The panel discussion takes place Monday, September 27, in the iconic Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall in partnership with events curators The Future Is.
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By Mark Savage
What goes through your mind when you win a Grammy?
Disbelief, maybe. Serotonin, certainly. And, for US R&B star H.E.R, just a little bit of cognitive dissonance. One of the first things I thought was, What? I beat
Beyoncé? says the singer, recalling the moment she won Song Of The Year at this year s ceremony. There were some heavy hitters in that category, you know? Billie Eilish and Post Malone. So, oh my gosh, when Trevor Noah called my name, I couldn t believe it.
The R&B star was recognised for her passionate cri de cœur I Can t Breathe, which quoted the dying words of George Floyd.
PPL appoints Tomi Oyewumi as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Partner
24 June 2021
UK music licensing company PPL has appointed Tomi Oyewumi to the newly created role of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner.
Oyewumi will help PPL to deliver its long-term strategy of addressing EDI issues within the company and the wider music industry.
Working with PPL’s People and Organisational Team and Diversity Forum, Oyewumi will work on ensuring that PPL fulfils its pledge to deliver the Black Music Coalition’s five calls to action and the UK Music Diversity Taskforce Ten-Point Plan.
Oyewumi joins PPL from Heineken where she was Collaboration Manager and Inclusion and Diversity Taskforce Lead, playing a key role in developing policies geared towards creating a more diverse workplace. She was also a member of the brand advisory panel at ADD PSALTS, a retail brand accelerator which provides black-owned brands with industry expertise in order to launch them in the UK market.
This month, YouTube Music s artist relations manager Sheniece Charway tells the story of her career so far, and discusses what the industry must do to eradicate racism.