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Anti-Semitism Outcry Forces Germany To Scrap Major Music Awards

Victor Gotevbe by Victor Gotevbe
April 26, 2018
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Following public outcry over the prize given to rap duo, Kollegah and Farid Bang, whose lyrics were deemed anti-Semitic, Germany’s music industry has scrapped the popular Echo music awards.

Anti-Semitism is hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.

In a statement, the German Music Industry Association (BVMI), said, “The events surrounding this year’s Echo, for which the board apologised, cannot be reversed, but we can ensure that such a mistake does not happen again in the future.

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“The Echo brand is so badly damaged that a completely new beginning is necessary.”

Echo sparked outrage after awarding Kollegah and Farid Bang the hip-hop/urban prize earlier this month for an album featuring lyrics in which they say their muscles are “more defined than Auschwitz prisoners.”

The prize, which is based on sales, went to the duo after their album “Young, Brutal and Handsome 3” sold more than 200,000 copies, reports euronews.

Politicians, the press, and business leaders condemned the decision to award the album, while leading artists returned their awards in protest.

The rappers have apologised and their record label donated €100,000 to a campaign to combat anti-Semitism.

In its statement, the BVMI said Germany, as the third largest music market in the world, still needed music awards to recognise artists crossing genres and generations. As the organisation is now staring work on creating a new award for the pop genre, it says the jury will in future have a greater influence on who prizes are awarded to.

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