Obasi Jackson sat down with Amber Lé of The Feature Presentation to discuss music and mental health. Jackson is a 25-year-old artist with an old soul, a soul that is very rare to come across in this industry. As soon…
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BTS Army Matched the Band’s $1 Million Donation To Black Lives Matter
Fans of K-pop megastars BTS raised and donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement. The donation matched the band’s donation of the same amount within 24 hours! The band’s managers Big Hit Entertainment said at the weekend that…
Usher And Trey Songz Join BLM Protests In L.A. On Bikes
Amid the ongoing protests and fights for justice, musicians have taken part in the Black Lives Matter movement. Two artists that recently stepped in the name of equality are Usher and Trey Songz. Yesterday, Trey Songz posted a snippet of himself and the…
Pointer Sisters: Bonnie Pointer, Has Passed Away At Age 69
Bonnie Pointer, who in 1969 convinced three of her church-singing siblings to form the Pointer Sisters, which would become one of the biggest acts of the next two decades, died Monday. The Grammy winner passed away of cardiac arrest in…
Meek Mill Passionately Breaks Down the Black Experience on ‘Other Side of America’
As the nation continues its ongoing battle with racism in America, Meek Mill looks to speak on behalf of the masses amidst the chaos with his scaldering new track “Other Side of America.” Kicking off with a sample of one…
Republic Records Bans Use of the Term ‘Urban’ Within Label
Republic Records is banning the term “urban” from its company language, doing away with the term for hip-hop and R&B, which many consider an antiquated generalization that marginalizes and confines music by black artists. The label, which is home to…
Trey Songz Protest Anthem ‘2020 Riots: How Many Times’
Trey Songz unveiled his new single “2020 Riots: How Many Times” on Friday (June 5) in honor of the Black Lives Matter protests currently erupting across the country. Songz stated in recent interview that protesting on the streets in the…
Lauren London Speaks Out About Gun Violence, and Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy
Lauren London opened up on gun violence in America a little more than a year after her partner, rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside of his clothing store in Los Angeles. London joined Jada Pinkett-Smith on an episode…
Lil Baby Working On New Music About Police Brutality
Lil Baby shows no signs of slowing down in the music industry. Just four months ago, he dropped an original and deluxe version of his album, My Turn, which earned the No. 1 spot off Billboard 200 back in March. Not to mention…
Yung Lean Donates All Streaming Profits To Black Lives Matter Movement
Sweden-based artist, Yung Lean is best known for his projects Strangers and Starz. His most recent album, Starz, “shows Yung Lean more focused and refined than ever, further developing his signature dreamy aesthetics while mixing in bolder experimental pop elements, according to Earmilk.” Today, Yung…