More than 700 artists, managers and companies in the U.K. music industry, including the likes of The 1975 and Jessie Ware, have signed an open letter calling for a united fight to eradicate racism in the music business and beyond.
The lengthy list of signatories counts more than 150 industry trade bodies, record labels and other music companies, including the U.K.
outposts of all three major record labels (Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group) alongside Beggars Group, the Music Managers Forum and the Association of Independent Music. "All forms of racism have the same roots -- ignorance, lack of education and scapegoating," the letter reads. "We, the British music industry are proudly uniting to amplify our voices,
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