Stars including Quincy Jones and Billie Eilish join executives in promoting effort to halt operations as
protests continue
On Tuesday, the
music industry will observe a “blackout day” in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the protests raging across the country.
The demonstration stands to bring major music companies, significant pieces of a $19bn industry, to a halt. The event organizer Live Nation will “pull the plug” on its operations and close offices for the day; radio shows will go silent;
MTV, VH1,
comedy Central and other ViacomCBS-owned channels will “go dark”. Spotify will add eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence to select playlists and podcasts – the length of time
police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of Floyd.