Get The Magazine
The best in culture from a cultural icon. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.
Subscribe NowNewsletter Signup
Frustrated with Joe Rogan’s “language around race,” the Grammy-winning R&B singer tried to get her albums scrubbed from Spotify. The fight is just beginning
Cecil, who died last month, helped Wonder experiment with new sounds and textures across four landmark albums between 1972 and 1974
“Everybody loved Mary, and everybody appreciated her optimism and her drive,” says famed producer-songwriter behind 10 Supremes Number Ones
Motown legend appeared on all 12 of group’s Number One hits, including “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” and “Stop! In the Name of Love“
From John Entwistle to Les Claypool, the prog-rock legend runs down his personal low-end pantheon
Major labels, led by Republic Records, are moving to ditch the label “urban.” It’s part of a process of sidelining black music that’s been going on for 80 years.
