#TheShowMustBePaused: The Playlist

Apple Music

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Apple Music observed "Blackout Tuesday” to support #TheShowMustBePaused and plan actions to support Black artists, Black creators, and Black communities. For 24 hours straight, Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio stream played nothing but the best Black music over the generations—songs from Marvin Gaye, 2Pac, Nina Simone, Kendrick Lamar, and others who exemplify the Black American experience and struggle. This playlist captures it all.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
I Have A Dream - Single
5:18
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
BLACK PARADE - Single
4:41
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi
Black On Purpose
3:51
Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Eric Bellinger, Rotimi, Detroit Youth Choir, PJ Morton, Smokie Norful
Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Eric Bellinger, Rotimi, Detroit Youth Choir, PJ Morton, Smokie Norful
Change - Single
4:31
Terrace Martin, Alex Isley
Terrace Martin, Alex Isley
I Can’t Breathe / Music For the Movement - EP
3:34
Keedron Bryant, Symba
Keedron Bryant, Symba
I Know I Been Changed (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) [Music From The Motion Picture "American Skin"] - Single
3:19
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Can't Put It In The Hands Of Fate (feat. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika & Busta Rhymes) - Single
6:42
Bobby Sessions
Bobby Sessions
Made A Way (Remix) [feat. Lecrae] - Single
3:32
Anderson .Paak
Anderson .Paak
Lockdown (Remix Bundle) - EP
4:27
Big Boi, Sleepy Brown
Big Boi, Sleepy Brown
We the Ones (feat. Killer Mike & Big Rube) [Organized Noize Remix] - Single
4:20
Akon
Akon
Ain’t No Peace
3:40
TJ Boyce
TJ Boyce
Ghetto America - Single
3:54
Steaksawse
Steaksawse
Klikkk Klakkk (feat. Pyu & Champ) - Single
3:25
Locksmith
Locksmith
Black Holocaust - Single
2:33
Tobe Nwigwe
Tobe Nwigwe
The Pandemic Project
0:41
KAS
KAS
Long Story Short - EP
2:52
Black Thought
Black Thought
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel
3:07
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Justice (feat. Dre Island) - Single
2:43
Terrell Hines
Terrell Hines
Balance - Single
3:33
Thurz
Thurz
Free Speech - Single
3:05
E-40
E-40
The Curb Commentator Channel 2 - EP
3:08
Fashawn
Fashawn
Born in Amerikkka - Single
3:05
Salaam Remi, Black On Purpose
Salaam Remi, Black On Purpose
Is It Because I'm Black - Single
3:54
BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans
Black Lives Matter - Single
5:49
Lil Baby
Lil Baby
The Bigger Picture - Single
4:12
Wale
Wale
The Imperfect Storm - EP
5:09
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
State of the Union (STFU) - Single
2:58
Kemba
Kemba
6 Million Ways - Single
1:58
Wale
Wale
Wow... That's Crazy
3:50
Lil Donald
Lil Donald
Black Is Beautiful - Single
2:55
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
4:53
Sault
Sault
Untitled (Black Is)
2:01
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
3:52
H.E.R.
H.E.R.
I Can't Breathe - Single
4:47
Keedron Bryant
Keedron Bryant
I JUST WANNA LIVE
3:08
The Wailers
The Wailers
Burnin'
3:17
Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino
This Is America - Single
3:45
Joey Bada$$
Joey Bada$$
ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$
4:43
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Enough! (feat. Chuck D & Loren Oden) - Single
3:53
Buddy
Buddy
Black 2 - Single
2:38
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
Dirty Computer
3:10
Mos Def
Mos Def
Black on Both Sides
5:12
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
5:36
Jim Jones, Harry Fraud
Jim Jones, Harry Fraud
The People (feat. Conway the Machine & Marc Scibilia) [Remix] - Single
3:00
JAY-Z, Kanye West
JAY-Z, Kanye West
Watch the Throne (Deluxe)
4:52
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
2:52
N.W.A.
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton
5:45
Rapsody
Rapsody
Laila’s Wisdom
4:09
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Black Gold (Live) [Remastered]
2:50
Chronixx
Chronixx
Chronology
3:39
Mos Def
Mos Def
Black on Both Sides
5:05
Amber Mark
Amber Mark
My People - Single
3:51
Ebenezer
Ebenezer
Melanin - Single
1:40
Solange
Solange
A Seat at the Table
5:13
Arrested Development
Arrested Development
Greatest Hits
4:46
Pastor Troy, Cyhi The Prynce, David Banner
Pastor Troy, Cyhi The Prynce, David Banner
Burn (feat. Noochie, Ras Kass & Torae) - Single
6:52
Little Brother
Little Brother
May the Lord Watch
2:33
KRS-One
KRS-One
Return of the Boom Bap
2:59
Beyoncé, SAINt JHN, Wizkid, Blue Ivy Carter
Beyoncé, SAINt JHN, Wizkid, Blue Ivy Carter
The Lion King: The Gift
4:08
Styles P
Styles P
The Ghost In the Machine
3:55
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Quality
3:47
James Brown
James Brown
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
4:46
Common, John Legend
Common, John Legend
Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma") - Single
4:32
2Pac
2Pac
Greatest Hits
4:28
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Lemonade
4:49
Nasty C, T.I.
Nasty C, T.I.
They Don't - Single
4:00
Melinda Doolittle
Melinda Doolittle
Lift Every Voice: The Historic Songs of James Weldon Johnson
6:06
MonoNeon
MonoNeon
Breathing While Black - Single
4:00
Dave
Dave
PSYCHODRAMA
3:48
Dead Prez
Dead Prez
Let's Get Free
3:40
Thurz
Thurz
Black Star - Single
4:40
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
4:44
3:51
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
3:12
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Midnight Marauders
3:11
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Sweet Exorcist
3:29
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet
4:45
D Smoke, SiR
D Smoke, SiR
Let Go - Single
4:51
Terry Ellis
Terry Ellis
Angry Black Woman - Single
4:07
India.Arie
India.Arie
Acoustic Soul
4:57
ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi, Kendrick Lamar
ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi, Kendrick Lamar
Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
4:27
Pusha T
Pusha T
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
3:13
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message
7:11
Vince Staples
Vince Staples
Hell Can Wait - EP
3:19
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
3:39
Jac Ross
Jac Ross
It's OK To Be Black - Single
2:41
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On
2:55
J. Cole
J. Cole
4 Your Eyez Only
3:36
VIC MENSA
VIC MENSA
There's Alot Going On
5:45
KRS-One
KRS-One
Return of the Boom Bap
4:18
Rapsody
Rapsody
Beauty and the Beast - EP
6:22
Maino
Maino
Die a Legend
3:09
Pharoahe Monch
Pharoahe Monch
Same Sh!t, Different Toilet (feat. Styles P) - Single
3:08
X-Clan
X-Clan
Xodus - The New Testament
6:26
Noname
Noname
Room 25
2:13
Polo G
Polo G
THE GOAT
3:04
THE CARTERS
THE CARTERS
EVERYTHING IS LOVE
5:15
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Worldwide Underground
2:49
Dave East
Dave East
Kairi Chanel
4:00
D'Angelo, The Vanguard
D'Angelo, The Vanguard
Black Messiah
3:20
JAG
JAG
Kapernick Effect - Single
1:58

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