Social Issues

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...

The Killers' frontman, Brandon Flowers. Photo Credit: Matthew T Rader Following an internal investigation, The Killers have found “no corroboration” of the disturbing sexual assault allegations introduced las... Read More...

Some of the many fans who attended Boosie Badazz's pool party over the weekend. Over the weekend, rapper Boosie Badazz threw a packed pool party despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and some are unhappy wit... Read More...

Chicago-based DJ Kaskade is facing criticism after allegedly hosting an "illegal boat party" in Miami. Rumors of the six-time Grammy nominee's party-boat set began swirling on social media when one individua... Read More...

Last month, in the wake of nationwide protests, each of the Big Three record labels – Warner Music, Universal Music, and Sony Music – established a multimillion-dollar social justice fund. Now, Warner has ann... Read More...

The Growlers, one of the BRGR RECS bands facing sexual misconduct allegations. Photo Credit: Taylorbonin Fullerton, California-based indie record label Burger Records (now known as BRGR RECS) has apologized f... Read More...