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Beyond the Fandom: Black Girls in K-Pop and J-Pop Spaces

February 18, 2025

by Melanie Pullins

A BTS fan raises her “Army Bomb” light stick amongst the crowd. Photo courtesy of SibRapid/Shutterstock By…

Entertainment

Over 200 Artists and Songwriters Sign Letter Against “Predatory Use of AI” In Music

April 24, 2024

by Jordyn Taylor

On March 21, over 200 musicians signed an open letter published by the Artist Rights Alliance…

Entertainment

House bill revolutionizes music streaming payouts

April 18, 2024

by Jordyn Taylor

On March 6, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) unveiled the Living Wage…

State & Local

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum celebrates a century of Black arts education

March 28, 2024

by Joy Young

By Joy Young The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum debuted its exhibition “A Bold and Beautiful Vision”…

Entertainment

Megan Thee Stallion joins Warner Music Group

March 28, 2024

by Autumn Coleman

Hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion recently announced a new distribution deal with Warner Music Group on…

Arts·Music·Third Reconstruction

The Soundtracks to Our Suffering: How Black Artists Have Used Song As a Medium of Pain and Protest

April 28, 2023

by Cory Utsey

Marching through the streets during the pandemic, boycotting buses in Alabama or sitting in at Confederate…

Arts·Washington D.C.

An Ode to the Legacy of ‘Chocolate City’, Go-Go Music Lives On

April 24, 2023

by Cory Utsey

With a Latin funk-infused rhythmic sound, go-go music has filled the streets of D.C. since the…

Entertainment·Washington D.C.

Hip-Hop, The RAP Act and the Demonization of Rap Culture

February 14, 2023

by Cory Utsey

Those who believe that art should be separate from the artist are most often referring to…

Alumni·Campus·Entertainment·HBCU·Homecoming·Howard University·Music·Washington D.C.

High Levels of Hype at Yardfest 2019

October 17, 2019

by HU News Service

Howard University’s Yardfest has returned at an earlier date than the past few years with another…

Music·Off-campus·Washington D.C.

Women of The REACH Festival Drop Knowledge

October 1, 2019

by Mark Beckford

By Dikembe Wilkins, Howard University News Service Washington– Recognizing the large role that women have played in…