Black music executives set out standards for industry
In the UK, Black execs are calling on industry leaders to implement anti-racism training, drop the term “urban music” and address the racial imbalance at senior levels
News By IQ | 9 June 2020
A collective of Black music executives in the UK has sent a letter to heads of companies including Live Nation, Universal Music Group and Spotify, laying out five “immediate calls to action” to tackle structural and systematic racism within the music industry.
The letter builds on Black Out Tuesday last week, which saw the global music business down tools in solidarity with anti-racism protestors in the US and in order to reflect on what steps need to be taken…
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