President Biden’s State Department is launching the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative, appointing American musicians from across genres as global ambassadors. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on this bid at cultural diplomacy, from Eisenhauer-era programs with Dizzy Gillespie to contributions from Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Marley, and speaks with two people involved in the new project, the founding member of Public Enemy, rapper and activist Chuck D and head of YouTube Music, Lyor Cohen, former Def Jam President.
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I'm 56 and I remember the We are the World video that had such a huge impact on me and others. I also think of LiveAid and the difference they made. Before that when I was even younger I remember Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World. I even showed my granddaughters Louis Armstrong's video just a few days ago and being a former teacher I wanted them to learn something from it. I played the video and then told them that the video was made in the year I was born in 1968. I said he is singing this song from his heart at one of the most tumultuous times in American history. I said MLK jr was killed in the same month as my birth. My grandparents escaped Alabama and vowed to never raise their kids in such a racist environment. I said obviously what he saw all around him was not all peace and love but he could still rise above and produce music that will forever affect a person. Everything like that had a huge impact on me. Music can absolutely make a difference.
More Chuck!!!!!! Cmon.
Truth to be told. In Europe Trump is mostly regarded as an unpleasant rube, also among his peers.Trump has always struggled on world stage. He is a one man band of bumbling baboons. But strangely sees him self as the smartest person in the room
Believe Dems should maybe consider staging a Woodstock/Live Aid type free concert with all the young Pop/Rock/Hip Hop/Latin stars (you too Taylor) to get Gen Z to vote. Do it in a swing state maybe two weeks b4 election – bet would make lots of Gen Zers and apathetic voters go Blue.
"Music is the food of the soul" – Willy Shakespeare.
Congreve said "music hath charms to soothe a savage beast," but what good music when you're dealing with fascists like Netanyahu and rabid racists like Smotrich and Ben Gvir.
Blinken's diplomacy has clearly failed because America won't use its leverage, and continuously appeases Netanyahu by stating our support is "ironclad" instead of cutting off arms until Netanyahu complies, so allowing Netanyahu to humiliate Biden.
This music diplomacy looks desperate and appears more like an act of failure than anything else. Blinken will need to supply the musicians with an iron dome when they're trying to perform in Gaza, but something tells me they won't get any further than Tel Aviv.
As good as this initiative is, the best way to promote peace is to stop feeding the military industrial complex by promoting negotiations till peace is achieved.
Just quit your BS PRESIDENT TRUMP is way more honest than the incompetent crook of Biden!!!! So just get real and BRING BACK PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!and send Biden to jai!!!!!
While we're on the subject I'd like to point out that what has become known in the West as The Carol of the Bells is an adaptation of a famous Ukrainian festive song.
I really want to see this as a good thing. But I think I may be physically incapable of looking at Google without suspicion. Whatever horrible back scratch the government is giving them can't be worth it.
No wonder all these countries dumping the US dollar expecting more Trump typewriter coming out of America in the years to come watch
Blinken sounds SO much like Carl Sagan!
This is not 1990 and the world has American music / movies. Are these people to out of touch to realize this?
I was a US Soldier stationed in Europe. The theaters there had banners with American movies on them. But do you know what made the most difference in my opinion? Giving me time off so I could mingle with the civilians of that nation. Meet people in a cafe randomly and break bread with them. Talk with the shop keeper and the customers. Take a seat on a park bench next to some old person. Great someone on the sidewalk, kneel down and pet their dog. That builds bonds and respect for America. Giving them music is shallow, like passing out fast food burgers for free.
True story: I once stopped by an Imbiss (a small food stand or street food shop) and I had bonded with the people that worked there. The owner said to me, "I prepared duck for my family tonight. It is not on the menu of course. Will you sample it and tell me what you think?" To this day that was the best duck I have ever had. I asked if I could change my order and he laughed. But he gave me a free can of beer with my order.
Personal contact changes hearts and minds. Music is just that and not personal. That guy that gave me the duck sample went home and if one of his kids complained about the food he would have said, "The American loved it."
I love music but the clearly satanic influence in popular music is pretty suspicious.
Why has MSNBC started to append these nerve jarring "commercials" at the end of each video? First it was poor Ali Velshi, shouting at us, the viewers, almost hysterically, to download the "new app", like a carnival barker in 1950. Finally, mercifully, that ended. Now again, we are listening to news reports which are important, sometimes upsetting or though provoking, or even tragic, then boom, the guy who sounds like he is shouting at his from a tiled room, and no teeniest tiniest pause between the video we choose to watch, and the "commercial". MSNBC leadership or deciders, do you really hate your viewers that much?
Amen
In March 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order directing the Office of Science and Technology Policy to prepare a report on the risks and benefits of creating a digital dollar for the U.S.
In acronym-addicted Washington, D.C., the digital dollar is referred to as a CBDC, or a central bank digital currency. It would be a virtual version of the physical cash you carry in your wallet, resembling a government-issued version of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
The presidential executive order is hardly the only time the federal government has asked itself whether it is time for the U.S. to adopt digital currency. they can track EVERYTHING ! T rump is against this ! AMEN
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When weird has gotten weirder, oh. What again do we need the brains of others like musicians and TV people for? Your arguments are weak. Let us make them us here weaker, and that will make them us better. What an underperformed peace here.
To a song.
Before I knew of New York…I “knew” New Yorkers—dig?
How MANY ARTISTS and Their Home Countries can We say this about?
I feel proud of My Country, to know that this Administration and these Chosen Diplomats are Our Representatives receptive to ideas/collaboration/protections….and i was incorrect, Art is most definitely….evidentiary and definitive, like a Report!
That’s excellent!
BIDEN PAYED D WITH CHINA $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
So what off the wall box does Chuck “D” check off ?
"Life without music is just noise." ~ DeeElle
I love the idea but the people who appreciate this type of commandery generally people with power don't have much respect for it to bring peace in the world. I might be more cynical now than I once was…
whoops there it is
That poor man works so hard.
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