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Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris and More Artists React to Shooting at Gay Nightclub in Colorado: ‘Shattered Again and Again’
Many in the music community are mourning the lives lost this weekend in a deadly mass shooting at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A 22-year-old gunman opened fire at Club Q late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 18 others before he was subdued by patrons and arrested by police. The club released a statement on Sunday, nothing that they were “devastated by the senseless attack on our community.”
“WHY?! Just f—ing why,” Kacey Musgraves wrote on Twitter, in reaction to the tragic news. “Here we are..shattered again and again. Living in constant fear. It’s so beyond f—ed up. These people were just freely enjoying their lives and weren’t hurting anyone. My heart is in half for my LGBTQIA+ fam. Love y’all forever.”
“Can’t really continue saying “my heart breaks for…” when it’s never allowed to heal from the last time this happened, and the time before that, and so on,” Maren Morris noted in a tweet. “Thinking of my LGBTQ+ family today.”
“Sending love and healing to the victims of this tragedy,” Adam Lambert wrote in an Instagram Story.
In another Instagram Story with a “Club Q” graphic, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford wrote, “F—ing stop killing us.”
“F— your guns,” Finneas, Billie Eilish’s brother, tweeted. “It’s crazy to read horror stories like this without a shred of surprise. Devastated for the victims and their families, devastated for the LGBTQ+ community. Devastated to live in a country making so little progress on an issue only our country faces.”
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds posted on Twitter: “thinking about all the senseless gun violence that continues to plague our country. hoping politicians will actually work to make real change in America. thinking about our LGBTQ youth that already feel unsafe. another sad day. how many more? may we continue to push for change.”
Hayley Kiyoko tweeted, “My heart is so heavy for my LGBTQ community in Colorado Springs and the lives and loved ones taken from us. I’m so angry and upset. This hate cannot continue. Thank you to the heroes who helped bring the shooter down. I love you all so much, I am so sorry.”
“My heart and my anger are with the queer people of Colorado Springs and queer people everywhere today. Another mass shooting at another LGBTQ club. My heart f—ing breaks and my anger grows. Republicans have blood on their hands. Again,” songwriter Justin Tranter said on Instagram.
See their words about the tragedy below.
Kanye West Confirms Twitter Account ‘Is Unblocked’ With Test Post
Kanye West checked in on his Twitter account Sunday (Nov. 20) amid reports of Elon Musk reinstating the accounts of Donald Trump and other controversial figures this weekend.
“Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked,” West tweeted out to his nearly 32 million followers Sunday afternoon.
Among the reactions in the comments section, one follower remarked, “Just as long as you don’t start another tweet with ‘I’m a bit sleepy.’” Another person shared a photo of Elon Musk posing with Ye, and many posted memes about the situation.
The rapper’s Twitter account was originally temporarily restricted for violating community guidelines in October, when an antisemitic tweet of his was taken down,
“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he had tweeted on Oct. 8. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
Since then, West has been back on Twitter but not active over the past two weeks.
In early November, he said he would be taking a “fast” from speaking, alcohol, sex and porn.
“I’m not talking to nooobody for a month,” he captioned a post on Nov. 3. “I’m taking a 30 day cleanse, a verbal fast. No alcohol, no adult films, no intercourse.” He concluded with the note, “But my Twitter, still lit.”
Arrest Made in Alleged Assault in Dodger Stadium Parking Lot After Elton John Concert
One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a couple in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after an Elton John concert last week, a police spokesperson said Sunday (Nov. 20).
Video showing portions of an altercation was posted on the TMZ celebrity news website on Saturday.
Officer Rosario Cervantes said the Los Angeles Police Department was aware of the “battery and vandalism” that occurred on Nov. 17, but she did not have many details.
One victim was treated at a hospital and released on the night of the incident and another victim was released at a later date.
“We have one arrest that has been made. However that’s all we have at the moment,” Rosario said.
There was no additional information, including the identity of the arrestee, she said.
“The incident is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. Therefore, it would not be appropriate for us to comment at this time,” Dodgers spokesperson Nicole Singer said in an email to The Associated Press.
