This summer, the music has a message
(WorldNews Music)

This summer there will be no “Party Rock Anthem.” We won`t get a “Fancy” or “Blurred Lines” (thank the Lord!). This season, art taking on systemic injustice returns to turntables and playlists, minds and hearts. It`s a welcome return. Listen up. “I Can`t Breathe,” H.E.R. — Built from a legacy of pop protest music, “I Can`t Breathe” echoes messages and aesthetics from Billie Holiday and Stevie Wonder to Chuck D and Janelle Monáe. But the ballad-shot-through-with-epic-hip-hop-interlude stands firmly in this moment. Before debuting the anthem last month on iHeartRadio Living...