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A Week After Global Protests Calling for Justice at Spotify, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Chicago Chapter Sees More Action Ahead

Members of the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers' Chicago chapter protesting outside Spotify offices at 225 W. Illinois Street, Chicago, IL on Monday, March 15, 2021. “We got music. We got rhythm. Don’t exploit us with your algorithm!” That was just one of the slogans chanted by dozens of...

Jessi Roti

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NEWS Roundup: RIP Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle Laid to Rest in LA This Thursday, funeral services and city-wide celebrations were held across Los Angeles to honor slain rapper Ermias Joseph "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom. Shot fatally outside Marathon Clothing, a store he co-owned near the intersection of Slauson and Crenshaw in South...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Grimes Is (Sort of) Back, RBMA Announce 2019 Shows, and MORE

Grimes photo by Eli Russell Linnetz So, About Grimes... Where to begin? Claire Boucher (who turned 31 on Sunday and now prefers to be addressed as the italicized, lowercase letter 'c') gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal; between the very odd conversation and her recent Instagram posts, it...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: SXSW 2019 Is in Full Swing, New Music, and MORE

CHAI are the buzziest band at this year's SXSW. SXSW Takes Over Austin It's been a bit of a slow news week, with what seems like 9/10ths of the music industry in Austin for South by Southwest. If you haven't been, it's not structured like a traditional festival, with bands scheduled to play certain...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: International Women's Day, Leaving Neverland, and MORE

Maggie Rogers, Mavis Staples, Phoebe Bridgers and Brandi Carlile meet at Newport Music Fest. Photo by Danny Clinch. The artists shared this photo along with messages of empowerment for International Women's Day via Twitter. It's International Women's Day! Though some form of International Women's...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Webster Hall Reopening, R. Kelly Arrested, and MORE

Webster Hall is Reopening! It's always sad when an iconic New York venue closes, but Webster Hall's story has a happy update. The 130-year-old venue was shuttered in August 2017 for renovations when longtime owners the Ballingers sold it to AEG. That means Bowery Presents will be handling bookings,...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Cardi B Makes Grammy History, Ryan Adams Is a Creep, and MORE

Cardi B and Offset make their reconciliation official on the red carpet at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Cardi B Makes Grammy Moves Cardi B made Grammy history on Sunday night with a huge win in the Best Rap Album category for Invasion of Privacy (she had five nominations total). She's the first...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Pazz and Jop Lives, 21 Savage vs. Ice, and MORE

Kacey Musgraves topped the 2019 Pazz and Jop Albums List with Golden Hour. Pazz and Jop LIVES - Even if the Village Voice Doesn't When I received my Pazz and Jop Ballot in December, I couldn't have been more shocked. I'd assumed that when the Village Voice shuttered in August, the music critics' poll...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Kesha vs. Dr. Luke, New Music, and MORE

New Motions Filed in Kesha / Dr. Luke Legal Battle Kesha's ongoing legal battle with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald rages on, with a few new developments this week. Though a New York judge sided with Dr. Luke and Sony music following Kesha's 2014 allegations that the producer had drugged and assaulted...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Alternative Beef, Cancel Chris Brown, and MORE

Courtney Love and Kathleen Hanna have had ongoing beef since the mid '90s. Can't We All Just Get Along? Rekindling a decades old beef, Courtney Love had some choice words for Kathleen Hanna following the news that the latter's riot grrl act Bikini Kill would play a handful of reunion shows in LA and...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: Bikini Kill Reunion, Toto Forever, and MORE

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS Roundup: St. Vincent Producing Sleater-Kinney Lp, Woodstock Returns, and More

sleater-kinney and st. vincent, hollywood, ca, jan 2019. photograph by jonny cournoyer New Year, New Music By Lindsey Rhoades Sleater-Kinney is in the Studio... Producing an Album with St. Vincent If this tweet didn't warm your riot grrl heart, we don't know what will. Though details are scant (no...

Lindsey Rhoades

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