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Daptone Records, the venerated funk and soul label responsible for releases by Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley and others, has announced big plans for its 100th 45rpm record, with the label bringing together its all-star roster of musicians for two tracks. The A-side features “Hey Brother (Do Unto Others),” a song …

Mavis Staples, If All I Was Was BlackThe gospel legend’s latest collaboration with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is “an object lesson in collaborative activism, with Staples tilting away from Sixties R&B formalism but doubling down on topicality,” writes Will Hermes. Read Our Feature: Inside Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy’s New Trump-Era …