemed a day to unplug from normal business operations to collectively reflect on what can be done to put meaningful change into action. It’s also a day to stand in solidarity with the Black community to fight racial injustice and inequality.

Among the many companies taking part are Warner Music, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Big Machine Label Group, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Warner Chappell and others. See listing below.

#THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED pic.twitter.com/zNMmKNzVBc

— Warner Music Nashville (@WarnerMusicNash) May 31, 2020

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— Sony Music (@sonymusic) May 31, 2020

#BLACKLIVESMATTER #THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED pic.twitter.com/rzCpIu4wMY

— Warner Chappell Nashville (@WCNashville) May 31, 2020

Enough. #TheShowMustBePaused pic.twitter.com/Cih3GJ4gTV

— Big Loud (@BigLoud) May 31, 2020

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— Universal Music Group (@UMG) June 1, 2020

#TheShowMustBePaused pic.twitter.com/8h7ab5i0Ig

— ASCAP (@ASCAP) June 1, 2020

#TheShowMustBePaused pic.twitter.com/R701YXnTZm

— Broadcast Music Inc. (@bmi) June 1, 2020

Some of the companies that have publicly stated they will be observing “Black Out Tuesday” include:
117 Entertainment Group
Academy of Country Music
Americana Music Association
Adkins Publicity
ASCAP
BBR Music Group
Big Deal Music Group
Big Loud
Big Yellow Dog
Big Machine Label Group
Blackbird Audio Rentals
Blackbird Studio
Black River Entertainment
BMG
BMI
CAA
CDX Nashville
Centricity Music
CMT
Compass Records
Concord
Country Music Association
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Radio Seminar
CRB/CRS
Creative Nation
Curb/Word Entertainment
Creative Nation
Downtown Music
EA Music
G7 Entertainment
Given Entertainment
International Bluegrass Music Association
Live Nation
Marbaloo Marketing
Mediabase
Monument Records
Music Choice
MusicRow Magazine
NSAI
peermusic
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Red Light Management
Reservoir
Rhythm House
Richlynn Group
Riser House
River House Artists
Rounder Records
SESAC
Sony/ATV
Sony Music
Spirit Music Group
Still Working Music
Tri Star
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Publishing
Viacom/CBS
Visionary Media Group
Warner Chappell
Warner Music
WME

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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