Harry Pace started the first major Black-owned record label in the U.S., but his achievements went mostly unnoticed until recently, when his descendants uncovered his secret history." Courtesy of Peter Pace hide caption
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At Joni Mitchell's 75th birthday celebration in 2019, where Brandi Carlile performed two songs. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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On Lucy Dacus' new album, Home Video, nearly every song focuses on a particular moment in her youth and teen years Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Supporters of Britney Spears protest during her conservatorship hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
Mia Berrin of Pom Pom Squad. The band's full-length debut, Death of a Cheerleader, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Little Richard, ca. 1957 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Message Music with Micahel Mwesno - Pride Month
On 4, Beyoncé presented a dynamic, multifaceted expression of womanhood — and took crucial steps toward claiming full artistic control over her work. Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR; Getty Images; Courtesy of Columbia Records hide caption
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Black Joe Lewis Connor Beitel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Amythyst Kiah, in a detail from the album cover for her album Wary + Strange, released in 2021. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Composer Julius Eastman's music is slowly moving from neglected to championed. Donald Burkhardt hide caption
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Joni Mitchell's Blue, which turns 50 years old on Tuesday, is an inquiry into personal storytelling, a document of the process of sharing heartache that changes every time someone hears it. Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
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The Lincoln Center campus, presently adorned in a green carpet of synthetic grass, hosts a Juneteenth experience June 19. Sachyn Mital/Lincoln Center hide caption
In New York City, A Juneteenth Event Examines The Meaning Of Freedom
Friday
Don Cherry (center) and Moki Cherry (right) reflected their globalist attitudes towards music with international musicians and instruments. Their son, Eagle-Eye, is seated out front. Estate of Moki Cherry/Courtesy the Cherry Archive hide caption
Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, performing in London in 1980. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption
Trojan Records, Legendary Reggae Label, Resurrects A Long Out-Of-Print Trove
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Portland-based rapper Danny Sky performs at Kelly's Olympian as part of the hip-pop showcase, The Thesis. Michelle Lepe hide caption