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Solange Visited A Black-Owned Bookstore In D.C. To Speak And Buy 250 Books For Attendees

The singer performed an act of charity during her stay in the nation’s capital.

“This weekend, Solange was in Washington D.C. to perform at an "alternative" inauguration event called the Peace Ball alongside Angela Davis, Esperanza Spalding, and more. During her stay in the nation's capital, the singer decided to support local black-owned bookstore and purchase 250 books for her D.C. fans that showed up.

Yesterday, a video surfaced of Solange speaking at Sankofa Video Books & Cafe, a bookstore located near Howard University's campus. The singer had some words of wisdom and hope for the attendees in light of Trump's inauguration.

"Remember, through the midst of it all, to always look upward and forward," Solange reminded her fans. "And that we have the power in this room, in this space, and amongst each other. Seeing all you guys here is confirmation. It’s really confirmation for me because I needed to see that and I needed to know that the work we are all doing counts." 

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The curators of Pacific Breeze 2 on their favorite hard-to-find city pop gems — The Fader

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— by Alex Robert Ross: Mark “Frosty” McNeill and Andy Cabic dive into YouTube and take us through some of the slickest hits from Japan’s boom era…

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Spike Lee just got nominated for his first ever Best Director Oscar

BlacKkKlansman makes Spike Lee just the sixth black man nominated for the Best Director award since 1929.

By David Renshaw January 22, 2019

Spike Lee was named as one of the five best directors nominated for Best Director at this year's Academy Awards on Tueday. Remarkably, his nod for BlacKkKlansman is his first ever in the category. Lee directed his first feature-length in 1983 and has released films including Do The Right Thing, Clockers, and Malcolm X.

BlacKkKlansman also earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Editing, and Adam Driver as Best Supporting Actor.

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Here are all the nominations for the 2019 Academy Awards

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Calvin Harris is the king of summer jams

In the latest episode of FADER Explains, we dive into Calvin Harris's many hits, and why they're such perfect summer songs.

Click thru to give this some hits for praising our fave.

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Serena Williams’s Biggest Win

One of the greatest athletes of all time took a path to success that only she could devise.

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Meet Aristophanes 貍貓, The Taiwanese Rapper Who's On Grimes' Next Album

We can't understand what she's saying, but her SoundCloud is blowing our minds.

Following on from the last post, here is a feature on Aristophanes 貍貓 by The Fader, read on and listen to the several varied tracks from her SoundCloud included within the piece!  =D

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13 Women On How To Change Male-Dominated Studio Culture

Why aren't more women becoming music producers?

I found this great article a few weeks ago about women commenting on a very male dominated section of the music industry and how we can fix that! A lot of it is singular-experience and opinion based rather than concrete evidence, but it's a great conversation starter and one music industry professionals should be having.

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