Blackout Tuesday: Music business vets Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang asked the music industry to take a long look at itself. The result was a mix of meaningful action and questionable platitudes
pledged donations as well, though neither specified specific groups or dollar amounts.
At Universal Music Group, CEO Lucian Grainge appointed the label’s top counsel Jeff Harleston as the leader of ameant to address issues of inclusion and social justice. “[E]verything will be on the table,” Grainge said. The systemic nature of the problems are just too critical to leave anything off.
Epic Records Chairman and CEO Sylvia Rhone also led a town hall to “discuss the impact of recent events and the importance of taking a stand for our communities and ways for individuals to make a difference both now and in the future.
But many in the industry utilized platitudes in their show of solidarity, and few specified how their day of “action and reflection” would translate to monetary support and beyond.
Major streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music offered up similar statements, promising to
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