Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’ wins Record of the Year at 2019 Grammys

The song beat out artists such as Drake, Post Malone, Brandi Carlile and The Carters. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Childish Gambino, This Is America, Childish Gambino Grammy Wins, and Childish Gambino Record Of The Year

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‘This Is America’ choreographer shows you how to do Childish Gambino’s dance

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The woman behind the dance moves that rocked the internet in Childish Gambino’s provocative “This Is America” music video is a 23-year-old phenom named Sherrie Silver — and she has a thing or two to teach us all.

Silver appeared in a recent BBC video in which she talked about the inspiration behind her choreography, how she came to work for Childish Gambino, her upbringing in Africa and the United Kingdom, and more. 

“I stand for taking Africa to the world, and taking the world to Africa, through dance,” Silver said. Read more…

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Students lose their damn minds over Donald Glover’s surprise performance of ‘This Is America’

Chance the Rapper brought out Donald Glover as a surprise guest at his latest Open Mike event in Chicago, and it went off.
Glover, aka Childish Gambino, performed his politically charged single “This Is America” at the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium on Mo…

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‘This Is Nigeria’ masterfully reframes Childish Gambino’s epic video for a different audience

Folarin Falana, better known as the Nigerian rapper Falz, did something with Childish Gambino’s incisive “This Is America” music video that no one else has managed: He deconstructed it and rebuilt it for his home audience.
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Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, as it should be

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Looks like Childish Gambino has another earworm on his hands. 

Earlier this month, the rapper, also formally known as Donald Glover, released his new single “This Is America.” Since its video was uploaded to YouTube, it’s racked up over 111,000,000 views — an incredibly impressive feat considering it’s only been up for nine days. With numbers like that, it’s no surprise that the track has landed Glover his very first Billboard chart-topping position. 

According to Billboard, the song took the number one spot on Billboard Hot 100 in both streams and sales with 65.3 million streams and 78,000 downloads in the week ending on May 10, based on numbers from Nielsen Music.  Read more…

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You can’t shut down ‘This Is America’ memes. That’s what ‘This Is America’ is about.

Something strange has been happening since Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” video dropped. Memes are surfacing, as they inevitably do, and some people are pushing back.
“It’s disrespectful” is a common criticism directed at the meme-makers an…

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3 early Donald Glover music videos that will help you understand ‘This Is America’

If there is one piece of pop culture that will define 2018, it’s Donald Glover’s music video for his song “This Is America.”
The video, released as Glover’s rapper alter ego Childish Gambino, debuted on Saturday when Donald Glover was doing double du…

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Donald Glover has spoken about the huge reaction to his ‘This Is America’ video

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If you’ve been anywhere near the internet over the past few weeks, you’ll almost certainly have watched Donald Glover’s super powerful new music video “This Is America“.

Not only has it received a massively positive reaction for the way it tackles gun violence, but it’s also been accompanied by a huge amount of analysis breaking down the video’s many hidden references.

So what does the man who created it think of all the attention it’s received?

Well, apparently he’s been steering clear of the internet — for the time being, at least. Read more…

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