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Rapper YelloPain Argues "My Vote Will Count" With Latest Remix Featuring Sevyn Streeter

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The song stresses that people should pay attention to much more than the presidential election alone
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Sep 17, 2020 - 5:24 pm

Dayton rapper YelloPain takes us back to school with his breakdown of how the branches of government and legislation work in "My Vote Will Count" featuring Sevyn Streeter. The song stresses that people should not only pay attention to the presidential election, but also to Congress who create the bills that either are signed by the president and made into a law or are vetoed. 

In the video, the rapper overhears a conversation at his barbershop. YelloPain's barber talks about feeling let down by an unspecified President who served two terms. The rapper interupts the conversation to explain that not everything is up to the president. 

"So when the news station tried to tell us that Barack Obama couldn't put us on, we was all salty at Obama when it was the Congress members all along," he raps in the song. 

The song is a remixed version of "My Vote Don't Count" released in January that taps in Sevyn Streeter. Listen to the new version above. 

The upcoming election is set for Nov, 3. Check out GRAMMY.com/election2020 for more.

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GRAMMY Museum Announces GRAMMY In The Schools Fest: H.E.R., HAIM, Charlie Puth And More Confirmed

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An official GRAMMY Week event, the four-day virtual GRAMMY In The Schools Fest, taking place Monday, March 8, through Thursday, March 11, 2021, celebrates music and music education
Morgan Enos
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Feb 9, 2021 - 6:00 am

As the world is forced to rethink learning in the COVID era, it’s more important than ever to establish music as a cornerstone of a well-rounded education. To that end, the GRAMMY Museum is leading the charge. During GRAMMY Week this year, the Museum will kick off GRAMMY In The Schools Fest (GITS Fest), a four-day virtual festival running Monday, March 8, through Thursday, March 11​.

GITS Fest, previously GRAMMY In The Schools Live!, will feature GRAMMY winner and current nominee Derek "MixedByAli" Ali; current GRAMMY nominees HAIM; GRAMMY winner and current nominee H.E.R.; previous GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Michael League of Snarky Puppy; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Manny Marroquin; GRAMMY winner and current nominee PJ Morton; previous GRAMMY nominee Charlie Puth; and Michael Sticka, President of the GRAMMY Museum.

Featuring performances by students and professionals along with engaging, educational panels by artists, educators and other music professionals, GITS Fest will truly localize the GRAMMY Week experience in cities and schools nationwide. Woven throughout the virtual festival will be lessons and other valuable information provided by top practitioners across the broad spectrum of music, music education and its connection to other school subject areas. Lesson plans and study guides will be made available free of charge to all teachers around the country who register their students to participate.

GITS Fest, presented by MusicPower, incorporates elements of various GRAMMY Museum education programs, including GRAMMY Camp, GRAMMY Career Day and the Music Educator Award. These programs also receive support from Ford Motor Company Fund as part of Ford’s commitment to music education.

The festival will be free to the public for those who register in advance here.

Below, check out the full GRAMMY In the Schools Fest schedule (all times listed are in PST):

Monday, March 8 — Thursday, March 11​, 2021

Monday, March 8

  • 2:00 p.m. – School Feature, Westfield Academy & Central School (NY): Creating a diverse music program and collaborating with other academic subjects to enhance it.
  • 3:00 p.m. – Hot Takes on Real World Scenarios: Career Tips in Music and Beyond with GRAMMY Camp Faculty Members.
  • 4:00 p.m. – Young Professionals in Music: Insights from emerging artists, songwriters, and musicians ft. GRAMMY In The Schools program alumni.
  • 5:00 p.m. – Music Careers in Preservation and Research: Experts discuss careers available in these areas.
  • 6:00 p.m. – Afternoon with HAIM: Insights on being a music professional ft. GRAMMY Nominee HAIM.

Tuesday, March 9

  • 2:00 p.m. – School Feature, University of Central Florida (FL): Socially distanced choral rehearsal techniques.
  • 3:00 p.m. – Afternoon with PJ Morton: Insights on being a music professional featuring GRAMMY winner PJ Morton.
  • 4:00 p.m. – Using Music to Teach Other Subjects
  • 5:00 p.m. – Afternoon with Hunter Hayes: Insights on being a music professional featuring GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes.
  • 6:00 p.m. – Business & Performance Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® Panel: Tips on attaining success artistically and otherwise.

Wednesday, March 10

  • 2:00 p.m. – Afternoon with H.E.R.: Insights on being a music professional featuring GRAMMY winner H.E.R.
  • 3:00 p.m. – Afternoon with Michael League (Snarky Puppy): Insights on being a music professional featuring GRAMMY winner Michael League of Snarky Puppy.
  • 4:00 p.m. – The Art of Tech, Performance & Business: Career tips in music and beyond with GRAMMY Camp faculty members.
  • 5:00 p.m. – Afternoon with TBA Artist: Insights on being a music professional.
  • 6:00 p.m. – Young Professionals in Music: Musicians on the road featuring GRAMMY In The Schools program alumni.

Thursday, March 11​

  • 2:00 p.m. – Inside Look: Audio Recording: Explore elements of producing recorded music with multi-GRAMMY winner Derek “MixedByAli” Ali.
  • 3:00 p.m. – Women in the Business of Music: Insights on being a music professional working at a record label with women from Fearless Records.
  • 4:00 p.m. – School Feature, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (CA): Preparing for a school performance on the GRAMMY telecast while maintaining a rigorous academic schedule.
  • 5:00 p.m. – School Feature, Maplewood Middle School (LA): Skills learned in music that are effective in other subjects.
  • 6:00 p.m. – The Art and Science of Recording, Songwriting & Performing: Insights on being a music professional with multi-GRAMMY winner Manny Marroquin and multi-GRAMMY nominee Charlie Puth.

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Mexican Summer Continues Looking Glass Series With Latest Nappy Nina "Weight" Release

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The single is "a song is about being confident in uncertainty," the emcee explains
Jennifer Velez
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Oct 29, 2020 - 3:53 pm

Oakland's own Nappy Nina continues Mexican Summer's Looking Glass digital music series with a reflective track that gets comfortable with unpredicatibility. 

"What day is it?/ Whose say is it?/ Some delay in it/ Come pray a bit," she raps over an emotive piano in "Weight." The single is "about being confident in uncertainty," the emcee explains in a statement. 

Recording the track was the first time Nappy Nina, who also produces, was in the studio with others in months. "It was inspiring to see some of my favorite folks feel free in the space and for them to create things we could pick apart and put back together again to build this song," she continues in the statement.

The second round of songs will continue this fall with never-before-released music from Lucy Gooch, CMON, Dougie Poole, and more. 

The first Looking Glass series launched earlier this year to support the indie Brooklyn-based label's artists during the COVID-19 aftermath. All proceeds from Bandcamp go directlty to the artists or to a charity they choose. 

Check out the Looking Glass series on Bandcamp here. 

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Tamika Mallory To Host Pull Up & Vote Party Livestream Featuring Barack Obama, Questlove & More

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The star-studded online party will feature a DJ set from Questlove and conversations on important issues surrounding the 2020 Presidential Election ballots
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Oct 19, 2020 - 2:12 pm

Tomorrow, Tues., Oct. 20, Complex is throwing a "Pull Up & Vote Party" livestream hosted by activist and Women's March co-founder Tamika Mallory. The 90-minute virtual voter engagement event will feature appearances from Barack Obama and artists A$AP Ferg, Jack Harlow, Chloe x Halle and SAINt JHN. Questlove will keep things groovy with a DJ set.

As Complex explains, "the event serves as a celebration of the importance of participating in the upcoming election while firmly understanding the variety of issues that could shape American life for years to come." It is part of their 2020 Pull Up & Vote voting campaign—the website has resources to check registration, vote by mail, find a polling place and more.

"They said they wanted a revolutionary to have a seat at the table so I'm pulling up," Mallory wrote in her Instagram post about the event.

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Former President Obama also spoke about Pull Up & Vote, as well as the vital importance of civic engagement, via Complex:

"One of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young Americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change. In times as polarized as these, your vote doesn't just matter, it matters more than ever before… Participate and vote; it's not always pretty—trust me, I know—but it's how bit by bit, we've made progress over the generations."

You can catch the Pull Up & Vote Party live on Oct. 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on Complex's channels on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and the Pull Up & Vote site.

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Holy Calamavote Concert To Urge Music Fans To Vote

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Eric Andre, Cochemea Gastelum and DJ Cutmaster Swiff will be among the guests at this voter registration concert
Jennifer Velez
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Oct 15, 2020 - 1:39 pm

Holy Calamavote, a collaboration between Run the Jewels, Adult Swim and Ben & Jerry's, is a special midnight concert performance on Oct. 17 aiming to get viewers to vote on Nov. 3. 

Run The Jewels will perform their latest album RTJ4 in full on Adult Swim's YouTube page. The duo will feature special guests including comedian Eric Andre, Pharrell, 2 Chainz, Greg Nice, DJ Cutmaster Swiff, Gangsta Boo, and Cochemea Gastelum.

As Rolling Stone reports, El-P and Killer Mike, Run the Jewels’ said they are "proud to be a part of this initiative to encourage and enable voting and can’t wait to finally perform our album RTJ4 ... This will be fun."

Throughout the show, viewers will be encouraged to vote, a Ben & Jerry's statement said. The ice cream brand is asking fans to pledge to vote on their website. Watch the concert below at midnight PST/EST Saturday, Oct. 17. 

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