D-Nice

Plus The Roots, Summer Walker, D-Nice and Friends, Kevin Hart, and more.

Today’s NYC-area shows include Protomartyr, Dry Cleaning, Hamilton Leithauser and Kevin Morby, Mary J. Blige, and more

Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Melba Moore, Estelle, and The Originals will also join D-Nice for an in-person, outdoor edition of his lockdown-era Club Quarantine parties as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.

“We were Black before the election and we will be Black after the election,“ Salaam says of his powerful new album, which features a ”Strange Fruit” cover by the late Betty Wright, and themes of racial injustice and Black excellence over a backdrop of rap, soul, gospel, reggae, and more…

Watch H.E.R. cover Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” for the “In Memoriam” montage, and check out all of this year’s Emmy winners.

Willie Nelson is also hosting a livestreamed Fourth of July picnic.

Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote is also onboard for the virtual edition of this year’s festival, and they’ll be encouraging people to register to vote throughout the broadcast.

The Roots have been keeping busy throughout the coronavirus pandemic with regular new stuff on their YouTube page and beyond, and there’s more to come.

plus OMD, Katatonia, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Duff McKagan, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

Plus: Talib Kweli, Phony Ppl, Big Freedia, Musiq Soulchild, Force MDs, Grand Wizzard Theodore, The Originals and more free hip hop shows as part of SummerStage 2019.