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Apr 8, 2016 · Andra Day Shares The Meaning Behind "Rise Up" and Her Style Influences. Andra Day stops on the Black Girls Rock! red carpet to speak with Deja Vu about her single "Rise Up', why she doesn't...
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What inspired you to write “Rise Up”? My music and my personal life were both stagnating at the time, and a friend of mine had been diagnosed with cancer. “Rise Up” started as a sort of...
Jan 21, 2021 · Andra Day was tapped to perform "Rise Up" during The Parade Across America for President Joe Biden. Find out the meaning behind the song here.
Andra Day enlisted Spike Lee to direct the music video for her single, “Forever Mine.” Now she teams with 6th Sense director, M. Night Shyamalan on her enslaving ballad, “Rise Up.”
Andra Day on what inspired her to write the song 'Rise Up,' collaborating with Common for 'Marshall' biopic and tying her work to activism. Black Lives Matter has adopted her song as its...
May 12, 2021 · Her 2015 smash single "Rise Up" is more than just a catchy tune — it became a powerful symbol in the fight for racial justice, and is synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement because of its relatable theme of pushing through struggle (via Time).
An official music video, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, was published on May 9, 2016, through the singer's YouTube channel. Reception. In an album review by Jim Carroll of The Irish Times prised the song for the signer "grit and gumption as a writer". Isa Jaward of The Observer prised the "uplifting gospel melodies" of the song.