Spotify can be the perfect platform to commemorate Black Music Appreciation Month this June.
Just recently, on May 31, current president Joseph Biden Jr. proclaimed June to be Black Music Appreciation Month.
According to The White House, the president stated in writing, "I call upon public officials, educators, and all the people of the United States to observe this month by honoring Black Musicians and raising awareness and appreciation of Black music."
Since the beginning of time, Black music has been used to communicate the aspirations and tribulations of resilient people.
He added stating, "spirituals mourning the original sin of slavery and later heralding freedom from bondage, hard truths told through jazz and the sounds of Motown during the civil rights movement, and hip-hop and rhythm and blues that remind us of the work that still lies ahead."
To commemorate the appreciation of black music, here are a few playlists you can listen to on Spotify to keep you both empowered and entertained.
Spotify's Black Music Playlist
The first one we got is the Black Lives Matter playlist. This playlist highlights songs that are meant to celebrate empowerment and pride.
The playlist consists of a mixed type of music from different artists, both old and new. Like the popular song Black Butterfly by Deniece Williams. This Spotify playlist also includes artists like Donny Hathaway, 2Pac, 21 Savage, Kendrick Lamar, and more. The Black Lives Matter playlist consists of 60 songs that can be enjoyed for 4 hours.
This next one can also be easily searched on Spotify. The recently added playlist is titled Black History Salute. This playlist pays respect to the homage of the songs and artists that have filled the black community with pride.
The Black History Salute playlist is just an hour long, featuring songs from artists like Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, The Last Poets, and songs from albums like The Analogy of Negro Poetry, The Negro Woman, and many more.
Furthermore, if you want a playlist that is much longer to keep you entertained as you work or do chores, or a set of songs to keep you through the day, this Spotify playlist will be for you. This one is called Black History Month 2021- Black Lives Matter.
This is an 11-hour long playlist that was created in 2021 to empower the pride of Black History Month. The playlist has a diverse range of songs, both containing songs from the 90s and 80s and also having current songs from pop artists.
Lastly, we have a current playlist created specifically for the commemoration of Black Music Appreciation Month titled Black Music Month 2022 by Tracks'n Topics. This one was recently created with songs from Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Prince, Kanye West, and many more.
For those of you who are looking to be entertained with the most popular songs from the 90s up until the present, this playlist also has an enormous range of 213 songs that can last up to 14 hours.
Black Music Appreciation Month
This month, which is designated as Black Music Appreciation Month, we pay tribute to the industry of black music contributors, singers, songwriters, and musicians.
Both in the past and in the present, their pioneering abilities united a community in joy just as much as they did in sorrow and healing.
We are paying tribute and highlighting the talents whose artistic expressions have contributed to the development of a community and a feeling of shared identity over the course of history.
Commemorating black musicians who, through their music, have challenged oppression, fought for equality, and held up a mirror to society, to remind the current and coming generation of unwavering commitment to fulfill the promise of America for all Americans.
