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Thursday, July 16, 2020

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 1

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Amerigo Gazaway, Atlantic Records, Bank Robber, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Cantaloupe, DAIS, Dream Wife, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, George Floyd, Jamar Clark, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Sean Reed, Slovenly, Smokey Emery, Tamir Rice, The Beths, Three Lobed Lobster, Tompkins Square., Treyvon Martin

Blackout Tuesday, Juneteenth and beyond

Indie Rock

WATCH: “Back Wall” By Yuzima Philip

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Back Wall, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Lower East Side, New York City, Yuzima Philip

Longtime Lower East Side scene survivor celebrates Black Lives Matter and George Floyd in new music video

Rap

WATCH: Public Enemy Revamps “Fight The Power” For Our Modern Age

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2020, BET, Black Thought, Breonna Taylor, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, George Floyd, Professor Griff, Public Enemy, Questlove, Rapsody, The Roots, YG

Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff are joined by Rapsody, Nas, YG, Black Thought and Questlove and open up the 2020 BET Music Awards with an all-hands-on-deck update of their 1989 protest anthem

Music Journalism

Atlantic Records Calls For Pause

June 2, 2020June 3, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Atlantic Records, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, Brianna Agyemang, George Floyd, Jamila Thomas, The Show Must Be Paused

When the label responsible for revolutionizing the impact of black music on American airwaves implores action, we need to listen