GRAMMY®/EMMY®/TONY®-winner Billy Porter has released For What It’s Worth (King Garbage Remix). For What It’s Worth (King Garbage Remix) is available on all streaming platforms and digital retailers.
Billy Porter released his incredible cover version of the classic Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” back on April 24, 2020. He covered the song to encourage and support voter registration and voter initiatives across the country. In light of recent events, the song is now organically taking on its original intent as the ultimate protest anthem.
King Garbage, who produced the remix, work closely with writer/producer Ricky Reed and together they co-wrote SZA, Travis Scott, and The Weeknd’s “Power is Power” and Ellie Goulding’s “Hollow Crown” from For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones). Additionally, with Ricky Reed, they co-wrote and co-produced “Mrs.” and “Lions” from Leon Bridges’ Grammy-nominated album Good Thing. Recent collaborations also include Gallant, THEY., Yebba, among many others.
About Billy Porter
Porter is an Emmy®, Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright with groundbreaking performances as Pray Tell in Pose on FX, for which he recently received and Emmy Award, as well as Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations, as well as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway for which he won a Tony Award for Lead Actor in a Musical. Porter has also recorded several albums and acted in many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including Miss Saigon, Grease, Angels in America, and The Merchant of Venice. Additional television and film credits include “American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” “The Get Down,” “The Humbling” and “The Broken Hearts Club,” among others. Porter can be seen in the highly anticipated “Cinderella” re-make next year.