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Dear Class of 2020 was a 2020 online event streamed live on June 7, 2020 on YouTube. It was a virtual commencement event that features speeches and performances from prominent personalities aimed at graduating students of all levels whose actual ceremonies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event also highlighted the George Floyd protest following the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, and the shooting of Breonna Taylor.^[1] Originally scheduled on June 6, the event was rescheduled the day after to avoid clashing with the memorial service for George Floyd held on that date in Raeford, North Carolina.^[2]

Appearances

Commencement speakers

Singer
Beyoncé
Former First Lady of the United States
Michelle Obama
Boy band
BTS
Former United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
Activist
Malala Yousafzai
Former United States Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates
Singer
Lady Gaga
Former President of the United States
Barack Obama

YouTube creators

Words of encouragement

Alicia Keys
Justin Timberlake
Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith)
Liza Koshy
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish
Bono
Missy Elliott
Jimmy Kimmel
Colin Jost
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
La La Anthony
Ray Allen
Chris Cassidy
Jenna Bush Hager
John Green
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Stephen Colbert
Jennifer Lopez
Kerry Washington
Ian Book
Phoebe Robinson
Michael B. Jordan
D-Nice
Antoni Porowski
The cast of Euphoria
- Storm Reid
- Barbie Ferreira
- Angus Cloud
- Zendaya
- Jacob Elordi
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
Bill and Melinda Gates
Jack Black
Hasan Minhaj
Andy Cohen
Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford
Keegan-Michael Key
Martha Stewart
Snoop Dogg
Katelyn Ohashi
Natalie Morales
Lana Condor
Tom Brady
Russell Westbrook
Michael Strahan
Russell Wilson and Ciara
Peyton Manning
Billy Porter
Camila Mendes
John Mulaney
Demi Lovato
CNCO
Jake Gyllenhaal
Courtney A. Kemp
Rupi Kaur
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
J. J. Abrams

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Lizzo New York Philharmonic	"Pomp and Circumstance"
AMDA College of the Performing Arts Choir Diamond Bar High School Marching Band	"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
Tracee Ellis Ross Yara Shahidi Kelly Rowland Shonda Rhimes Janelle Monáe Madison Calley (on harp) Misty Copeland and Naya Lovell (dance)	"Still I Rise" (Maya Angelou poem recital)
Noah Cyrus Tove Lo Ty Dolla Sign Khalid Leon Bridges Camila Cabello Ben Platt Cynthia Erivo Chris Martin	"Beautiful Day"^[a]
Alicia Keys	"Underdog"
Mariah Carey The cast of Schitt's Creek Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose Dan Levy as David Rose Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd Karen Robinson as Veronica "Ronnie" Lee Sarah Levy as Twyla Sands Jenn Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt Rizwan Manji as Ray Butani	"Hero"
Maluma	"ADMV"
Chris Pine John Cho	"Graduation Day"
Mark Hamill Daisy Ridley	Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Dr. Seuss book excerpt reading)
Chloe x Halle	"Do It"
Katy Perry	"Daisies" "Firework"
Megan Thee Stallion	"Big Ole Freak" "Hot Girl Summer" "Captain Hook" "Cash Shit" "Savage"
CNCO	"Honey Boo" "Hey DJ" "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)"
BTS	"Boy with Luv" "Spring Day" "Mikrokosmos" (Performed at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul)

Notes

^ segment directed by Finneas O'Connell

References

^ Hills, Megan C. (June 9, 2020). "YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 highlights: From Michelle Obama to Beyonce and BTS". Evening Standard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ Petski, Denise (June 7, 2020). "YouTube Reschedules Virtual Commencement Ceremony With The Obamas, Beyoncé Due To George Floyd Memorial Service – Watch". Deadline. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

External links

Dear Class of 2020 at IMDb

[3] segment directed by Finneas O'Connell

[1] Hills, Megan C. (June 9, 2020). "YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 highlights: From Michelle Obama to Beyonce and BTS". Evening Standard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[2] Petski, Denise (June 7, 2020). "YouTube Reschedules Virtual Commencement Ceremony With The Obamas, Beyoncé Due To George Floyd Memorial Service – Watch". Deadline. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

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