US music industry shut down for the day in memory of George Floyd

The US music industry is largely shut down for 24 hours today in memory of George Floyd, and in solidarity with those protesting his death. All the major labels are participating in a day of industry silence along with indie labels, publishers, and distributors. Interscope also announced that it's blacking out its entire release schedule for this Friday, GMA reports. UK radio stations and TV channels have also changed their programmes to mark "Blackout Tuesday", reflecting on George Floyd's death in police custody, BBC reports. BBC Radio 1Xtra is hosting a series of discussions and debates, MTV will go silent for eight minutes (the length of time a white police officer knelt on Mr Floyd's neck), 4 Music will pause its output once an hour throughout the day.