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BTS Performs ‘Boy With Luv,’ ‘Spring Day’ & ‘Mikrokosmos’ for ‘Dear Class of 2020′
K-TOWN 6/7/2020 by Ashley Iasimone BTS sent off this year’s graduates with a virtual mini concert their ARMY won’t forget for the “Dear Class of 2020” after party on YouTube. The K-pop superstars’ set list for Sunday’s (June 7) special event in honor of the graduating class featured a smooth medley of “Boy With Luv,” “Spring Day” and “Mikrokosmos.” BTS filmed their performance at National Museum of Korea, where they suited up and showed their flawless moves with “Boy With Luv.” The beautiful “Spring Day” had the group swaying on stools, while the emotional “Mikrokosmos” surely had their fans waving their arms in the air in front of their screens at home. The boy band had already chim...
Megan Thee Stallion Kicks Off Summer for ‘Dear Class of 2020′ With Sizzling Medley
The class of 2020’s graduation after party officially got its start with Megan Thee Stallion Sunday night (June 7). The rapper performed an at-home, virtual medley oozing of summer house party vibes right after this year’s all-star YouTube ceremony came to an end. Her nearly 10-minute set included “Big Ole Freak,” “Hot Girl Summer,” “Captain Hook,” “Cash Shit” and “Savage.” As Katy Perry said during her “Dear Class of 2020” appearance before the fete began, “a global graduation deserves a party for the ages.” “Congratulations to the class of 2020! Have a hot girl summer!” Megan said to the camera as her music wrapped. Sunday’s virtual graduation opened at 3 p.m. ET on YouT...
CNCO Brings ‘Honey Boo,’ ‘Reggaeton Lento’ & More to ‘Dear Class of 2020′ Party
CNCO got graduates dancing at home with their party-ready mix Sunday night (June 7). The Latin pop boy band — Christopher, Erick, Zabiel, Richard and Joel — synchronized their own moves, in separate video frames, as they performed “Honey Boo,” “Hey DJ” and “Reggaetón Lento” remotely during the after party following the “Dear Class of 2020” YouTube Originals graduation ceremony. Earlier in the evening, in the midst of the actual ceremony, they also popped in to teach this year’s grads how to say “Congratulations to the class of 2020” in Spanish. The virtual graduation, which started with Lizzo‘s powerhouse flute performance and was chock-full of all-star commencement speeches from the likes of Bara...
BTS ARMY Matches the Band’s $1 Million Black Lives Matter Donation
K-TOWN 6/7/2020 by Ashley Iasimone BTS and Big Hit Entertainment’s $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter inspired fans to band together and match giving that amount to BLM and other organizations committed to racial equality. The loyal BTS ARMY set the #MatchAMillion goal on Saturday (June 6), and by Sunday night, they made it happen. By about 8:45 p.m. ET, donations surpassed $1 million, according to fan collective and charity project One in an ARMY‘s donation tracker. One in an ARMY compiled a card listing places to donate to, using ActBlue to allow supporters to split their funds among Black Lives Matter, Reclaim the Block, National Bail Out, Black Visions Collective, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and more organizations. “Just like BTS, we were able...
Justin Timberlake Helps Open YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 Celebration
Justin Timberlake appeared at the top of YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 celebration, a celebrity-studded virtual party to salute this year’s graduates who can’t get together in person thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. “So 2020 decided to test you… and this is harder than any test or final you had all your life,” Timberlake said, sending in a video from what appeared to be the Man of the Woods’ cabin in the woods. “I get it – it’s not fair, it’s heartbreaking, it makes you stop and think ‘why did this happen?’ I don’t have the answers but in the face of obstacles we have the great ability to surprise ourselves with how we fight back. “I’m speaking on behalf of the world when I say, we’re impressed,” he...
Shawn Mendes Shouts Out Grads, Students Perform His Hit ‘There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back’ at ‘Dear Class of 2020′ Commencement
There’s nothing holding the graduates of 2020 back! During the ‘Dear Class of 2020’ YouTube special on Sunday (June 7), Shawn Mendes‘ hit song “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” was performed by the AMDA College of Performing Arts Choir and the Diamond Bar High School marching band. During the pretaped performance, the musicians wore blue caps and gowns with yellow tassels while marching out onto a football field to perform the song. The video then cut to the hallways of a high school, where students — socially distanced, of course — danced while wearing face masks, a nod to the coronavirus pandemic that has led to the shutdown of schools. After the uplifting song, Mendes himself appeared in a video to thank the two groups of perfo...
Janelle Monae, Kelly Rowland & More Recite Maya Angelou Poem For YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 Celebration
Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelly Rowland, Shonda Rhimes, Yara Shahidi, Janelle Monae and more recited Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” poem during YouTube’s virtual “Dear Class of 2020″ commencement celebration on Sunday (June 7). Each woman took turns reading lines from the poem such as, “Does my sexiness upset you?/ Does it come as a surprise/ That I dance like I’ve got diamonds/ At the meeting of my thighs?” The montage also featured clips of Angelou herself, as well as Misty Copeland dancing alone in a ballet studio. Watch the clip below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Ear...
Taylor Swift Reveals Her High School Graduation Wasn’t What She Expected in ‘ Dear Class of 2020′
Taylor Swift didn’t get the high school graduation she imagined either. In YouTube Originals’ ‘Dear Class of 2020′,’ Swift addressed the graduates by telling a story of how she was on tour and couldn’t attend her own ceremony. “I know this isn’t the kind of graduation you thought you were going to be having,” she said. “I ended up getting mailed my diploma” “It wasn’t exactly what I had pictured,” she continued. But in the end, Swift hopes everyone can “expect the unexpected.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. E...
Here Are the Racial Justice Organizations & Black Creators That Took Over Artists’ Instagrams
With artists passing the mic to grassroots organizers by giving them access to their Instagram, here’s your guide to the best social media takeovers dedicated to racial justice. Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez and more artists are using their platforms for good — but while letting someone else run it. Protests sparked after the racist murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade and more Black people, but the conversations about justice in this country must continue. That’s why artists have teamed up with organizations like the Black Visions Collective and social activists like Zyahna Bryant and Alicia Garza to spread the word about how the Black Lives Matter movement should move forward. Find a growing list of artists who are passing t...
Beyonce Demands ‘Justice’ for Breonna Taylor on Her 27th Birthday
Beyoncé has joined the growing list of celebrities honoring Louisville native Breonna Taylor on what would have been her 27th birthday Friday (June 5). “Justice for Breonna. Click the link in my bio to take action,” Bey wrote alongside an animated image of Taylor, with a link to the petition fans can sign to demand justice. Taylor was killed on March 13 when a squad of police used a battering ram to enter her apartment using a “no-knock” warrant and opened fire, fatally hitting Taylor at least eight times. Her name has been chanted by the thousands of protesters who’ve taken to the streets over the past week and a half nationwide to march in honor of George Floyd, the black Minneapolis man who was killed in police custody when a white officer kn...
Raymix Comes Out as Gay: ‘I Am Free & Happier Than Ever’
Electrocumbia pioneer Raymix (real name: Edmundo Gómez Moreno) took to social media to come out as a gay to his fans opening up for the first time about his sexuality. In a five-minute video posted on his YouTube channel today (June 5), the “Oye Mujer” singer begins his heartfelt message acknowledging the vulnerable moment we’re living in today with the COVID-19 pandemic and cases of racism and discrimination, and then goes on to make the announcement. “Can you believe that in 2020, there are people in the industry who told me not to do this video? That I should stay quiet and pretend to be the person I am not because I wouldn’t be successful. They told me that the audience is not ready for an artist who sings cumbia or regional Mexican music [to come out as g...
How to Watch YouTube Originals’ ‘Dear Class of 2020′ All-Star Commencement
YouTube Originals’ “Dear Class of 2020” commencement ceremony, featuring Barack and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, BTS, Lady Gaga, Maluma and more, will officially commence Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The four-hour virtual graduation, which was pushed back a day to honor George Floyd’s memorial service, will open with Lizzo and the New York Philharmonic performing “Pomp and Circumstance” and remarks from Alicia Keys. At the end of the celebration, Katy Perry will lead the graduates in the monumental tassel turn. Check out Sunday’s full line-up of commencement speakers, performers, featured celebrity guests and YouTube creators here. Viewers can attend the virtual ceremony by watching the livestream on the YouTube Originals channel and the L...
