Fantasia is the headliner of an “All Lives Matter” concert scheduled in Charlotte.

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The event featuring Anthony Hamilton, John P. Kee, Dennis Reed and more was scheduled for Sunday evening in Uptown park, the site where protests took place just 24 hours earlier demanding the city release body cam footage of Keith Lamont Scott.



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Fantasia is a North Carolina native, and the show was aimed at providing worship and peace after days of unrest following Scott’s killing by a Charlotte police officer.



Despite her good intentions, the show didn’t happen. Fantasia released a video on Sunday afternoon, notifying fans that the concert was postponed until next week after receiving a call from the city.






Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton kicked off a joint tour earlier this year, but this apparently was not a team effort. Hamilton released a video insisting he had nothing to do with the concert’s promotion, nor did he support the ALM cause.





On Friday, the soul singer wrote a piece for The Root opening up about the current turmoil and protests taking place in his hometown of Charlotte.


“We deserve to speak out against the injustices that plague communities of color. People often forget that, not long ago, dogs attacked us for peaceful protests. They put nooses around our necks and we swung from trees—displayed as America’s ‘strange fruit.'”


Twitter was done long before the plug was pulled on Sunday’s concert.













The show is still happening, however, a name change (if any) hasn’t been announced.


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