Pharrell Williams Talks Efforts to Make Juneteenth an Official Holiday on ‘Kimmel’
Pharrell Williams discussed his efforts to make Juneteenth an official holiday during a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday. Earlier in the week, Williams appeared alongside Virgin
Beyoncé Drops Surprise New Song ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth
Beyoncé dropped her surprise new song “Black Parade” on Juneteenth, hours after the singer announced a new initiative of the same name to support black-owned bus
H.E.R. Releases Protest Song ‘I Can’t Breathe,’ Shares New Video
H.E.R. has officially released protest song “I Can’t Breathe,” which H.E.R. wrote in response to recent police killings of unarmed Black people. The track is avai
Anderson .Paak Reflects on Racial Injustice in Video for Protest Song ‘Lockdown’
Anderson .Paak gathers with friends as he reflects on racial injustice, police brutality, unemployment and COVID-19 in the new video for his protest song, “Lockdown.” T
Alicia Keys Addresses Police Brutality in Protest Song ‘Perfect Way to Die’
Alicia Keys details the story of a grieving mother whose child was murdered in new song, “Perfect Way to Die.” Cowritten and produced by Keys and Sebastian Kole, the so
Hear Aretha Franklin’s Previously Unreleased Solo Version of ‘Never Gonna Break My Faith’
Aretha Franklin’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith” has dropped as a solo version via RCA Records, RCA Inspiration and Legacy Recordings. The previously unreleased tra
Hear Killer Mike on Run the Jewels’ New Album and More
Run the Jewels’ masterful, furious new album, RTJ4, instantly became one of the most acclaimed releases of the year, and its themes couldn’t be more timely. The new epi
My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Emily King Appear on Black Lives Matter Comp
My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Emily King and more appear on Silence Is Not an Option, an ATO Records compilation out now. The tracklist includes My Morning Jacket’s 
Duffy Releases New Song ‘River in the Sky’ Dedicated to ‘Better Days to Come’
Duffy has dropped new song, “River in the Sky.” The track is the second single she has released in 2020 following her radio-only song, “Something Beautiful.”
Noname Appears to Respond to J. Cole in New ‘Song 33’
Noname has released her first solo song of the year. “Song 33” references the killings of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau and also appears
NoCap And Lil Uzi Vert Aren’t Here To Celebrate on ‘Count a Million’
NoCap is a master of gloom. The Mobile, Alabama, rapper’s music mines a distinct sense of hopelessness; at points, his voice warbles with an unmistakable dread and then swell
Jeff Tweedy Calls for Music Industry Program to Divert Revenue to Racial Justice Groups
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy called for the creation of a program that would allow songwriters and musicians to regularly donate a portion of their royalties to organizations fighting
Watch Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell Talk Early Influences for Gibson Series
Alice in Chains’ guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell reflects on his early life in a teaser for an upcoming, long-form interview about his career via Gibson’s Icon se
A Walking Tour of Too Free’s Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C. dance music trio Too Free — Awad Bilal, Carson Cox, and Don Godwin — are Rolling Stone‘s latest Artist You Need to Know. In a new video for the s
Juneteenth on Bandcamp: 14 Releases to Listen and Buy
Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the former Confederacy, has been celebrated as a holiday by many black Americans since shortly after the historic events of June 19th,
The White Stripes Share 2000 Performance of ‘Death Letter’
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the White Stripes’ De Stijl on Saturday, Third Man Records shared a 2000 performance of the duo playing “Death Letter.” The show
Alanis Morissette Shares Acoustic ‘Ironic’ for ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Anniversary
Alanis Morissette will be releasing a deluxe version of Jagged Little Pill on June 26th in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary. The rerelease includes an acoustic vers