Tag: Social Issues

After distributing $400,000 worth of one-time relief payments to songwriters, the SONA- and Sony Music Publishing-backed Songwriter Fund is officially preparing to reopen the application process. The quick-approaching third round of financial support from the Songwriter Fund, which initially began accepting aid applications in May of 2020 and provided compensation to a second round of […]

An aerial shot of London, England, where indie label Young (formerly Young Turks) is headquartered. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies London-headquartered indie label Young Turks has officially rebranded as Young in an effort to remove associations with the Armenian Genocide. The 15-year-old label (and Beggars Group subsidiary) announced the name change on social media, having already […]

Photo Credit: Justin Higuchi / CC by 2.0 Yoshiki has donated $100K to MusiCares amid a rising mental health crisis among music professionals. Digital Music News reported on the mental health effects the pandemic is having on the industry. According to our report, 9 out of 10 musicians saw a mental health decline. The research […]

Screengrab of Playboy’s 2010 interview with John Mayer, which remained online at the time of this article’s publication. John Mayer is now facing uncomfortable questions about a Playboy interview from 2010, one that delved heavily into racial issues. As John Mayer steps back into the spotlight ahead of a new album release, an interview from […]

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 […]