Social Issues

Rapper Jay-Z recently lent his private jet to Ahmaud Arbery’s lawyers, who needed to attend a hearing in Georgia but were (seemingly) without a means of traveling to the courthouse. On Instagram, federal civ... Read More...

June 2nd was Blackout Tuesday – an event organized by two black women in the music industry. Jamila Thomas, Senior Director of Marketing at Atlantic, and Brianna Agyemang, Senior Artist Campaign Manager at P... Read More...

Rapper Kanye West was spotted yesterday in a protest in Chicago’s South Side, and brushed off some unexpected criticism. The 42-year-old has donated heavily to the families of unarmed African Americans who pe... Read More...

On Monday, Digital Music News was first to report that Universal Music Group (UMG) had formed a social justice task force in the wake of nationwide protests and chaos. Now, the Big Three record label has equi... Read More...

Protestors in Chicago jammed police scanners with the Tay Zonday internet hit, 'Chocolate Rain.' According to a report from CBS Chicago, police officers struggled to respond to protestors last Saturday. That... Read More...

Rapper Jay-Z and his entertainment company Roc Nation have purchased full-page ads, featuring remarks offered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in newspapers across the United States. Jay-Z and Roc Nation poste... Read More...

K-pop fans — or at least a group that appeared to be K-pop fans — decided to flood a police app asking for anonymous illegal activity reports. "If you have a video of illegal activity from the protests and a... Read More...

Not even K-pop is free from controversy. Now, BTS' Suga is apologizing for sampling cult leader Jim Jones on his latest album. On Sunday evening, Big Hit Entertainment issued an apology over the album using ... Read More...

In the wake of nationwide chaos stemming from protests over the death of George Floyd, Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge has created a social justice task force. The 60-year-old Grainge announced his ... Read More...

Yesterday, Digital Music News was first to report that Justin Timberlake was among the many artists and entertainment industry professionals who had donated to the Minneapolis Freedom Fund, which is paying pr... Read More...

A number of well-known artists and entertainment industry professionals, including Lil Nas X, Harry Styles, and Halsey, have donated to the Minneapolis Freedom Fund, a charity that covers bail costs for those... Read More...

Across the music industry, high-profile record labels and companies are voicing their intention to suspend operations in recognition of “Black Out Tuesday,” as part of a larger effort to raise awareness of fa... Read More...