The Judge That Ruled Against Kesha Is Right: Not All Rapes Are Hate Crimes
Whether or not Kesha is telling the truth, there isn't enough evidence to get her out of her contract with Dr. Luke.
Music
How Rock Music (Mostly) Defeated Castro's Censorship
The Rolling Stones prepare their historic concert in a country that once banned the Beatles and still harasses artistic free expression
David Bowie Was a Time Traveler from Our Hyper-Personalized Future
The star who made it cool to be a freak
Dave Navarro: "I Consider Myself Libertarian"
Jane's Addiction guitarist and Ink Master host reveals his political affiliation in succinct tweet.
Friday A/V Club: A Weed Grows In Brooklyn
An anti-pot song and an anti-pot crackdown
Before Trump, There Was Pappy
The Donald wasn't the first to parlay business and broadcast fame into a political career.
'Heavy Metal Has Become the Unlikely Soundtrack of Globalization'
The connection between economic development and heavy metal music.
Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control Reportedly Cancels Hip-Hop Concert Over Twerking Concerns
Alcohol agent said he saw "things on YouTube that might be against Mississippi code."
Stealing Music Was the Late '90s Version of Drug Experimentation in the '60s
How Music Got Free author Stephen Witt on the creation of the MP3 and the death of the music industry
"Cuba: the untaught lesson on the perils of socialism"
If millennials really do dig socialism, there's a museum of it just 90 miles south of Miami.
Is Beyonce's Song "Formation" Responsible for Soaring Red Lobster Sales?
"When he f**k me good, I take his ass to Red Lobster," sings Queen Bey, and suddenly every day is Lobster Fest.
There Was Only One Super Bowl Halftime Show That Lived Up to the Hype
Spoiler: It didn't have a "wardrobe malfunction."
Anthony Fisher Talks Bernie Sanders' Folk Album on NH Public Radio's Word of Mouth Today, 2p ET
Reason's musical review of We Shall Overcome is the subject of today's conversation.
Paul Kantner, R.I.P.
Radical and science-fictional Jefferson Airplane musician made the sixties the sixties--and kept growing.
Philadelphia Could Make Musicians Register With the Police
New bill calls for performers to hand over personal information; cops could revoke venues' performance licenses.
Bernie Sanders' Folk Album: A Reason Musical Review
The presidential contender overcomes tone-deafness and a lack of rhythm in Vermont's answer to "We Are the World."
Friday A/V Club: David Bowie at a Mid-Mutation Moment
Think of it as self-directed evolution in action.
David Bowie Foresaw the Collapse of the Music Industry and Adjusted Accordingly
The singer sold "Bowie Bonds," which securitized his future royalties.
David Bowie Was an Emissary From Our Own Hyper-Personalized Future
His insistent, playful shape-shifting helped to create a freer, more individualized world.
Lemmy is Dead, But Rock and Roll Partying Lives On With Andrew WK
Andrew WK, role model for fun, wants you to party in honor of the Motorhead frontman.
Calls For Censorship Are Making a Comeback
Congress is never at a loss for a reason to be threatened by free expression.
High School Rapper Disciplined Over Music Appeals to SCOTUS
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board asks the court to decide whether public schools may discipline students for off-campus speech.
Don't Let Principals Censor the Internet
Public schools should not have the power to punish off-campus speech.
Fame, Ain't It a Bitch in the New Media World? R. Kelly Walks Off HuffPost Live
Controversial singer refuses to answer questions about lyrics and lawsuits, walks off set, shows power of new media.
Rappers Killer Mike and T.I. Urge SCOTUS to Protect 1st Amendment Rights of Suspended High School Rapper
A high school senior was suspended for recording a rap song.
Rap Group Once Targeted by F.B.I. Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Back in 1989, federal law enforcement took "Fuck tha Police" literally.
Asian Girl Band Detained at LAX Because Officials Think They Must Be Sex Workers
Members of the South Korean pop group "Oh My Girl" fall victim to U.S. sex-trafficking hysteria.
Gangsta Rap Is Free Speech
Decades after Straight Outta Compton, rappers are still fighting for free expression.
The DJ Who Helped Win the Cold War
Voice of America's Willis Conover got the Soviet Bloc jazzed up.
'The Court Has Listened to Hip Hop for Decades'
Federal judge uses his Drake and Eminem fandom to dispute copyright infringement claim.
Copyright Expert Pans Plagiarism Suit Against Taylor Swift
Swift is accused of ripping-off the lyrics to her hit song "Shake It Off," but lawyer Mike Godwin says the case is "almost certainly meritless."
Straight Outta Compton Reminds Us Even Scary Speech Is Protected
California prosecutors use rap lyrics during criminal proceedings against aspiring rappers (and not much else).
Electronic Music Task Force Setting Up in Reactionary Los Angeles County
No one should die at a music event, government officials say while mulling options that would make that more likely.
Decades After Straight Outta Compton, Gov't Still Has Rap In Its Crosshairs
Aspiring rap artists have tried to emulate the success of N.W.A. but end up having their lyrics used against them in court.
For Your What-Do-Rappers-Who-Play-Cops-Think-of-the-Presidential-Candidates File
Law & Order: Twitter Unit
Gov't Tried to Shut Down Rap in Straight Outta Compton, and They're Still Doing It.
Aspiring rappers trying to emulate the success of N.W.A. end up having their rap lyrics used against them in criminal proceedings.
The Great Bob Dylan Conspiracy
A new book sheds light on the singer-songwriter's evangelical years.
Friday A/V Club: Laibach Goes to Pyongyang
The most poker-faced joke in the history of pop music...maybe
