Dear Class of 2020

*Dear Class of 2020*
Dear Class of 2020
Created by	YouTube Originals;
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Guy Carrington; Brian Cavallaro; Melanie Fletcher; Kim Gamble; David Jammy; Kristen Wong
Producers	Raj Kapoor; Meghan Kerns; Roisin Moloney; Augie Max Vargas; Vanessa Ashton
Production location	Virtual
Editors	Mike Polito; Buzz Chapman; James Collett; Chester Contaoi; Japeth Crawford; Josh Cregg; Sharon Everett; Enrique Gutierrez; Dan Morita; Dan Olsen; Tim Perniciaro; Tim Schultz
Running time	274 minutes
Production company	Done and Dusted
Original release
Network	YouTube
Release	June 7, 2020

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]

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YouTube Originals

Original languageEnglish

Executive producersGuy Carrington
Brian Cavallaro
Melanie Fletcher
Kim Gamble
David Jammy
Kristen Wong

ProducersRaj Kapoor
Meghan Kerns
Roisin Moloney
Augie Max Vargas
Vanessa Ashton

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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)

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