Music

After being arrested last month for felony domestic violence, the case against Faith Evans has been dropped, TMZ reports. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office claimed the case was dropped after Evans’ husband, producer Stevie J, declined to testify against Evans. Police previously claimed that when they arrived to Evans and Stevie J’s home,

Beyoncé has shared an open letter on her website to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. She’s seeking swift justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency room technician who was killed in her home by Louisville police. The letter comes three months after Taylor’s death, and Beyoncé offers three specific calls to action: to bring criminal

Bettye LaVette has recorded a new version of “Strange Fruit,” the Abel Meeropol song that was made famous by Billie Holiday. Her rendition appears on her forthcoming album Blackbirds, which arrives August 28. Take a listen to it below. Blackbirds will mark LaVette’s second album for Verve, and follows 2018’s Things Have Changed, on which

T-Pain has shared a new song called “Get Up.” The artist released the single in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “Get Up” was co-produced by T-pain, LevyGrey, and 11VN, and it opens with an excerpt from a Malcolm X speech. Proceeds from the single’s streaming revenues and merchandise will go to Crime Survivors

Christine and the Queens’ Héloïse Letissier appeared on last night’s (June 12) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Letissier performed her song “I Disappear in Your Arms,” from this year’s La vita nuova EP. Her performance was shot in an empty venue; watch that below. La vita nuova EP followed Christine and the

Rico Nasty has shared a new track called “Dirty.” The song appears on the soundtrack to season four of Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure. Give it a listen below. Insecure: Music From the HBO Original Series season four soundtrack is out now via Rae’s Raedio label, Atlantic, and HBO. In addition to Rico Nasty, the

As the fog lifts over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, we’re greeted by the first couple of beats that will guide us into the arms of The Side Deal’s new lyric video for “I Can See Clearly Now.” A cover of Johnny Nash’s song of the same name, this video doesn’t take its

Last month, Neil Young finally announced the release date for his long-awaited Homegrown LP, which he recorded across 1974 and 1975. The announcement was accompanied by “Try.” Now, Young has shared a second track from the album ahead of its June 19 release. Listen to “Vacancy” below. Earlier this year, Young released “Shut It Down

Power Trip have released Live in Seattle 05​.​28​.​2018, a new live album that was recorded during the Texas metal group’s 2018 tour with Sheer Mag. It’s out now on streaming services and Bandcamp; all purchases made on Bandcamp will go towards “offsetting the financial impact of the numerous Power Trip tours and live appearances cancelled

Small Business Live is a new livestreamed music festival to benefit various Black, minority, and woman-owned businesses across the United States. The lineup features 2 Chainz, Brittany Howard, Brandi Carlile, T-Pain, Leon Bridges, and Nathaniel Rateliff, among others. It’s set to take place Saturday, June 20, from 4—10 p.m. Eastern. In addition to streaming on TikTok,

The Flaming Lips were the musical guests on last night’s remote episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Most of the time, when multiple band members do a remote performance at the same time, they’re all on different screens, like when Wilco recently debuted their new song via a multi-cam performance on Colbert. That’s

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 has been officially canceled by Riverside County health officials, The Los Angeless Times reports. The festival, which was originally scheduled to take place in Indio, California from April 10-12 and April 17-19, 2020, was postponed until October due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the festival has been

Arguably as passionate and spirit-filled as any of the lyrics are, the vocal harmony we find in the new single “Strength (Song of Solomon Chapter 9)” by Standard of Praise is undoubtedly one of the song’s most alluring features. Right from the jump in “Strength (Song of Solomon Chapter 9),” Standard of Praise make a

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Following last month’s launch of a Supreme clothing collection, the late Daniel Johnston’s artwork is once again being featured in a clothing line. No Comply and Vans have announced a line of shoes, shirts, hats, and tote bags that will benefit the Hi, How Are You Project—an organization that promotes mental health awareness. The collection

Lyrics containing the phrase “I can’t breathe” have changed overnight. After the senseless murder of George Floyd, a black man, while in custody under the Minneapolis police, on May 25, the symbolism of suffocation literally became literal in music. Darrell Kelley, a rapper well-versed in gritty songs forcing the listener to look at harsh realities,

Travis Scott is named in a copyright infringement lawsuit over his single “Highest in the Room,” TMZ reports and documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. Danish producer Benjamin Lasnier claims in the lawsuit that a tweaked version of a guitar recording posted to his Instagram account appears throughout the song. Lasnier’s lawsuit claims that Jamie Lepr—an

The Dalai Lama has announced Inner World, an album of teachings and mantras set to music. The 11-track album is being released through Khandro Music and L.A. Reid’s HitCo Entertainment and arrives July 6, which is also the Dalai Lama’s 85th birthday. Inner World features sitar player Anoushka Shankar and is co-produced by Junelle Kunin

Earlier today (June 8), a number of artists, managers, and music industry professionals signed an open letter urging New York state to repeal statute 50-A—a law that conceals police officers’ personnel and disciplinary records from public view, as Billboard reports. The letter was signed by the likes of Rihanna, Nas, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Migos,

Robert Northern, the jazz artist, French horn master, and bandleader known as Brother Ah, has died, The New York Times reports. According to the Times, Northern died on May 31 in Washington D.C. following a year-long battle with a respiratory illness. He was 86 years old. Throughout his six-decade recording career, Northern played in-studio with

Juicy J has released a new song titled “Hella Fuckin’ Trauma.” On the track, the rapper addresses systemic racism, reparations, the carceral system, COVID-19, and the ownership of his song masters. “Why they lock up all the real ones, man? Enough is enough/Labels wanna own my masters, enough is enough,” goes one part of the

Francina Armengol, the president of the Balearic Islands region in Spain, has issued a decree ordering discotheques and nightclubs to remain closed through the beginning of phase three of Spain’s reemergence from coronavirus-related lockdown, published in the Official Bulletin of the Balearic Islands (BOIB). The Balearic Islands contain the resort island of Ibiza, the international

Beyoncé was among the speakers for Barack and Michelle Obama’s YouTube “Dear Class of 2020” virtual graduation ceremony today. During her commencement address, she discussed the protests surrounding the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Watch her entire speech below. “Thank you for using your collective voice and letting the worlds know

Meek Mill has released a new song titled “Other Side of America.” On the track, Meek addresses inequality and racism in the United States. “Other Side of America” opens with comments that Donald Trump made about the Black community at an August 2016 rally in a predominantly white Michigan suburb. The song closes with an

NNAMDÏ has released a new EP titled Black Plight. The Chicago-based artist and multi-instrumentalist recorded the three-song release over the past week. All of the proceeds from the EP will be split between eatChicago, a nonprofit dedicated to assisting post-incarcerated and marginalized people in the city, and the grassroots political activist organization Assata’s Daughters. NNAMDÏ’s

Shabazz Palaces has released “MEGA CHURCH,” a new single featuring former THEESatisfaction member Stas THEE Boss. The track has been released as a pay-what-you-want single via Sub Pop. You can check it out on Bandcamp below. (Today, June 5, Bandcamp will waive its revenue share. Sub Pop is passing through 100% of its digital sales

South African rapper Nasty C and T.I. have shared a new song called “They Don’t.” Proceeds from the single go to Until Freedom and Solidarity Fund. On the track, the rappers address racism and injustice, with T.I. referencing the death of George Floyd: “How you supposed to serve and protect/With your knee on my neck?”