Social Issues

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’... Read More...

Katrina Pierson, a senior advisor for the Trump campaign, has thanked Ice Cube for collaborating on the Administration's “Platinum Plan” for African Americans. Pierson recently reached out to Ice Cube in a t... Read More...

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... Read More...

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 orga... Read More...

Photo Credit: Michael Gigandet The Nashville music industry recently joined forces with local charities to distribute food boxes to their out-of-work colleagues. The Musicians Mission of Mercy is based in No... Read More...

Van Morrison performing in Canada in 2010. Photo Credit: sahlgoode Last week, Van Morrison announced that he would release three songs protesting lockdown measures and large-gathering bans. Now, the 75-year-o... Read More...

Photo Credit: Wesley Hitt / CC by 2.0 Alicia Keys and the NFL are partnering to create a $1 billion fund to benefit black-owned businesses. The partnership comes on the heels of Alicia Keys' performance at t... Read More...

Graffiti on the outer wall of the Graceland property in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley’s Graceland was recently vandalized with “BLM” and “Defund the Police” graffiti. It appears that the responsible part... Read More...

Van Morrison performing in Canada in 2010. Photo Credit: sahlgoode Van Morrison is speaking out against the gig restrictions (including social-distancing requirements for audience members) issued in response ... Read More...

Sony Music Group (SMG) has unveiled Your Voice, Your Power, and Your Vote, a comprehensive initiative designed to help employees cast ballots in the upcoming presidential election and future races. Sony Musi... Read More...

Desiigner (right) with Raja Rose in 2018. Photo Credit: MsArtistry Last week, we reported on the considerable controversy that followed Boosie Badazz’s opting to host a packed pool party amid the COVID-19 pan... Read More...

Photo Credit: John Fornander One week back, we reported that an “appalled” Governor Cuomo had ordered the New York Department of Health to investigate a non-socially distanced Chainsmokers concert in the Hamp... Read More...