GAMBINO, KENDRICK ANTHEMS RETURN TO THE CHARTS

Anthems from Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar have returned to the front of the Spotify U.S. chart following a week of protests and unrest in America.

Gamibino's "This Is America" (RCA/Wolf+Rothstein) soared to #2 on Blackout Tuesday. The 2019 Grammy winner for Record and Song of the Year is embedded among a new generation as a raw portrayal of being black in America, emphasized by its graphic and artistic video.

Lamar's "Alright" (TDE/Interscope) re-entered at #11 on the daily chart. The anthem has become synonymous with the Black Lives Matter campaign since it debuted in 2015.

Other black music anthems revived on the Spotify chart include James Brown's "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" (#65) and 2Pac's "Keep Ya Head Up" (#86).

Over at Apple Music, the platform didn't budge on pausing the show, as streaming was halted to honor Black culture. Upon opening the app, users were given a message confirming Apple's support of black voices, while the only listening option was a streaming radio station to "Listen Together" to iconic Black anthems.

Rank Artist | Track Name 06/02/2020
1 ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch)
DaBaby
1,614,074
2 This Is America
Childish Gambino
1,117,512
3 THE SCOTTS
THE SCOTTS
1,022,665
4 Party Girl
StaySolidRocky
975,876
5 Blueberry Faygo
Lil Mosey
946,107
6 Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
923,965
7 Rain On Me (with Ariana Grande)
Lady Gaga
907,666
8 Toosie Slide
Drake
879,008
9 The Box
Roddy Ricch
832,389
10 WHATS POPPIN
Jack Harlow
774,894
11 Alright
Kendrick Lamar
752,836
12 After Party
Don Toliver
719,665
13 Walk Em Down (feat. Roddy Ricch)
NLE Choppa
715,924
14 Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)
Megan Thee Stallion
701,139
15 Roses - Imanbek Remix
SAINt JHN
680,714
16 Tell Me U Luv Me (with Trippie Redd)
Juice WRLD
620,157
17 Sour Candy (with BLACKPINK)
Lady Gaga
610,356
18 Life Is Good (feat. Drake)
Future
604,901
19 Circles
Post Malone
590,659
20 Watermelon Sugar
Harry Styles
590,368
21 death bed (coffee for your head) (feat. beabadoobee)
Powfu
584,484
22 Flex (feat. Juice WRLD)
Polo G
577,822
23 Sunday Best
Surfaces
566,768
24 GOOBA
6ix9ine
556,935
25 Intentions (feat. Quavo)
Justin Bieber
547,574

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