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Black Eyed Peas' 'WHERESTHELOVE' Star-Studded Song, Video To Combat Violence, Racism
Black Eyed Peas' 'WHERESTHELOVE' Star-Studded Song, Video To Combat Violence, Racism Black Eyed Peas — photo from Black Eyed Peas YouTube channelThe Black Eyed Peas have reunited for the first time in five years to refashion their 2003 hit "Where Is The Love?" into "WHERESTHELOVE," a star-studded throwdown calling out racism, violence and…
Sharon Van Etten Releases Song Dedicated To Orlando Pulse Shooting Victims
Sharon Van Etten Releases Song Dedicated To Orlando Pulse Shooting Victims Sharon Van Etten — photo credit: Laura CrostaSharon Van Etten has release new song "Not Myself" dedicated to the victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting. The shooting, which took place June 12 when lone gunman Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 at a gay club Pulse…
Twisted Sister Singer Dee Snider Turns 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Into Ballad To Help Criss Angel Fight Childhood Cancer
Twisted Sister Singer Dee Snider Turns 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Into Ballad To Help Criss Angel Fight Childhood Cancer Dee Snider in the desert — photo via Criss Angel's YouTube channelDee Snider, the menacing lead singer for hair metal band Twisted Sister, has reshaped the band's signature 1984 rebel rock hit "We're Not Gonna Take It"…
Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, Usher, Metric Slated for Free Concert to End AIDS, TB & Malaria
Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, Usher, Metric Slated for Free Concert to End AIDS, TB & Malaria Usher will perform at the Global Citizen Concert, Sept. 17, in Montreal — photo courtesy of Global Poverty.The title says it all. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and philanthropic billionaire Bill Gates will join artists Usher, Half Moon Run, Metric, Grimes, and…
Rae Spoon's New Video Is A LGBTQ-Friendly Bathroom Dance Party
Rae Spoon's New Video Is A LGBTQ-Friendly Bathroom Dance Party Rae Spoon with bathroom monsters — photo viaTo hear proponents of North Carolina's anti-LGTBQ "Bathroom Bill" tell it, transgender people who use restrooms that aren't the ones co-responding to the sex they were assigned at birth are criminal monsters. Canadian musician Rae Spoon is…
Canadian Musicians Cover Canadian Classics at Concert to Help At-Risk Youth Get Music Lessons
Canadian Musicians Cover Canadian Classics at Concert to Help At-Risk Youth Get Music Lessons Justin Rutledge performsCanadian rock trio Rush's classic 1977 hit song "Closer To The Heart" encourages blacksmiths and artists to "forge their creativity" and for philosophers and ploughmen to "sow a new mentality" that's, appropriately, closer to the heart.…
Tragically Hip's Gord Downie Honoured in Sunnybrook Staff Cover Of 'Courage'
Tragically Hip's Gord Downie Honoured in Sunnybrook Staff Cover Of 'Courage' Sunnybrook staff cover Tragically Hip — photo via Sunnybrook Hospital YouTube channelThe staff at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have performed a musical cover/tribute video of The Tragically Hip's 1992 hit "Courage" to support lead singer Gord Downie…
Alicia Keys Stars in Short Film About Refugee Crisis
Alicia Keys Stars in Short Film About Refugee Crisis Alicia Keys stars in short film, Let Me In about the refugee crisis — photo credit: screenshot. Alicia Keys and her non-profit We Are Here have created a thought-provoking short film, Let Me In, that portrays the world refugee crisis in a dramatic light. Written and directed by Jon Olinger, the New…
Joey Bada$$ Says To 'Fight Back Intellectually' Against Police, Anti-Black Violence
Joey Bada$$ Says To 'Fight Back Intellectually' Against Police, Anti-Black Violence Joey Bada$$ with Captain STEEZ's mother — photo credit: Slick JacksonPro Era collective rapper Joey Bada$$ is stepping up his social commentary in the wake of the Alton Sterling shooting death by Baton Rouge police on July 5. The rapper, whose second annual…
Unison Benevolent Fund Events Raise $75,000 For Musicians and Industry Members
Unison Benevolent Fund Events Raise $75,000 For Musicians and Industry Members I Mother Earth perform at Unison Jam 2 — photo credit: Barry RodenThe Unison Benevolent Fund has raised more than $75,000 from two June fundraising events to support Canadian music industry professionals in times of crisis. Created in 2010 by Canadian music industry veterans…
Jay Z's New Song 'Spiritual' Addresses Police Shootings Against Black Americans
Jay Z's New Song 'Spiritual' Addresses Police Shootings Against Black Americans Jay Z — photo via Jay Z Facebook pageJay Z has released the new song "Spiritual" addressing police shootings against black Americans following the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. "I'm saddened and disappointed in THIS America -- we should…
Coldplay, Muse, Foals Part Of Oxfam-Glastonbury Live Album To Help Refugees
Coldplay, Muse, Foals Part Of Oxfam-Glastonbury Live Album To Help Refugees Oxfam Presents: Stand As One — Live At Glastonbury 2016 album cover — photo via Glastonbury storeBy all accounts this weekend's Glastonbury Festival reaffirmed its status as one of the most important music events in the world with marquee sets from the likes of Coldplay, Muse,…
The Voice Roommate of Christina Grimmie Releases Charity Song
The Voice Roommate of Christina Grimmie Releases Charity Song (L to R) Christina Grimmie with Kat Perkins — photo courtesy of New Ocean Media.Kat Perkins, an alumnus of season 6 of The Voice with Christina Grimmie, has released a charity single, “Angels,” in memory of her late friend who was killed by an obsessed fan in Orlando June 10. She was 22. The…
Stop Gun Violence Now: Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam & More Sign Billboard's Open Letter to Congress
Stop Gun Violence Now: Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam & More Sign Billboard's Open Letter to Congress A list of the people who've signed Billboard's gun control letter — photo via Billboard STOP GUN VIOLENCE NOW is the terse message of a new Open Letter to Congress, signed by Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, members of Pearl Jam, and close to…
#MusiCaresChallenge Wants You To Declare Your Favourite Album For Good Cause
#MusiCaresChallenge Wants You To Declare Your Favourite Album For Good Cause Backstreet Boys talk about their favourite album in a video for MusiCares — photo via MusiCares Facebook video"What's your favourite album?" has been a question that's united and divided music fans for decades. Now, though, answering that difficult query could help the very…