BTS steps up:

After K-pop titans BTS stated their solidarity with Black Lives Matter, declaring “we stand together” against racial discrimination, the group and its Korean record label are making a further commitment.

BTS and Big Hit Entertainment have donated $1 million to the movement, a rep for Big Hit confirms to Variety.

“Black people all over the world are in pain at this moment from the trauma of centuries of oppression. We are moved by the generosity of BTS and allies all over the world who stand in solidarity in the fight for black lives,” Kailee Scales, managing director for Black Lives Matter, told Variety.

The pledge comes as many musicians and others call upon the music industry to demonstrate support for the black community. Warner Music and its primary owner, Len Blavatnik, as well as Sony Music, have pledged $100 million each to social justice causes.