Warner, Sony, Spotify and more music companies are recognizing Juneteenth as a company holiday.
Warner Music Group, Sony Music, Spotify and more plan to commemorate the June 19 holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S.
At Warner Music Group -- which announced internally last week that all employees will have a full day's paid leave each year to commemorate the date,has learned -- Juneteenth is not being treated as a day off but rather “an important time for all of us to learn, reflect, and connect as we continue to battle systemic racism," according to language from the memo.
Sony Music informed its employees on Sunday the company would be observing the holiday"with a day away from meetings and calls to acknowledge the importance of this historic day," according to a staff memo obtained by. The company promised"more detailed information about our Juneteenth commemoration leading up to Friday," noting,"We look forward to coming together in progress and will provide.
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