Apple Music, Spotify supports #BlackLivesMatter in an unprecedented fashion
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 12:42PM
Subeditor in #BlackLivesMatter, Apple Beat, Apple Music, Apps & Launches, Breaking news, Entertainment, Music, News, Spotify
Apple Music is using its platform to stand with #TheShowMustBePaused and #BlackLivesMatter social equality movements in response to widespread unrest, violent protests, and riots that have affected various American cities. The past few days have seen a swell of civic unrest after the death of George Floyd, a black man that died while being restrained by police officers in Minneapolis. Visiting Apple Music and going to any of its stations or the Browse section leads to the above page and a Listen Together call to action which plays only black music, much of which is timely in this time of protest.
Spotify, for its part, placed black filter over the covers of some of its prominent playlists and podcasts, while adding eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence to these participating playlists and podcasts—which is the length of time officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck.
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Nicole Batac