Some of the members of the We Have Voice Collective, the authors of a new code of conduct for preventing harassment in performing arts spaces. Front row, seated (left to right): Linda May Han Oh, Jen Shyu, Sara Serpa. Back row, standing (left to right): Imani Uzuri, María Grand, Terri Lyne Carrington, Fay Victor. Jacob Blickenstaff hide caption
Rappers Farid Bang and Kollegah, performing on stage during the Echo Awards show in Berlin on April 12. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images hide caption
Kendrick Lamar in 2015. The rapper was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Mike Pont/Getty Images hide caption
The Staple Singers performing in 1986 in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Yvonne, right, died April 10, 2018 at the age of 80. Paul Natkin/WireImage hide caption
Jason Aldean was on stage at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire on the audience, killing 58. Aldean will release his eighth album, Rearview Town, April 13. Miller Mobley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cecil Taylor performs at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in 2002. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
Cardi B attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards in New York City on January 28, 2018. Christopher Polk/Getty Images hide caption
April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The week he died, American soul and R&B were at a high-water mark. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmed Janka Nabay in Times Square, 2017. William Glasspiegel hide caption
Spotify Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek speaks onstage during Spotify Investor Day on March 15, 2018 in New York City. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Spotify hide caption
Meek Mills performs in Atlanta, Ga. in November 2015. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images hide caption
Meshell Ndegeocello's album Ventriloquism is a collection of covers of R&B songs from the 1980s and '90s. Charlie Gross/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Trixie Mattel attends the RuPaul's Drag Race finale on May 19, 2015 in Los Angeles. In the years since, Mattel has released two albums, brought a YouTube show into the Vice fold and won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season three. Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Logo TV hide caption
In 2013, Kacey Musgraves emergence onto the country music scene hinted at changes that would arrive over the next five years. Musgraves' new album, Golden Hour, might signal her freedom from that same landscape. Kelly Christine Sutton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brad Paisley performs at an inaugural ball for Barack Obama in January 2013. A few months later, Paisley's song "Accidental Racist" would make the country singer the focus of ridicule and satire. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption