WASHINGTON, June 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of
State introduces the U.S. Global Music Ambassadors Chuck
D, Herbie Hancock, Armani White, BRELAND, Denyce Graves, Grace
Bowers, Jelly Roll, Justin
Tranter, Kane Brown,
Lainey Wilson, and Teddy Swims. Watch the announcement with remarks
from the U.S. Secretary of State Antony J.
Blinken and more here.
Emmy® and Grammy® award-winning,
world-renowned opera star Denyce
Graves, Founder of The Denyce Graves Foundation joins the
ambassador roster in the June
24th, 2024 announcement.
By Lyor Cohen, Global Head of
Music at YouTube/Google and Leslie
Miller, Vice President, YouTube Public Policy:
On June 24th 2024 the
U.S. Department of State announces that YouTube is
partnering with the U.S. State Department, demonstrating the power
of music as a diplomatic tool for fostering cultural understanding.
This collaboration is part of the State Department's Global Music
Diplomacy Initiative, a worldwide effort to elevate music as a
diplomatic platform to promote peace and democracy.
This effort will be grounded by a remarkable group of Global
Music Ambassadors representing different genres of music and
generations of people. We are thrilled to share the inaugural
cohort of ambassadors.
As the center of global music culture, YouTube is uniquely
positioned to help amplify these voices. In addition to the new
U.S. Global Music Ambassadors, this partnership will focus on
several key areas:
- Micro-Grants for Social Impact: We will make investments to
support U.S. exchange alumni internationally who are using music to
drive positive change in their communities, expanding access to
education, economic opportunity, and social inclusion.
- English Language Learning Through Music: We will assist State
Department efforts to leverage music programming as an English
language learning tool, opening doors to new opportunities for
learners worldwide.
- Supporting the Creative Economy: We will support opportunity
and equity in the creative economy through in-country engagements
with audiences and aspiring creators, beginning in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, and India.
- Leveraging Global Events: We will utilize major international
gatherings, such as the G20 meetings in Brazil to inspire action around the unifying
power of music.
This new partnership was catalyzed by the bipartisan PEACE
Through Music Diplomacy Act, a 2022 law that authorized the State
Department to work with the private sector to design and implement
music-related exchange programs. We're excited to be a part of the
next chapter in music diplomacy, helping to amplify the voices of
artists and strengthen our community bonds across borders.
About The Denyce Graves Foundation:
As a nonprofit organization anchored at the intersection of
social justice, American history, and the arts, DGF seeks to expand
the public's understanding of the rich, multicultural history of
classical music by bringing the stories of our nation's hidden
musical figures to light.
This is achieved through collaboration and alliance with
renowned chroniclers, presenters and educators in history and
culture, including The Smithsonian Institution, The Metropolitan
Opera, Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, as well as with some of America's
elite Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Conservatories,
and Schools of Music.
Founded by Emmy® and Grammy®
award-winning, world-renowned opera star Denyce Graves, DGF celebrates trailblazing
musicians, music educators, and composers of color through
community engagement programs, concerts and presentations, creation
of new works of art, establishment of young artist development
training and more, as well as via social and traditional media. The
Foundation sets the stage for true representation in American vocal
arts by providing opportunities, access and exposure, that all
singers need to take ownership of their talent and shape their own
fulfilling careers. For more information, visit
www.thedenycegravesfoundation.org.
Contact: Isabela
Pazdzierski
The Denyce Graves Foundation
379629@email4pr.com
862-354-1851
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