In honor of the Black Lives Matter movement, BlueBeat.com has curated a stellar playlist to show our enduring support. With decades-spanning selections from Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Erykah Badu, Public Enemy, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Rihanna and Barack Obama. The musical experience was created to bring conscious anthems to your […]
Having drawn over 2 million people on their world tour across 62 dates in 2019, performed at The 62nd GRAMMY® Awards in January as the first Korean act in the award show’s history and continues to stay at No. 1 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart for 152 consecutive weeks (182 at No. 1 in total), […]
It has been reported that Harry Styles has pushed back his Love On Tour North American Tour to next summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This summer we were excited to be bringing Love On Tour to North America. However, due to the ongoing threat from Covid-19 we have been forced to reschedule these dates […]
On Monday night, June 8th, New Zealand singer took the digital stage and performed her smash hit “Suoalonely” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The kiwi 20 year old has won several awards in her homeland, including single of the year and best solo artist, she’s impacted sales charts around the world and she’s […]
Christina Aguilera’s sixth studio album Bionic was released 10 years ago. To celebrate the album turning double digits, the pop superstar made the bonus track “Little Dreamer” available on streaming for the first time. The record was previously available only as a bonus track on iTunes. The mid-tempo electro-pop ballad’s lyrics read: “So long, my […]
On Sunday, June 7th, YouTube’s ‘Dear Class of 2020’ streamed to millions of graduates across the globe. The star studded lineup was quite the commencement for this year’s grads, considering our world’s current circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic. Katy Perry appeared to give the class of 2020 a big send-off on screen following former president […]
On Tuesday, June 2nd, Chika, Zendaya, Kehlani, SZA, Lizzo and more artists gathered outside LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home for a peaceful protest led by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, BLM LA’s chapter head Melina Abdullah and Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson. This sit-in demanded to defund the police following the murder of George Floyd, […]
On Tuesday, June 2nd, Billie Eilish shared her thoughts about Black Out Tuesday via Instagram. The superstar urged her fans to look for ways to get involved in the fight for racial equality beyond simply posting a black square on social media. “Blackout tuesday was supposed to be about taking a step back from promoting […]
Musicians across every genre were posting black boxes yesterday, June 2nd, to disconnect from work to focus on community. The music industry is taking a pause to observe what is being called “Black Out Tuesday”, an “urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.” In honor of yesterday’s action, dozens of artists, from Rihanna […]
Ariana Grande took to the streets of Los Angeles over the weekend, joining the Black Lives Matter protest in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The singer shared her experience at the protest on Twitter this past Sunday, May 31st. The Tweet read, “Hours and miles of peaceful protesting yesterday that got little to no […]