The Weeknd is using his position as one of Pop’s biggest stars to encourage record labels and streaming services to publicly stand alongside the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the wake George Floyd‘s death.
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As reported, the singer donated a colossal $500,000 to Black Lives Matter related causes yesterday.
And he’s gone on record to not only call for industry leading forces to do the same, but to remind them why.
In a brief but poignant social media post, The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – spotlighted the fact that Black music generates titan-sized profits for corporations; entities he says now ought to give back.
His words below…
Kudos.
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That Grape Juice is honoring #BlackoutTuesday by using the day to cover stories that encourage social reflection and the eradication of racial injustice. Black Lives Matter.
Yaaas Abel! ✅ That’s that BLACK EXCELLENCE 👊🏽🥰🤴🏾🤳🏽
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si5uW6cnyG4
Fancy Shaniqua Bon’Quisha La’Quishraniqua Sha’Nay Nay Elephantisha have you donated or been to any protest yet?
You so jealous of me and how ON POINT I am 🤳🏽 Get THAT LIFE 😂
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Fancy Shaniqua Bon’Quisha La’Quishraniqua Sha’Nay Nay Elephantisha you can’t answer because you are all talk and no action. You are a FAKE!
See this is the bulls hit Grape Juice doesn’t moderate comments here I’m sick of it!! Look at this pathetic person trying to use names that people make up when they want to say someone is ghetto and BLACK and y’all let it ride
@Dear Clark, stop projecting 😂 We all know you’re a stank fake and nobody loves to see you here 😂
@Bogus, don’t worry, he doesn’t have an OUNCE of flavor and he doesn’t have my level of education either! 💯Clark can call me whatever with his multiple accounts and his mental health issues! He can’t make me look bad, believe THAT lol 🤳🏽 Thank you tho for coming to my defense ❤️
TGJ how much did yall donate
OPEN UR PURSE
Oh no one cares
I agree that the black owned only record labels and streaming services to publicly stand alongside the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the wake George Floyd‘s death. It is their problem to fix only.
Ain’t most of his fans white?
Your point being?
Sorry but I got better things to spend my hard earned money on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMAvlshJvr4#action=share