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Mdou Moctar shares “Tala Tannam,” announces new album

Listen to Mdou Moctar's new song "Tala Tannam" from the guitarist's upcoming album Afrique Victim.

music / Experimental

Watch Arlo Parks perform “Black Dog” on Fallon

Arlo Parks was the latest musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing her song "Black Dog."

music / Rock

Japanese Breakfast returns with new song “Be Sweet” and third album details

Japanese Breakfast, a.k.a. Michelle Zauner, will release new album Jubilee on June 4 via Dead Oceans. Watch the X-Files-themed video for new song "Be Sweet" now.

music / Rock

Erika de Casier leans into the drama on her new single

Erika de Casier is at work on the follow-up to 2019’s 'Essentials', but in the mean time, watch the self-directed video for her new single “Drama”.

music / R&B

Patrick Paige II announces solo album, shares songs with Syd and Steve Lacy

The Internet’s Patrick Paige II has released a new video for “Whisper (Want My Luv)” featuring Steve Lacy, Allen Love, and Durand Bernarr, which also features a bonus track with Syd.

music / Hip-Hop

The Criterion Channel has added Solange’s When I Get Home to its catalog

Solange's 2019 film has found a streaming home on the Criterion Channel.

music / R&B

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Black Music’s Early Canadian Struggle

Despite a storied, pre-Drake history, Black music in Canada has historically had a hard time gaining widespread support.

music / R&B

Bbymutha shares new EP Muthaleficent 2

The 7-track EP serves as the follow-up to Bbymutha's 2020 project 'Muthaleficent.'

music / Hip-Hop

Taylor Swift criticizes Netflix show for “lazy, deeply sexist joke” on her relationship history

Netflix's Ginny & Georgia has been criticized by Taylor Swift and her fans for a joke referencing the songwriter's dating history.

music / Pop

T.I. and Tiny accused of drugging, sexually assaulting multiple women

A new report in the Times covers allegations of drugging and sexual assault by Atlanta staples T.I. and Tiny.

music / Hip-Hop

The company behind BTS has invested millions into an A.I. agency that can clone voices of musicians

Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, has invested $3.6 million USD into Supertone, a company capable of recreating the voices of musicians dead or alive.

culture / Technology