2023-10-19 16:51:32
MTV on Thursday canceled its EMA (Europe music awards) music awards ceremony planned for Villepinte, in the Paris region, on November 5 “in the face of the dramatic events taking place in Israel and Gaza”.
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MTV further mentions in its press release a “measure of caution towards the thousands of employees, team members, artists, fans and partners who planned to travel from the four corners of the world to participate in the success of this show” . Many stars, such as French star DJ David Guetta, were expected at this ceremony.
“Every year, the MTV EMAs highlight world music,” the channel continues. “But given the dramatic events unfolding in Israel and Gaza, we believe that the time is not right for an international festive event. With thousands of lives lost, it is time for contemplation.
“The MTV EMAs look forward to seeing you in November 2024!”, we can read in conclusion.
The MTV EMA 2023 was to be broadcast live on MTV in more than 150 countries from the Paris Nord Villepinte site.
In addition to David Guetta, the South Korean Jung Kook, figure of the group BTS, megastar of K-Pop, was also scheduled to perform live during the ceremony. Just like the Nigerian Rema, afro-beat sensation, or the Puerto Rican Ozuna, who collaborated on the success “Taki Taki” (by DJ Snake and the Americans Selena Gomez and Cardi B).
Many artists have condemned the attack by the Islamist movement Hamas against Israel on October 7 and the spiral of war since, launching a unanimous cry of alarm in favor of peace on social networks.
Bono, the leader of the Irish group U2, changed the lyrics of his song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and called for prayers for peace and the young victims of the Supernova music festival in Israel, where several hundred people died and were injured.
Pop icon Madonna also called for prayers “for Israel,” “for peace” and “for the world,” emphasizing that “conflicts can never be resolved with violence.” “Unfortunately, humanity does not understand this universal truth and never has understood it. We live in a world ravaged by hatred,” she added.
More than 1,400 people were killed on Israeli territory by Hamas men, the majority of them civilians who were shot, burned alive or died of mutilation on the first day of the attack, according to Israeli authorities. The number of hostages was revised upwards to 203 people on Thursday.
On the Palestinian side, more than 3,700 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the incessant bombings carried out in retaliation by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip, where 2.4 million people live, according to a latest report from local authorities.
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