- 2020-06-27
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Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔ Usher Shares New Song “I Cry”
American singer-songwriter Usher has shared a new song “I Cry”, which was inspired by the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests.
He will donate all proceeds from the song to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, which provides grants and support to community-based organizations and minority-owned small businesses that have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19.
The artwork of the song was designed by his son Naviyd.
Usher shared on social media, “This song was inspired by wanting to teach my sons that it is ok for a man to feel emotions deeply and to cry. Like many men, I was raised to believe that we have to be “tough” and not show our vulnerability, which I don’t want to teach them. While I was shut in during the pandemic and watching the death of George Floyd, the ongoing slaughter of Black men and women, the protests and the events that unfolded, I became very connected to the wider universal feeling of hopelessness. Like many, I grew increasingly frustrated by how slow things have been to change. I became very depressed thinking about all the sons who have lost their fathers to police brutality, social injustice and violence; the daughters and mothers too. So I returned to this song and realized it was intended for this time, so I finished it and here it is.”- source : Rolling Stone
