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On Thursday (October 1st), the Recording Academy hosted a virtual industry-wide #ChangeMusic Summit with leading music and media companies in conjunction with Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. The digital event is part of an ongoing series of initiatives supported by the Recording Academy to accelerate equity and diverse representation within the organization and further support inclusion outcomes across the music industry.

Check out the full #ChangeMusic Summit below.

The four-hour event brought together executives, executives and experts in panels to transform culture, amplify diverse voices, put leadership into action and drive systemic change across the music community. Prominent cultural pioneers and executives in the music industry openly discussed best practices and strategies to promote systemic change and promote women, Black and Latinx, and all under-represented music makers and professionals.

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Participants in the event included singer-songwriters Ledisi and Maimouna “Mumu Fresh” Youssef; Television personalities Rocsi Diaz and Jeff Johnson; Musical culture influencer Karen Civil; award-winning poet and president of the Chicago Chapter J. Ivy of the Recording Academy; and prominent executives and industry professionals including Tuma Basa (YouTube), Ingrid Best (Combs Enterprises), Binta Brown (Omalilly-Projekte; Black Music Action Coalition), Shari Bryant (Roc Nation), Jeff Burroughs (Def Jam Recordings), Ryan Butler (Recording Academy) und Valeisha Butterfield Jones (Aufnahmeakademie), Harvey Mason jr. (Admission Academy), Rashad Robinson (Color of change) and many others. The full list of participants can be found below.

As part of the summit, the Recording Academy and Color Of Change announced the upcoming #ChangeMusic Roadmap, a tool to help people at all levels of the music industry take action to achieve racial and social justice within the industry. The full roadmap will be released before the end of the year. The first aspect of the roadmap discussed, however, was the need to have transparent reporting on black representation.

Read: The Recording Academy and Color of Change work together to drive positive change in the music industry

“This is a crucial moment in our world, our nation and our society. It is more important than ever that we bring people together to make progress on equity, justice, diversity and inclusion, ”said Recording Academy Chairman and Interim President / CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said. “As a leading company in the music industry, we have the opportunity to set a good example and set a progressive tone for culture and society. We feel honored that so many from the industry have joined this important conversation and feel obliged to work ahead. ”

“The rich contributions of black artists have undeniably made the music industry what it is today. The industry must tear down the systems that silence, damage and pigeonhole black artists in order to generate profitable profits, ”said Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change. “Everyone has a responsibility to work towards progress. The #ChangeMusic roadmap will begin by giving the industry the tools to challenge injustices and bring about tangible change now. The Recording Academy is a strong example of the industry from within and holds this together, we can drive music into the just future that black artists deserve and have always deserved. ”

Participants in the #ChangeMusic Summit included: Singer / Songwriter Dame, Rico love and Maimouna “Mumu Fresh” Youssef;; Television personalities Rocsi Diaz and Jeff Johnson;; Music Culture Influencer Karen Civil;; Closer J. Ivy;; and prominent executives and industry professionals including Send to work (Youtube), Ingrid Best (Combs Enterprises), Binta Brown (Omalilly-Projekte; Black Music Action Coalition), Shari Bryant (Roc Nation), Jeff Burroughs (Def Jam Recordings), Ryan Butler (Admission Academy), Valeisha Butterfield Jones (Admission Academy), Qiana Conley (Admission Academy), Caroline „Baroline“ Diaz (Interscope Records), Michelle Edgar (Epic Records; Music Unites; XX Project), Ethiopia Habtemariam (Motown Records; Capitol Music Group), Erin Hall Harris (Combs Enterprises), Tammy Hurt (Admission Academy), Jeriel Johnson (Admission Academy), Debra Lee (formerly BET Networks), Harvey Mason jr. (Admission Academy), Adam McFarland (Blacksmith Recordings; #TheShowMustBePaused), Riggs Morales (Atlantic Records), Jessica Rivera (Youtube), Rashad Robinson (Color of change), Travis Robinson (Universal Music Group), Lenny Santiago (Roc Nation), Rashid Shabazz (Color of change), DR. Maurice Stinnett (Warner Music Group), Tiffany R. Warren (Omnicom Group; ADCOLOR) und Rogen Williams (KWL Enterprises).

The Recording Academy’s strategic alliance with Color Of Change and solidarity with ongoing movements for social justice like #TheShowMustBePaused was also a high-priority topic of conversation among the participants.

Learn about the progress and future announcements regarding the Recording Academy’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts.

Die Recording Academy gründet Black Music Collective