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Paramore Rebukes Grammy Congrats From Tennessee Legislature After GOP Nixes Same Honor for Allison Russell: ‘The Blatant Racism Is Embarrassing’
Paramore says the Tennessee leadership's 'blatant racism' is 'embarrassing' after the GOP turned down a similar Grammy resolution for Allison Russell.
Paramore, not surprisingly, is balking at the idea of singularly getting an honor from the Tennessee legislature celebrating the band’s Grammy accomplishments, after the GOP-led House snubbed fellow winner Allison Russell for a similar resolution. The Paramore singer performed alongside Russell at last spring’s “Love Rising” benefit at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, in support of LGBTQ+ issues after the anti-drag legislation passed. Jones, who introduced the resolutions honoring both Paramore and Russell, is one of the “Tennessee Three.” He and Rep. Justin Pearson were both expelled from the House last April in a GOP-led vote over their “decorum”-breaking protests of gun laws, following the mass shooting at Nashville’s Convenant School.
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