Harvey Mason Jr. (from Grammy website)
The Grammy Awards ceremony was held Sunday night and it made special mention of the barbaric attack on Israel made by Hamas terrorists on October 7. The CEO of the Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr. spoke about the Supernova Music Festival massacre in which, on that day, more than 360 innocent people were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists and a number were taken back to Gaza as hostages.
“Music must be our safe space. When that’s violated, it strikes at the very core of who we are,” said Harvey Mason. “We felt that at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. We felt that at the Manchester Arena in England. We felt that at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas. And on Oct. 7, we felt that again when we heard the tragic news from the Supernova Music Festival for Love, that over 360 music fans lost their lives, and another 40 were kidnapped. That day and all the tragic days that have followed have been awful for the world to bear as we mourn the loss of all innocent lives.”
Harvey Mason went on to say that everyone should agree that “music must remain the common ground upon which we all stand together in peace and harmony. Because music has always been one of humanity’s great connectors.”
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“Think about it,” he added. “Every song that we’re honoring or hearing tonight moved someone, no matter where they were from or what they believed. It connected them to others who were moved in the same way.”
Unfortunately, singer Annie Lennox chose to politicize the awards ceremony. She called for a ceasefire during a tribute to Sinead O’Connor, the Irish singer who died last year. After performing O’Connor’s hit “Nothing Compares 2 U” live Lennox shouted “Artists for ceasefire! Peace in the world!”
Annie Lennox is a member of Artists4Ceasefire, an organization led by actors, singers, and other entertainers that calls for “an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.” Lennox was one of the entertainers who signed a letter to President Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire.
