Music Review | Lost & Found by Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith is a precociously and prodigiously talented young Brit whose voice shows a nuance and maturity beyond that of most singers, let alone ones who turn 21 on Monday. She’s duetted with both Drake and Kendrick Lamar and opened for Bruno Mars on a five-week arena tour last year, yet she’s just now releasing […]
The Best Moments From the 2018 Global Citizen Festival in New York
“Equality is our demand, action is our answer.” Why Global Citizens Should Care Global Citizens, including activists and music fans, gather every year to call on world leaders to achieve the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development and end extreme poverty. Over the course of a month over 2.1 million actions made by Global […]
Cornelia Murr “Different This Time” A dream pop love song
Cornelia Murr’s single “Different This Time” is a heart-wrenchingly honest dream pop love song that’ll stand the test of time. The vocals emit a crooning of yesteryear, while the instrumentals experiment with soft electronic tones. It doesn’t take long before the track shows its vulnerability. With a simple march-based beat paired with hazy keyboards, the […]
World Health Organization | Violence Against Women
Key facts Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women’s human rights. Global estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence […]
The Best TV Shows Right Now!
Here’s how we came up with the list: We limited eligibility for the 100 Best Shows Right Now to ongoing shows that have at least one more season slated to air — guidelines that disqualified limited series like Sharp Objects, as well as shows that just ended, like Adventure Time. With that in mind, every […]
BEFORE OPRAH, BEFORE ARSENIO, THERE WAS Mr. SOUL!
In 1968 they asked him to produce the first “black Tonight Show.” Ellis Haizlip did that, and more. SOUL! was one of the most controversial, successful, and socially significant TV shows in US history WEST COAST PREMIERE of Mr. Soul! The Movie at the LA Film Festival! We’re beyond excited to bring this special film […]
Quite Like Me by Dionyza
When it comes to class acts, it doesn’t get much better than the songstress Dionyza (pronounced dee-on-juh). Gifted with charm, an enchanting appearance, and raw talent, Dionyza has successfully made her way through life’s pathways onto the world stage of music to be heard and respected for what she has to offer. As the daughter […]
Sex U by Michael B. Sutton
Discovered by the legendary Stevie Wonder, singer and songwriter Michael B. Sutton’s musical legacy is truly remarkable. Sutton has composed and produced music for Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, and many others. As a former member of Mike & Brenda Sutton, his work as a staff producer and writer with Motown Records is […]
The City of Los Angeles May Soon Ban Fur Sales Entirely
The anti-fur movement has seen unprecedented momentum in the last 12 months, with major brands like Gucci and Burberry deciding to stop using fur in their collections and all of London Fashion Week swearing off the material this season. And in California, whole major cities including San Francisco and Berkeley have gotten in on the action […]
Avril Lavigne drops new single Head Above Water after five-year hiatus
After weeks of social media promotion, Lavigne just released “Head Above Water” from her upcoming album. She co-wrote the ballad with Travis Clarke and Stephan Moccio, its producer.In a letter to her fans published last week, she wrote, “I spent the last few years at home sick fighting Lyme Disease. Those were the worst years […]
Maroon 5 Performing At 2019 Super Bowl: Reports
Maroon 5 has been tapped to bring its moves like Jagger to next year’s Super Bowl, Variety is reporting. The Grammy Award-winning rock band fronted by “The Voice” coach Adam Levine has signed on to play the halftime show at the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta, two sources told the magazine. Maroon 5′s hit single “Girls Like You” […]
Discover Oxford Poet “Reverie”
Sydney’s own Oxford Poet has adopted reverie to refer to the wild, crazed delirium that their brand of classic, crunchy and psychedelic rock epitomizes. The ingredients are all that you’d expect from a group that took their time to hone a sound colorful enough to attract the attention of a top notch producer like Ben […]
Emmys fashion: A closer look at our best- and worst-dressed list
Hollywood’s first major red carpet of the new awards season, the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, gave us plenty of lovely looks and a few head-scratchers. On the Emmys red carpet, there were strong political statements (check out “black-ish” star Jenifer Lewis’ Nike look worn in support of the sports brand’s support of athlete Colin Kaepernick), […]
The Gospel According to Luke : The outrageous and often hilarious autobiography of legendary session musician and lead guitarist and singer of Toto.
No one explodes one of the longest-held misconceptions of music history better than Steve Lukather and his band Toto. The dominant sound of the late ‘70s and ‘80s was not punk, but a slick, polished amalgam of rock and R&B first staked out on Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees. That album was shaped in large part by […]
Yemen Humanitarian Fund: A lifeline in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
The Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) continues to provide a lifeline to millions of Yemenis trapped in the worst humanitarian crisis. “The human cost and the humanitarian impact of this conflict is unjustifiable,” said UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, in a recent statement, stressing that three-quarters of the population remain in dire need of […]