Simply Red is the wild card on this year’s Obama summer playlist. You expect the former president’s curated playlists to be loaded with impeccably hip picks, from all over the worlds of pop, soul, jazz, rock & roll, and his 2021 Summer Playlist is no exception. He’s got vintage classics …
Read More »Hear Janelle Monae's Uplifting New Song 'Stronger'
Janelle Monaé has dropped a new single, “Stronger,” from the new animated Netflix series We the People. The 10-episode show, which was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, debuts July 4th and centers on civic engagement. The episodes will include musicians like Monaé, H.E.R., Andra Day, Brandi Carlile, and Adam …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama Discuss the Complicated Legacy of 'Born in the U.S.A'
Bruce Springsteen discusses the origins of “Born in the U.S.A.” and how it was misconstrued as an overtly patriotic song in a clip from the final episode of his podcast with Barack Obama, Renegades: Born in the USA. In the clip, Springsteen says he started working on “Born in the …
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