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Anthony Hamilton, Wyclef Jean, Rapsody and Gary Clark Jr. showed their love and appreciation for the graduates through heartfelt virtual performances, while Doug E. Fresh hosted a quick “battle of the beats” that put his legendary beat boxing skills to the test against talented drummer Daz from Florida-based HBCU Bethune-Cookman University. Source: essence.com

Three-day festival hosted by Jay Pharoah featuring Migos, Marshmello, Pitbull, Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg, Ally Brooke, King Combs, and more Triller , the AI-powered music video "social streaming" platform, presents “Co-Trilla Quarantine Sessions,” an epic three-day music festival April 10-12, 2020 to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. Produced by Propagate along with Proxima Media’s Daniel Herther, the curated festival content will stream on  Triller’s YouTube channel . Jay Pharoah, noted actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, rapper, and voice actor, will host the event in collaboration with five-time Emmy nominated writer and creator Chris Case. With concert tours and major music festivals cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Co-Trilla Quarantine Sessions offers Triller’s 85 million global users a safe digital platform to listen to music, socialize and flatten the curve together. Source: businesswire.com

In this time of self-isolation and social distancing,  MTV  has rebranded its  Unplugged  program as  Unplugged at Home , an online series featuring artists performing acoustic sets from their own houses.  Wyclef Jean  delivered the series’ inaugural set Friday, with other artists to be announced in the coming weeks. Wyclef opened his 10-minute set with “If I Was President,” prefacing the song with an anecdote about how he improvised the track’s debut performance on  Chappelle’s Show  in 2004. Sitting in front of his massive fishtank, the former Fugees singer also played his “Gone Til November” and Shakira collaboration “Hips Don’t Lie.” Unplugged at Home  is part of MTV’s #AloneTogether campaign, a social media initiative encouraging young people to practice social distancing in the hope of “flattening the curve” of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more: rollingstone.com

MTV Unplugged  is connecting with musicians who are quarantined to bring forth a series of at-home performances. The series is available on MTV YouTube, Instagram and Twitter starting today. Already on tap is a mini-concert in the  MTV Unplugged at Home  series features Grammy winner and platinum selling artist  Wyclef Jean . Other artists are expected to be announced soon. The series, as the broadcast series did, will feature stripped-down acoustic sets from artists performing their greatest hits. The launch coincides with MTV’s #AloneTogether campaign, a global social media initiative that educates young people on the importance of social distancing in order to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: deadline.com