Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge Outlines Call to Action as Interscope Halts Releases
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variety.comBy Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor As protests around George Floyd’s shocking death at the hands of Minneapolis police erupted across America late last week, musicians and the music industry have been quick to weigh in on social media and call for a “Tuesday blackout,” in which companies would participate as a sign of protest.
Among the calls to action, Universal Music Group is launching an inclusion task force, and Interscope Records and affiliated labels (home to Lady Gaga, who released a new album three days ago and which operates under the UMG umbrella) announced it will not release any new music this week.
That means delaying recordings by Smokepurp, MGK, 6lack, Dylan, Lil Mosey, Billy Raffoul, Jessie Ware and others as part of the
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