Social Issues

Photo Credit: Walt Disney Television / CC by 3.0 Jamie Lynn Spears has broken her silence about sister Britney Spears' conservatorship. The singer's younger sister posted a series of videos to Instagram to t... Read More...

Photo Credit: America-Israel Cultural Foundation Violinist Pinchas Zukerman has apologized for invoking stereotypes about Asians during a class. Roughly 100 students and teachers attended the virtual symposi... Read More...

Photo Credit: Gavin Batty / CC by 3.0 Winston Marshall has announced he is quitting Mumford & Sons to speak freely about political issues. Marshall took a break from the folk-rock band he helped found ba... Read More...

Photo Credit: Effie / CC by 4.0 Andrew Lloyd Webber has backed away from bold claims of defying COVID-19 restrictions. The London-born composer promised to defy any potential lockdown extensions by re-openin... Read More...

Photo Credit: Steve Proctor / CC by 4.0 Eric Clapton says his vocal views on the lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccines have cost him friends. The musician opened up in a recent interview with a YouTube channel abo... Read More...

Photo Credit: Jake Noren A stolen cache of rare electric and acoustic guitars has been recovered in Santa Cruz. The guitars were stolen in Southern California last July. Police served three search warrants a... Read More...

Photo Credit: Tempo Gibson charitable arm Gibson Gives launches a new initiative to help musicians combat opioid overdose. Gibson Gives is launching the TEMPO initiative – Training and Empowering Musicians t... Read More...

Photo Credit: Majdvl / CC by 3.0 Eric Clapton questions the safety of vaccine efforts after his own experience in a widely circled letter online. Clapton previously shared his opinion on the COVID-19 shutdow... Read More...

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-a... Read More...

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... Read More...

Photo Credit: Justin Higuchi / CC by 2.0 Yoshiki has donated $100,ooo to MusiCares amidst a rising mental health crisis among music professionals. Digital Music News reported on the mental health effects the... Read More...