Month: September 2020
Some of us can’t help but reminisce on a simpler time as 2020 continues to get crazier and crazier, and Spotify is helping make that nostalgia a bit easier. The streaming service, having noticed an influx of throwback-themed playlists in recent months, unveiled on Monday (Sept. 28) its new version of Time Capsule, a personalized […]
UNESCO has declared reggae, the Jamaican music that spread across the world with its calls for social justice, peace and love, to be a global treasure that must be safeguarded. Born in the poor neighbourhoods of Kingston in the 1960s, reggae reflected hard times and struggle but could also be joyous dance music with its distinctive off-beat. […]
Stevie Wonder feels deeply troubled about the state of the nation, which he addressed in a new YouTube video on Wednesday (Sept. 23) as part of his “The Universe Is Watching Us” series. His seven-minute announcement arrives just hours after a decision made by a grand jury in Kentucky, who indicted one police officer with first-degree wanton endangerment […]
Here are a few artist who are going virtual. As the nation adjusts to the new reality of life under self-quarantine in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of artists and musical institutions are taking the show online to share some musical joy during these trying times. With venues and bars on lock […]
