Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd will be honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at the first annual Music in Action Awards, hosted by the Black Music Action Coalition and taking place September 23 at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.
The ceremony is to honor musicians, music executives, and music businesses that have made the most significant contributions to social justice, change, and/or equity over the preceding year, according to BMAC.Since the pandemic started, the Weeknd has donated several million dollars to a variety of causes — including relief Black Lives Matter Global Network, the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, and National Bail Out; Covid-19 relief campaigns for MusiCares and in.
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