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NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Aretha Franklin, Azealia Banks’ Elon Musk Sleepover and More

Aretha Franklin 1942-2018 Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, voice of the civil rights movement and feminist icon has died at the age of 76 of pancreatic cancer according to her family. Franklin not only defined her times with her powerful voice, but transcended them to become a key figure for...

Tarra Thiessen

NEWS ROUNDUPNo More Hate...Policy, YouTube Copyright and More

Prince would've turned 60 on 6/7; his estate will release Piano and a Microphone 1983 in September. No More Hate...Policy, New Releases and More By Jasmine Williams Spotify Says “JK!” In a continuation of last week’s story, Spotify has completely walked back their recently introduced “hateful content...

Jasmine Williams

ONLY NOISE#NotMyPresident's Day

You remember it. You know you do. Every morning, at 9am sharp. Standing. Hat off. Left arm, stiff at your side. Right hand resting on heart – reluctantly. All together now: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under...

Madison Bloom

NEWS ROUNDUPMissy is Back, Lily Allen Protests, and More

Missy Elliott Is Back With New Video, Documentary Last night Missy Elliott released “I’m Better,” a new song and video featuring the song's producer, Lamb. The sparse, downtempo track creeps along with clinks of keys and surges of bass, while the video is vintage Missy, depicting backup dancers in...

Emily Daly

A Year in ControversiesHow the Think-piece Shapes Music Criticism

In the age of the ubiquitous think-piece, here's another, and this time, it's about think-pieces. In 2013 what think-pieces mean is that no one is about to get away with anything. You're a white girl who twerked in a music video? You're a white girl trying to criticize consumerism by skewering the...

Lindsey Rhoades