When I pressed play on the latest release from Shelita, titled "Sailors", I wasn't expecting the floor to drop out from under me. You see, "pop" is often a safe word, a designation for the palatable. But this? This is something else entirely. It’s as if someone took a tender ballad and threw it into a particle accelerator to see what sub-atomic emotions would...

Reggae artiste Julian Marley, fellow Grammy winner Antaeus, and 3FIFTY7 are all on the new song "Light & Love" by A!MS featuring Hypertone. "Light & Love" is a powerful dancehall and reggae song that came from A!MS's international roots. It combines hip hop's feelings of being an outsider with global sounds, street culture, and digital-era creativity. It brings people together through music, sending a message of strength...