Photo Credit: Stuart Sevastos Ice Cube says the Biden administration has reached out to discuss his ‘Contract with Black America.’ Ice Cube confirmed the possible meeting during an interview with Ryan Cameron on MAJIC 107.9. “Yesterday, they reached out to me,” Ice Cube confirmed, referring to the Biden administration. While no meeting is set in […]
Photo Credit: Sean Feucht Christian artist Sean Feucht is planning a New Year’s concert in defiance of California and Los Angeles COVID-19 restrictions. Sean Feucht unveiled the event – one of four that he’s scheduled for today, following a number of other protest shows throughout the year as well as a “Skid Row Outreach” happening […]
In June, BMG revealed that it would review “all historic record contracts” for discriminatory terms. Now, as part of the months-long analysis, the Bertelsmann subsidiary has indicated “that four of the 33 labels in its historic acquired catalogues show statistically significant differences between the royalties paid to Black and non-Black artists.” BMG announced today, in […]
Majvdl (CC by 3.0) ‘Wonderful Tonight’ singer-songwriter Eric Clapton has partnered with vocal lockdown critic Van Morrison to release a new protest track, and the work’s profits will benefit the Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund. Eric Clapton and Van Morrison unveiled their anti-lockdown song collaboration – entitled “Stand and Deliver” – today, in a formal release […]
NLE Choppa in August of 2020. Photo Credit: Bryson Johnson YouTube has removed the music video for NLE Choppa’s “Paradise” because the track contains a “fake-ass coronavirus” lyric in violation of the Google-owned platform’s “COVID-19 Medical Misinformation Policy.” NLE Choppa, full name Bryson Lashun Potts, recently announced that YouTube had pulled the official video for […]
A recent Rolling Stone piece excoriated BMI for allegedly fostering a workplace environment of “casual racism.” Now, the 81-year-old performing rights organization’s CEO has publicly addressed the shocking allegations. In summary, Rolling Stone’s expansive BMI piece, which runs approximately 2,500 words, alleges that two of the company’s higher-ups (one who’s departed the PRO following an […]
Van Morrison performing in Canada in 2010. Photo Credit: sahlgoode Late last month, following the release of a study indicating that the British live music industry stands to lose nearly 170,000 jobs by 2020’s end, vocal venue-lockdown critic Van Morrison lamented the ‘decimation of a sector.’ Now, the 75-year-old has established ‘The Lockdown Financial Hardship […]
Katrina Pierson, a senior advisor for the Trump campaign, has thanked Ice Cube for collaborating on the “Platinum Plan” for African Americans. Pierson recently reached out to Ice Cube in a tweet, writing in part: “Shoutout to @icecube for his willingness to step up and work with @realDonaldTrump Administration to help develop the #PlatinumPlan. … […]
Photo Credit: Twitter Rihanna is apologizing to the Muslim community after a lingerie fashion show faux paus. Rihanna debuted her Savage X Fenty lingerie collection on Friday. But some viewers were horrified to hear a song featuring a sample of a hadith — an Islamic sacred text. After receiving a barrage of criticism and backlash […]
Photo Credit: Joanne Francis Metallica has donated $250,000 to support wildfire relief across three West Coast states. Metallica’s All Within My Hands charity handled the donations, which will fund five organizations spread across three states. Those organizations include: California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund Oregon Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund Community Foundation Santa […]