Dear Class of 2020

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Dear Class of 2020
Created by
  • YouTube Originals
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersGuy Carrington
Brian Cavallaro
Melanie Fletcher
Kim Gamble
David Jammy
Kristen Wong
ProducersRaj Kapoor
Meghan Kerns
Roisin Moloney
Augie Max Vargas
Vanessa Ashton
Production locationVirtual
EditorsMike Polito
Buzz Chapman
James Collett
Chester Contaoi
Japeth Crawford
Josh Cregg
Sharon Everett
Enrique Gutierrez
Dan Morita
Dan Olsen
Tim Perniciaro
Tim Schultz
Running time274 minutes
Production companyDone and Dusted
Release
Original networkYouTube
Original releaseJune 7, 2020 (2020-06-07)
External links
Website

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 ongoing protests 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
  • CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc.
    Sundar Pichai
  • Former United States Secretary of State
    Condoleezza Rice
  • Activist
    Malala Yousafzai
  • Singer
    Lady Gaga
  • Former President of the United States
    Barack Obama

YouTube creators[]

  • Merrell Twins
  • Mr. Kate
  • AsapScience
  • Mark Rober
  • Unjaded Jade and Folkert
  • The Try Guys
  • Emma Chamberlain
  • Jackie Aina
  • Dude Perfect
  • Nikkie de Jager
  • Prajakta Koli
  • Zane and Heath

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
  • 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[]

  1. ^ segment directed by Finneas O'Connell

References[]

  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.

External links[]

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