Exclusive - Premium Rates Apply Mandatory Credit: Photo by Madison McGaw/BFA/REX/Shutterstock (9227989al) Michael Stipe Paul Smith x R.E.M. collaboration launch celebrations 25th Anniversary of 'Automatic for the People', New York, USA - 16 Nov 2017 Madison McGaw/BFA/REX/Shutterstock Michael Stipe, Alicia Keys and Erykah Badu are among a group of musicians, activists and artists who will lead a protest against Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation on Thursday. The event, called “Bravery Is Contagious,” will take place at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. and also include Maggie Gyllenhaal, Norman Lear and Esperanza Spalding.