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The Gesture to Israel at the Grammys

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said that "music must always be our safe space, and when that is violated, it strikes at the very core of who we are" - including during the Hamas massacre of Nova music festival goers on October 7.

Harvey Mason Jr. (Photo: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock)

At the Grammy Awards ceremony last night (Sunday), Recording Company CEO Harvey Mason Jr. paid tribute in his speech to the Nova festival goers at Reim who were murdered by Hamas on October 7.

"Music must always be our safe space - when that is violated, it strikes at the very core of who we are," Mason said, according to Billboard. "We felt that at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. We felt that at the Manchester Arena in England. We felt that at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas. And on Oct. 7, we felt that again when we heard the tragic news from the Supernova Music Festival for Love, that over 360 music fans lost their lives, and another 40 were kidnapped."

He continued by saying that "Let us all agree that music must remain the common ground upon which we all stand together in peace and harmony, because music has always been one of humanity's great connectors. Think about it: Every song that we're honoring or hearing tonight moved someone, no matter where they were from or what they believed. It connected them to others who were moved in the same way."

His speech was accompanied by a quarter composed of Israeli, Palestinian, and Arab musicians, which he praised as a sign of how music can bring people together.

(Photo: "66th Grammy awards, courtesy of YES and STING+")

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