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Iconic Hip Hop label Tommy Boy Records has reportedly been acquired by music-rights company Reservoir for a whopping $100 million.

The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. As a call for a cultural boycott of Israel signed by hundreds of musicians continued to circulate Tuesday, the head of an entertainment industry organization said that such efforts are “merely another roadblock to peace.” “Boycotts are also an affront to Palestinian and Israeli moderates alike who are seeking to reach peace through compromise, exchange, and mutual recognition,” Ari Ingel, director of the non-profit Creative Community for Peace, told The Algemeiner on Tuesday. “It is these voices who we should amplify.” ...

Rage Against the Machine Approximately 600 musicians signed an open letter Thursday (May 27) that called on other artists to join them in boycotting Israel and standing in solidarity with Palestine. Rage Against the Machine, The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought, Run the Jewels,  Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Noname, DJ Snake and Vic Mensa are among the biggest names to sign the Musicians for Palestine letter. "In solidarity and empathy, as musicians, we cannot be silent. Today is essential that we stand with Palestine," the letter began. "We are calling on our peers to publicly asse...

Print On Thursday, more than 600 musicians from around the world issued a letter addressing the recent violence between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and calling on musicians “to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people.” The letter, published by the organization Musicians for Palestine, was signed by artists including Patti Smith, Rage Against the Machine, Run the Jewels, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Noname, the Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought, Royce da 5’9" and Cypress Hill. “As...

The photo had over 5 million likes from fans and friends including DJ Jazzy Jeff, who wrote, “We’re twins.” The Roots’ Questlove called it the “most amazing post in the history of social media.” Arnold Schwarzenegger offered his fellow actor some encouraging words. “Will, you poor baby, I’m crying for you, even though you’re still in better shape than 90% of America. Keep pumping!” he said. Smith is set to star in director Antoine Fuqua’s runaway slave thriller Emancipation. The big-budget film, which was set to begin shooting in June, will no longer be shot in Georgia ...