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Daily Briefing: IRISH RAPPERS BRING ATTENTION TO ANTISEMITISM IN MUSIC INDUSTRY

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DISTURBING
Matt Lieb:  Cochella and the Music Industry Has an Antisemitism Problem:  Instagram, Apr. 22, 2025

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How Jew-hate Is Becoming the Norm in the Music Industry:  Nicole Lampert, Jewish Chronicle, May 6, 2025

Kneecap Should Be Mocked, Not Censored:  Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, Apr. 30, 2025

KNEECAP – “We Have No Principles – except anti-Semitism”:  Phelim McAlser, Stories. IO Substack, Apr. 30, 2025

Send Barstool Jew-haters to Israel, not Auschwitz:  Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, May 6, 2025

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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:

Matt Lieb:  Cochella and the Music Industry has an antisemitism problem:  Instagram, Apr. 22, 2025

‘Anti-British’ balaclava-clad rap group Kneecap say they are taking action against their critics after ‘being caught shouting pro-Hamas chants’ at gig:  Les Roopanarine, Daily Mail, Apr. 26, 2025   The Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have said they intend to take legal action over ‘false accusations of antisemitism’ following a controversial performance at Coachella last weekend.

Hate-Filled Screed Mars California’s Popular Music Festival: Nurit Greenger, JNS, Apr. 30, 2025 — Every year, thousands of mostly young people descend on the Coachella Valley in Southern California for two weekends filled with music and arts. This year’s event included something else: anti-Israel hate.

Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Anti-Semitic Concerns, Says Singer ‘Injected Division & Discord’ Into a Celebratory Event:  Ashley King, Digital Music News, Apr. 24, 2025 — Kehlani was announced as the Slope Day performer on April 11, 2025, with the university’s Student & Campus Life department confirming her selection as the first female headliner in 16 years for the May 7 event. 

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