Janelle Monáe's 'Turntables' Stresses 'Liberation, Elevation, Education'
This song, part of our 'We Insist' timeline of 2020's noteworthy protest music, was released Sept. 15.
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Real Estate Performs 3-Song Quarantine Set For 'World Cafe'
The full band got together to record performances exclusively for World Cafe and you'll hear how they decided to tweak the tracks from their new album, The Main Thing.
City Scenes: Ensuring Philly's Next Generation Of Jazz Musicians
Philadelphia's jazz culture nurtures new artists through educational programs that work hard to ensure the genre's future.
Conway The Machine: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Griselda MC takes over a Queens diner to perform a quarantine concert for Tiny Desk.
Springsteen Credits Fan's Gift For The Existence Of His New Album
Needing inspiration, Bruce Springsteen says he wandered through his house playing a guitar that a fan gave him. He tells Rolling Stone he wrote the songs for his new album on it in less than 10 days.
'Hamilton' Cast Re-imagines Show's Lyrics To Promote Voter Registration Day
The performance was part of a virtual voter turnout event hosted by former first lady Michelle Obama and the nonprofit When We All Vote.
Country Singer Mickey Guyton Opens Up About Race And Gender In 'Black Like Me'
Guyton's hit song, off her EP Bridges, is about feeling like a stranger in one's own land. The issues Guyton raises pose new challenges — not just to country music, but to our country itself.
Member Of The Temptations, Bruce Williamson Jr., Dies At 49
The family of Bruce Williamson Jr., who was a former lead singer with the Temptations, died on Sept. 6 in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.
Rediscovering The Enormous Social And Spiritual Legacy Of Black Jazz Records
As jazz experienced an awakening in the late '60s and early '70s , a record label from Oakland was at the forefront of capturing it. Now, those records are finally returning.
Oddisee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The rapper convened a live band for his five-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert.