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Music By The Numbers: Rolling Stone Best Albums of 2017

 

 

Here at TRAKTIVIST, we’re starting a new series called Music By The Numbers, where we shine a light on tastemakers - festival talent buyers, Best-Of lists, and featured online content. While the music industry claims that being different helps you stand out, oftentimes tastemakers pass up on talent from minority communities.

Earlier this week, Rolling Stone released their Best Albums of 2017. It was a general melange of genres, as well as a good span from the unknown (Jay Som), to the up and coming (Open Mike Eagle), to the obvious choices (Jay-Z). They noted that “Music was full of fury, confusion and resistance in our first post-election year.”

Here’s who you can find in Rolling Stone’s 50 best albums.

Out of 123 musicians, 36 were people of color, 25 were women, 9 were women of color.

You can find 4 Asian Americans (Jay Som, Japanese Breakfast, Vijay Iyer, and LCD Soundsystem), 1 Latino artist (Residente), and zero out queer artists.

Out of 50 groups, 23 have at least one person of color, 22 have at least one woman, and 13 groups are made up of only white men.

29% people of color
20% women
7% women of color
3% asians
.8% latinxs

Check out our Spotify playlist with our selects from these albums!

#MUSICMONDAYS: 31 NEW RELEASES 09.25.16

 

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Last Music Mondays of September! Check out these 31 new releases from our music community!

SOUL / R&B

SOSUPERSAM - Garden EP

Mndsgn - Body Wash (Full Album)

NxWorries - Anderson Paak & Knxwledge - Lyk Dis

Kusta - High Off Your Love (Prod. By Dale The Gentleman)

Anderson .Paak x Thane x BJ the Chicago Kid - "Responsibilities" | BRDG x 88rising

Weak by SWV | OliviaThai Acoustic Cover

ELECTRONIC

MIKNNA - NESS

Perk Pietrek - Busy Gyal (ft. Rocky Rivera)

Ru AREYOU - Glow For Me

INDIE

Japanese Breakfast - Everybody Wants To Love You

ROCK

Hanni El Khatib - Black Constellation

Charlie Kim - My Baby Don't

HIP HOP

Danny Brown - Really Doe ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt

Power Struggle - Kkkops

CA$HPASSION - Was Hannin (Ft. P Lo)

theWHOevers - Waiting Game (R U Ready?)

Keith Ape - Let Us Prey feat Bryan Cha$e

Pryde - Thinking and Drinking

Get The Job Done - Denial RC, Yellow Kid, Ruby Ibarra & Kid Cras

윤비 (YunB) - Runaway, Pt. 1 (Feat. Paloalto) MV

Derez - Jackie Channing Tatum

Mic Barz - Cambo (Bryson Tiller Rambo)

Control - Benjamin Gifted x Exoddus

Aukwin - Hello Darkness

POP

Kayzel Mendoza - When You Were Mine

Gold (Kiiara) - Sam Tsui Cover

Jomin Mujar - Kollaboration Green Room (Washington DC)

ISLAND

Jake Shimabukuro "Nashville Sessions" - "Blue Haiku"

SINGER / SONGWRITER

VALERIE AIMEE - I Tried to Change Your Mind

ALTERNATIVE

Leo Xia - Yellow (lyric video)

EMÆL - "Juice" (Live)

#MUSICMONDAYS: 28 NEW SONGS + #MIXESoftheWEEK 05.23.16

 

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It’s Music Mondays! Check out these 28 new releases from our Asian American music community. Plus our picks for #MIXESoftheWEEK!


*FEATURED*

MYDIVEO LIVE ON MYX TV - EP. 18 - White House Initiative on AAPI's, MEGAN LEE, DANAKADAN, & PRISKA
http://myxtv.com/shows/videos/mydiveo-live-118

mydiveoLIVE’s very own Roslynn goes to the White House for an exclusive pass at the Asian Pacific Americans History Month celebration with President Obama. Meanwhile, get to know Broderick Batts as he shares his passion for making music for the soul, hear rising star Megan Lee open up about her big break on Disney’s Make It Pop, listen to Dave B talk about how music shaped his life, and watch music videos by Megan Lee, Traktivist featured artist Danakadan featuring Priska and many more. #mydiveoLIVE #MyxTV #Traktivist


SOUL / R&B

Ameriie - Drive Ep

Jessica Sanchez - Call Me

YUNG BAE - ain't nobody like you (feat. josh pan)

Jake&Papa - Birthday Girl (Prod. Ken Nana)

Brendan Ly - Back At One (Acoustic Cover of Brian Mcknight)

Joyce Wrice - Do You Love Me (Prod. by Mndsgn)

Samaria - Love Me Crazy Feat. Kehlani

CHRISTY CASH x YUNG KOCONUT -FAIR EXCHANGE (PROD. BY BIG BANANA)

ROCK

Japanese Breakfast - In Heaven

Thrice - Black Honey

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Free - Passion / Sanctuary - Mree Cover (Kingdom Hearts)

POP

DNCE - Toothbrush

The Sweet Hurt – These Days

Travis Atreo - Kollaboration Green Room

Gabe Bondoc - This Is What You Rock With - A Rihanna, Calvin Harris and MJ Cover

Gabrielle Current - Better feat. Finneas

Hana Kim - Veil

mesmi - I Miss (Thinkin Bout) You // #FrankOcean #Beyonce #Acoustic #Cover

Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey - CryWolffs Violin Cover

HIP HOP

Sweater Beats & KAMAU - Hey Ya

SKIPPER - To The Left Feat. Dave Steezy & CJ (prod. Kuya Beats)

BOMB$HEL - Whoa feat. Mike-Dash-E, REAUX, BuckBars, DSEP

ELECTRONIC

TOKiMONSTA Pre 2011 UNRELEASED BEATS

The Chainsmokers ft. Charlee - Inside Out (ARMNHMR Remix)

Craft Spells - Changing Faces (aimai Remix)

Gingee - La Filipina

BEATS/INSTRUMENTALS

YUNG ANH - Wondering Why [tự hỏi tại sao] [w/Kellen Nguyen]

Harvey Oswald - Instrumental by Elbe Kim

MIXES OF THE WEEK

Henry Fong - Banzai Radio 010

Mikkoh - Bae Worldwide for FE Radio