The Weeknd to Receive Quincy Jones Humanitarian Honor at First Black Music Action Coalition Awards Ceremony
Written by Site Hub on July 28, 2021
On September 23, The Weeknd will receive the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at the first annual Music in Action Awards hosted by the Black Music Action Coalition.
The awards are meant to honor those in the music industry working to fight for social justice.
Variety reported:
“Since the pandemic started, the Weeknd has donated several million dollars to a variety of causes — including relief Black Lives Matter Global Network, the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, and National Bail Out; Covid-19 relief campaigns for MusiCares and in his hometown of Scarborough, Ontario; and relief efforts in Ethiopia and Lebanon — and challenged others to do the same.”
