'It's about speaking life into people.' Chelsey Green on musicians as changemakers

And it's really funny how when Black folks put their imprint on something, it changes the game, right? And so even though I am a neo-soul classic R&B kind of chick, one of my favorite playlists on, I won't mention the name of the streaming service for fear that I am accidentally endorsing them, is my violin love.

I've had that for years.

I've had it for years.

When I, and when I started listening to you, I was like, I added some of your stuff to my playlist, you know, because there's nothing like hearing somebody, not that you've done this that I know of.

There's nothing like hearing the song is getting hot in here.

Play just by violin.

You're right.

I have not touched that one.

I mean, I'll be more than happy to send you my playlist because it has all kinds of stuff that I'm like, okay, they turned, they turned that into a violin.

I'm here for it.

I am absolutely here for it.

So, you know, one of the things in your job as a chair is that you have the bird's eye view that a lot of people don't get to have about how music themes meet society, right? And And have you noticed, either as a musician or as a chair with the Grammys, how music is meeting the moment, so to speak? I mean, we've had a lot of moments, but how it's meeting the moment in terms of protest, resistance, social change?

Absolutely.

I think part of my... or one of the honors I get to have as chair of the board of the Recording Academy is I also sit on the Latin Academy's board.

And when you talk about songs about social justice and change and resistance, These creators are out here telling the truth.

And they're out here telling their truth.

And it's uplifting communities in a way that are connecting dots for so many.

And I think about even, you mentioned Neo Soul and the soul music genre.

I think about Jill Scott's.

most recent oh oh Jill Scott's most recent yes

exactly to whomever yeah I mean it is a it is a love letter to the community and it is every artistic expression of connection it's spoken word it's it's vocals it's rap it's poetry it's it's it's all the things it's beautiful vocals um But it's so richly instrumental and it's so nuanced in storytelling.

And it's about speaking life into people.

And so I think that's where we are.

We see creators coming to the table trying to encourage people, trying to keep people inspired to keep going.

It's a lot going on right now.