Back to Black: how the music industry reckoned with race this year

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in the overwhelmingly white country charts). On 5 June, Republic Records, home to artists such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and the Weeknd, announced it would no longer be using the term urban, saying: “It is important to shape the future of what we want it to look like, and not adhere to the outdated structures of the past.” Shortly after, the Grammys announced they would stop using “urban” in its award categories.

 

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Firstly - that’s America - and secondly the music industry is demonstrably the most diverse in the universe which gives it little to complain about. Do something useful like the British alternative such as live aid.

I'm glad I never give any money to the Guardian. I mean, why would I want to pay to have my intelligence insulted?

Come See About Me......

Has the author of this article ever heard of...Mo Town, Soul music, Rap, Grime

Oh dear. It must be the woke are so scared they won't have anything to virtue signal about, they have to keep race problems on the agenda. Dangerous and counterproductive stuff.

If only they had some award ceremony that was dedicated to music of black origins. The time is now!

Here we go...the music industry has appropriated 'black music' and we're all fucking rascists just because we're white!

Can you imagine music without Black people? One can only listen to so much Lawrence Welk.

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