Why Janelle Monaé’s Grammy loss was unsurprising yet significant

Janelle Monaé’s critically acclaimed Dirty Computer lost out on Album of Year award at this year’s Grammy awards. Ayika Tshimanga revisits the album and its significance to marginalised people  At the Grammy Awards ceremony on February 10th, Janelle Monaé lost the coveted Album of the Year award to Kacey Musgraves. And so, the Recording Academy… Read More

It’s not that Azealia Banks and Kanye dislike Iggy and Beck, they may just care too much

by Ali M Latifi From Ferguson to debates of Islamophobia, to the continued mass detentions of migrants on Manus Island, to Azealia Banks to Kanye West, throughout much of the last year, we have all, at one time or another had to bear witness to the dangers of marginalisation. As in years past, entire communities had… Read More

The Macklemore Problem

by Joseph Guthrie When it comes to award shows and how they never fail to cave to the pressure of industry politics, few things actually surprise me. The 56th annual Grammy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles was every bit of the mixed bag I expected it to be, delivering a few brilliant moments amidst… Read More