BTS (RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook) gave a powerful commencement speech during YouTube’s virtual “Dear Class of 2020″ graduation celebration on Sunday (June 7). Wearing sleek black suits, the seven members recorded their contribution…

Leave it to Queen Bey to steal the spotlight during a star-studded virtual commencement ceremony: Beyonce delivered a stirring, extended speech during YouTube Originals’ “Dear Class of 2020” live stream on Sunday (June 7), touching upon recent…

With the coronavirus pandemic sidelining in-person graduation celebrations, YouTube’s star-studded Dear Class of 2020 livestream on Sunday (June 7) helped fill in the gap for students graduating this year. Finneas, Grammy-winning brother of Billie Eilish and solo…

Taylor Swift didn’t get the high school graduation she imagined either. In YouTube Originals’ ‘Dear Class of 2020′,’ Swift addressed the graduates by telling a story of how she was on tour and couldn’t attend her own…

Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelly Rowland, Shonda Rhimes, Yara Shahidi, Janelle Monae and more recited Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” poem during YouTube’s virtual “Dear Class of 2020″ commencement celebration on Sunday (June 7). Each woman took turns…

There’s nothing holding the graduates of 2020 back! During the ‘Dear Class of 2020′ YouTube special on Sunday (June 7), Shawn Mendes’ hit song “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” was performed by the AMDA College of Performing…

Justin Timberlake appeared at the top of YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 celebration, a celebrity-studded virtual party to salute this year’s graduates who can’t get together in person thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. “So 2020 decided to…

Alicia Keys has a message for graduates of the class of 2020. During YouTube Originals’ ‘Dear Class of 2020’ commencement, Alicia Keys opened the special by talking directly to the students missing out on their ceremonies due…

Lizzo began YouTube Originals’ “Dear Class of 2020” commencement live stream in rousing fashion on Sunday (June 7), wielding her beloved flute to deliver a twist on the timeless “Pomp and Circumstance.” “Congratulations to the class of…

Plus: Jimmy Buffett, Anuel AA and Run the Jewels debut in top 10. Lady Gaga notches her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping debut of Chromatica. The set starts with 274,000 equivalent…

  Rising ATL “pain artist,” (Flaunt) Big Havi is back to release his second project titled, No Pen No Pad Just Pain. The eight-track EP is out now via Commission Records. Speaking on the EP, Havi notes, “There’s a lot of sh*t going…

  Sleepy Hallow’s new project, Sleepy For President is out now via Winner’s Circle I should note that with everything going on, it was important to Sleepy to share his album with fans while voicing his support for the #BLM movement on socials. The…

Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock is opening up about her experience with racism. The 28-year-old British singer took to Instagram on Friday (June 5) to share a powerful video of herself speaking about how being the only black…

One of the unintended benefits of the Covid-19 lockdown was spurring artist creativity. For Dominican singer Natti Natasha, it meant creating music and, for the first time ever, directing a music video — for her new single,…