Honoring Black and queer creators and professionals, and making the efforts to represent and support them must occur year-round.
🌟 In “The Power in Pride,” Ryan Butler, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the #RecordingAcademy , emphasized the importance of supporting Black and queer communities, not only through definition, but with efforts throughout the year.
❤️ We thank @LiveNation and @QueerCapita for hosting this powerful conversation with us. Read more at the link in bio. #PrideMonth#BlackMusicMonth
In an insightful conversation, @QueerCapita ’s Bryant Von Woodson II detailed how the findings of Queer Capita’s survey on LGBTQ+ representation in the music industry conveyed how there is still progress to be made to ensure LGBTQ+ professionals and creatives feel represented and supported. 🎶
The work continues beyond #PrideMonth and #BlackMusicMonth .
🌈 We’re so glad we could host this significant conversation along with @LiveNation and Queer Capita. Learn more and the link in bio.
“The queerness has been the innovation in it, but the Black community has been the foundation of it, so, I think when you have the foundation and the innovation together, it’s worth celebrating 365 days a year.” - Ryan Butler, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the #RecordingAcademy
🌈 As a part of “The Power in Pride: A Conversation Honoring the Resilience of Black Queer Creatives” panel, Ryan highlighted how Black and queer creators have shaped music, and continue to do so.
❤️ We thank @LiveNation and @QueerCapita for hosting this important conversation during #PrideMonth and #BlackMusicMonth along with us.
▶️ Get to know more about the conversation at the link in bio.
Without the contributions of Black and queer people, our world — including our musical landscape — would be unrecognizable. 🎶
✨ At New York’s @LiveNation office, the #RecordingAcademy’s Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Ryan Butler, sat down with @QueerCapita ’s Bryant Von Woodson II and DJ/musician Aluna for a powerful conversation about Black queer artistry, moderated by the Director of Corporate and Communications at #LiveNation , Tiffany Briggs-Low.
👏 Ryan Butler was also recognized and honored with Queer Capita’s Community Champion Award!
📲 Learn more about the conversation at the link in bio, and thank you to Live Nation and Queer Capita for their efforts to make this event possible! #PrideMonth#BlackMusicMonth
Celebrate Pride by reading our The State of the LGBTQ+ Music Industry Professional Survey to hear directly from LGBTQ+ music industry professionals on how you can support them this month and beyond. Check out the full survey at QueerCapita.com
Earlier this week we celebrated Pride and Black Music Month with the @recordingacademy and @livenation with the Power of Pride panel. We also awarded Ryan Butler with Queer Capita’s Community Champion Award. Congratulations Ryan!
If your organization currently does not provide resources for LGBTQ+ music industry professionals read our The State of the LGBTQ+ Music Industry Professional Survey to see steps you can take to be there for your LGBTQ+ employees.
Read the results from our survey and hear more quotes directly from LGBTQ+ music industry professionals at QueerCapita.com.
Last week we presented the results of our State of the LGBTQ+ Music Industry Professional Survey at the @youtubemusic office in NYC. You can read the results of the survey at QueerCapita.com. Swipe through to see some photos of the event!
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In The State of the LGBTQ+ Music Industry Professional Survey, this LGBTQ+ music industry professional felt the burden of teaching DEI to their colleagues in addition to their job responsibilities.
Hear from more LGBTQ+ music industry professionals in our survey results at QueerCapita.com
We are thrilled to announce that Ryan Butler has been awarded Queer Capita’s Community Champion Award. As the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Recording Academy, Ryan has a distinguished track record of creating programs and events that support LGBTQ+ music industry professionals. Congratulations, Ryan!
