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Music
Music news and analysis from The Nation
June 18, 2019
The breakout Cuban star combines his roots with American funk rhythms.
June 7, 2019
Or everything that came before Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus walked down that “Old Town Road.”
June 4, 2019
A new generation of musicians and artists has been inspired by—and is inspiring—the uprising.
June 4, 2019
Wrapped into their new album U.F.O.F. ’s delicate folds are fragility and resilience, love and trauma, nature and ether, enclosure and space, light and dark.
May 30, 2019
The Afro-Latina Harlem rapper’s brash music slides seamlessly between languages, cultures, and the boundaries of genre.
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May 29, 2019
The African-American studies professor sits down with The Nation to discuss books, Beyoncé, and the radical potential of the academy.
May 9, 2019
The Chicago singer and poet’s new album, Legacy! Legacy! , offers a path to self-empowerment through the history of African-American culture and creativity.
May 6, 2019
Over a decade since their debut, the band that soundtracked the Great Recession returns with one of their most ambitious albums.
May 3, 2019
The legendary singer, songwriter, and activist was born 100 years ago today.
May 3, 2019
The LA musician is the pop star made for AirPods.
