L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jay Z dropped a new song titled “Spiritual” late Thursday, a work he issued in response to the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in the suburbs of St. Paul. The song isÂ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Jay Z dropped a new song titled “Spiritual” late Thursday, a work he issued in response to the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in the suburbs of St. Paul. The song isÂ... more info

New York Times — Hear the tracks (and watch the videos) that caught our pop critics’ attention, from Francis and the Lights’s “Friends” to Kenny Garrett’s “Backyard Groove.” more info

Rolling Stone — Miguel has shared the demo of a new track titled "How Many" in the aftermath of the police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile outside the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Like Beyoncé, Jay Z, Drake and many others, Miguel... more info

People.com — "I made this song a while ago, I never got to finish it," Jay Z wrote in a statement more info

Time — "I'm saddened and disappointed in this America - we should be further along. We are not." more info

Yahoo! Music — "A little boy got shot down today/ I hope his family is okay/ Is it our race that pay/ I hope the whole world be okay." more info

Consequence of Sound — In response to the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. more info

Idolator — The release of the track was prompted by the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. more info

CNN Showbiz — Jay Z dropped an emotional new song about the killings of black men by police officers, "Spiritual," Thursday night. more info