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As a music and media publication dedicated to supporting marginalized communities, we're using our platform to fight against racial injustice, particularly at the hands of the police. On Blackout Tuesday, an initiative was created by Atlantic Records exec Jamila Thomas and Platoon’s Brianna...

Annie White

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FESTIVAL REVIEWHighlights from Bonnaroo 2019

The average weather at Bonnaroo varies from an intense dust-bowl heat to a chilly, rain-infused swamp mess. Your days are spent trekking...

Ashley Prillaman

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle Laid to Rest in LA This Thursday, funeral services and city-wide celebrations were held across Los Angeles to honor slain rapper Ermias Joseph "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom. Shot fatally outside Marathon Clothing, a store he co-owned near the intersection of Slauson and Crenshaw in South...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPSt. Vincent Producing Sleater-Kinney LP, Woodstock Returns, and More

sleater-kinney and st. vincent, hollywood, ca, jan 2019. photograph by jonny cournoyer New Year, New Music By Lindsey Rhoades Sleater-Kinney is in the Studio... Producing an Album with St. Vincent If this tweet didn't warm your riot grrl heart, we don't know what will. Though details are scant (no...

Lindsey Rhoades

AF 2018 IN REVIEWThe Best Music Videos of the Year

It's been a long time since music videos have aired on television, but as the popularity of YouTube soars among a generation who doesn't even remember what MTV used to be, artists are now approaching the medium with a new creative fervor. As you'll note from this list, by and large we're seeing...

Desdemona Dallas

PLAYING CINCYSinger-Songwriter Audley Wants To Be The Light In Your Life

Audley takes in a performance at his residency last month. Photos by David Chimusoro. It's been a banner year for Cincinnati hip-hop artist Audley, who kicked off 2018 with the release of his debut studio album Pink in January and just finished up a month-long residency at Cincinnati's The Comet....

Victoria Moorwood

AF 2018 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of the Year

Here we are again! As the new year approaches, it's time to look back and take stock of the albums and singles that defined this moment in music history. 2018 was an eclectic year, to say the least, and there are a lot of new names on the list: Tirzah, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Noname, King...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPVenues, Videos, New Releases and More

Venues, Videos, New Releases and More By Jasmine Williams RIP Webster Hall, hello Arc! New York City - well, to be specific, Long Island City - is getting a new venue next year. The Arc will have a capacity of about 2,000 and is set to open early next year. Former Webster Hall COO, Rich Pawelczyk,...

Jasmine Williams

VIDEO OF THE WEEKRising Appalachia "Resilient" and More

Rising Appalachia has spent their musical career focused on social, cultural, political, and environmental justice. Far before Trump's presidency, sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith were singing on the bywaters of New Orleans about envisioning positive change. The Smith sisters have taken hold of...

Desdemona Dallas

VIDEO OF THE WEEKChildish Gambino "This is America" and More

It is the job of the artist to question society, to be able to shine a light on cultural truths and shake the status quo. On Saturday Night Live this past weekend, Atlanta's Donald Glover, known on stage as Childish Gambino, set the internet on fire with a video that did just that. "This is...

Desdemona Dallas

NEWS ROUNDUPThe Grammys, New Study on Gender Disparity in Music and More

The Grammy Awards On Sunday night, the music industry’s most momentous ceremony returns to New York City after ten years in Los Angeles. The 60th Grammy Awards will be held at Madison Square Garden and this year the pressure is on for the Recording Academy to prove that they are still relevant...

Jasmine Williams

Staff Picks - Gabby SalinardoTop 10 Social Commentary Songs of 2016

Top 10 Social Commentary Songs of 2016 10. “Zombies” – Childish Gambino Gambino’s newest album held plenty of surprises from the rapper sound-wise, and this was one of the tracks that stuck out to me the most. It describes those around him as zombies – soul-sucking entities that only seem to care...

Gabriella Salinardo