STAND UP is a hopeful album about overcoming injustice and inequality, and the pure joy of coming together in solidarity. Head here to find out how you can watch the show wherever you are. 19 to celebrate the activists fighting to make the world a better place. It’s out right now, released ahead of the Global Citizen Prize ceremony, premiering on Dec. The record is a collection of eight tracks, all funk-filled reinterpretations of some of the world’s most significant protest songs. That grip on mainstream culture is informed by a rich history of music intertwined with activism - a legacy honoured by STAND UP, an album from Global Citizen that touches on all these movements in some form, executive produced by Grammy-winning R&B legend Raphael Saadiq, in partnership with Parlophone Records and Atlantic Records. Beyoncé brought the aesthetic of the Black Panthers all the way to the Super Bowl. Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” - a perfect work of art about state violence and racial injustice - was the best music video of 2018 by a mile. Greta Thuberg opens pop-rock albums, now. Today, music about police brutality, the climate crisis, and female solidarity is no longer left on the fringes.
When it comes to movements that altered the course of history, the last three years may very well come to be defined as generational: a time when Black Lives Matter, #EndSARS, Fridays for Future, and #MeToo completely changed the direction of people-powered protests.īut what does a movement sound like? The world has come a long way from Band Aid. Join the movement by taking action here to help achieve the UN’s Global Goals to end extreme poverty, and click here to find out all you need to know about the Global Citizen Prize - and how you can watch wherever you are!
In 2020, the world has faced COVID-19, climate change, and a reckoning on racial justice, making it all the more important to recognize and celebrate inspirational leaders and activists around the world, those leading us all in the effort to shape a world that is fair, just, and equal.