After announcing a Los Angeles rooftop livestream to support his recently released Wunna album, rapper Gunna shared on Saturday morning (May 30) that that’s night show would shift its focus to be a fundraiser for the George Floyd Memorial Fund. “This live performance has been scheduled weeks , I was goin to cancel it due […]

On Memorial Day (May 25), George Floyd pleaded for his life as a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck. A nearly nine-minute viral video of the encounter showed Floyd declaring he couldn’t breathe and eventually going limp. As a result of his death, and the recent deaths of others such as Breonna Taylor and […]

SZA spoke out on Monday (June 1) to support the cancellation of a planned sit-in protest in Los Angeles in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “JUST FOUND OUT TOMORROW[‘]S CANCELLED!” she wrote on Instagram. “AFTER PROPER DUE [DILIGENCE] THERE ARE MANY RISK FACTORS I CAN NOT ALIGN WITH . MOST IMPORTANTLY A NEW 4pm […]

Travis Scott took to social media on Sunday (May 31) to share an impassioned plea for accountability and justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “As I pace around, thinking, trying to find something to ease the pain… there are almost no words that I can think of to properly express, or I can […]

Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike made a surprise appearance at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom’s press conference on Friday (May 29), in an attempt to quell some of the violence that has taken place during nationwide protests of George Floyd’s police-related death last week. Mike (born Michael Render) appealed to those angry about the incident, asking […]

As thousands took to the streets around the nation over the weekend to protest the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last week, a number of artists lashed out at Pres. Donald Trump’s reaction to the marches during a time of national crisis. P!nk, who has been outspoken in her […]

LL Cool J has a lot to say about the situation currently unfolding across America, and a single tweet won’t do it. The two-time Grammy winner unleashed an incendiary rap which traces centuries of racism, division and the all-too-frequent killing of unarmed black men and women by law enforcement officials. Looking straight down the camera, […]

Talk is good, action is better. That’s the spirit of a post from Jay-Z, who is calling on Attorney General Keith Ellison to prosecute those responsible for the killing of George Floyd to the “fullest extent of the law.” Jay-Z, like so many other musicians around the U.S. and the rest of the world, has […]

Lana Del Rey has found herself in controversy once again. The singer-songwriter shared two videos on Sunday (May 31) of protesters calling for justice for George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes. The first video she shared showed a man standing on a burned-out car while […]

Lizzo has shared a heartfelt message with protestors in Minneapolis, who have taken to the city’s streets over the death of George Floyd. The 32-year-old “Truth Hurts” rapper, who lived in Minneapolis early in her career, took to social media Saturday (May 30) to offer words of support and encouragement after some businesses in the […]