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Black women musicians and the stubborn R&B label
March 16, 2026Black women in music tend to get boxed into one repeated spot: rhythm and blues, more commonly known as R&B. Black artists in general tend to get pigeonholed in genres like rap, hip-hop, and R&B. However, Black women experience a unique struggle in the music industry at the intersection of racism and misogyny. Black women artists are labelled R&B despite making music in different genres. Even in R&B, a genre where Black women thrive, they’re often overshadowed by men and fight harder to achieve the same recognition as white artists. Genres like pop, indie, and rock have often excluded women…
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New Music: Vivek Shraya releases single and announces new album, Baby You’re Projecting
March 20, 2023My first encounter with Vivek Shraya’s work was through her book, I’m Afraid of Men. Shraya’s powerful account of her relationship with masculinity in the context of homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny was unfortunately very relatable for me and helped me…
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New Music: Singles and music videos from February
March 7, 2023Editor's note: This article was updated on March 8 to correct the release date for Witch Prophet's album. [caption id="attachment_124812" align="alignnone" width="300"] PHOTO: Quest[/caption] “INtrlD” by OK Naledi Released on Valentine’s Day along with a music video, “INtrID” is your…
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New Music: Young Fathers releases new album, Heavy Heavy
February 23, 2023Young Fathers is back from a four-year hiatus and their style is as avant-garde as ever. The well-anticipated album, Heavy Heavy, has listeners captivated by the band’s euphoric electro-gospel. But not even that category does their music production justice. Alloysious…
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Glow Motive rises from the waters with a debut single
February 6, 2023Vancouver-based duo Glow Motive is, like the ocean they draw inspiration from, in a constant ebb and flow. The pair consists of two brown, queer musicians: Oceaan Pendharkar and Anjalica Solomon. Neither are new faces in the local arts scene…
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New Music: Poolblood’s debut album, Mole, is a soothing blend of genres
January 13, 2023Breaking through the symmetry of the traditional forms of music and storytelling, Toronto-based artist Poolblood just released their debut album, Mole, on January 13. An experimental blend of punk, folk, indie, and pop, Mole is a vibrant harmony of musicalities…
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Musicians need to stop using Asian culture to add flair
March 13, 2019With her recent single, 7 Rings, Ariana Grande has recently joined Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and many others when it comes to employing Asian aesthetics in their music. The use of chopsticks, cheongsams, and select vocabulary as part of their…
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