Open Letter to Senators: End Gun Violence Now

An Open Letter to Senators: Stop Gun Violence Now

As main artists and executives within the music trade, we're including our voices to the refrain of Americans demanding change. 

Music all the time has been celebrated communally, on dance flooring and at live performance halls. But this life-affirming ritual, like so many different every day experiences — going to faculty or church or work — continues to be threatened, due to gun violence on this nation.

The one factor that connects the tragedies just like the shootings in Boulder, El Paso, Las Vegas, Parkland and so many different locations in America, to the one which occurred in Orlando 5 years in the past this June, is that it's far too simple for harmful folks to get their palms on weapons. 

We name on the Senate to do extra to forestall the gun violence that kills greater than 100 Americans daily and injures lots of extra: Take motion on background checks. 

Billboard and the undersigned implore you — the people who find themselves elected to symbolize us — to shut the lethal loopholes that put the lives of so many music followers, and all of us, in danger. 

Sincerely, 

Christina Aguilera, Tori Amos, Sara Barielles, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Tony Bennett, Selim Bouab, Rob Bourdon, Scooter Braun, Cortez Bryant, Michael Bublé, Vanessa Carlton, Joseph Carozza, Steve Cooper, Tom Corson, Lee Daniels, Ellen DeGeneres, Brad Delson, Diplo, Mike Easterlin, John Esposito, Melissa Etheridge, Fletcher, Luis Fonsi, Becky G, Kevin Gore, Julie Greenwald, Josh Groban, Horacio Gutierrez, Joe Hahn, Halsey, Billy Joel, Craig Kallman, Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi, Carole King, Elle King, Adam Lambert, Cyndi Lauper, Kevin Liles, Dre London, Jennifer Lopez, Macklemore, Zayn Malik, Carianne Marshall, Ricky Martin, Paul McCartney, Julia Michaels, Guy Moot, Jason Mraz, Gregg Nadel, Yoko Ono, Mark Pinkus, Gregory Porter, Prince Royce, Bonnie Raitt, Dawn Richard, RMR, Paul Robinson, Maggie Rogers, Kelly Rowland, Mike Shinoda, Sia, Matt Signore, Britney Spears, Rob Stevenson, Sting, Barbra Streisand, Justin Tranter, Sir Trilli, Sharon Van Etten, Aimie Vaughn-Fruehe, Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt.