If you've purposefully chosen to access our community today as a loyal registered member, then thank you for your continued participation and support; if you are accessing UKMIX for the first time and are considering registering or have just registered, then we hope you enjoy your time here - we're a diverse bunch of people who unite in our collective love of music (and RuPaul).
You’ll notice today that things are a bit different to normal – whilst the website and forums will continue to remain online, we will be freezing them from 9am (GMT) onwards to observe Blackout Tuesday in line with the music industry. In response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black citizens by the police, all major music industry labels and companies are uniting today in “an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change” and “a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community.”
Whilst it might first seem strange that an online forum observes a day like this, it kind of makes sense when you think about it – we unite in our love for music, we essentially exist because of music. And each week, more than 60,000 people across the world access our website to talk about music. We have a platform and today, we are going to use it to draw attention to one of the most important and troubling issues in the world.
Bye for now.
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