Stereogum — After a preliminary round of voting, The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has revealed a short list of 15 documentaries currently in the running for an Oscar nomination, Variety reports. The next round of voting will whittle those 15 down to... more info

Stereogum — Raye aka Rachel Keen is a 17-year-old singer from South London (Croydon) who has been writing songs since she was 10 and cites old-school jazz and soul influences like Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nat King Cole. She recently had a session with L... more info

Stereogum — There’s a paradox with some artists — the legends who stand apart from so much of pop music history in such a way that would seemingly make their music untouchable. Nina Simone is one of those artists. Her influence is vast, and her voice is so d... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Even in a summer that's focused on creativity, with exceptional documentaries like "Amy" on Amy Winehouse and "What Happened, Miss Simone?" on Nina Simone, "Listen to Me Marlon" stands out. Autobiographical in nature, unconventional in structure, thi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Little Boots' Working Girl, Ezra Furman's Perpetual Motion People, and Four Tet's Morning/Evening are new albums I can recommend. Veruca Salt's Ghost Notes and the Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone compilation are other anticipated releases. A... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Flavorwire and Bustle recommended July's must-read books. NPR Music is streaming the Nina Revisited... A Tribute to Nina Simone album. Entropy interviewed author Juliet Escoria. The A.V. Club shared a playlist of essential Neil Young music. Hazlitt i... more info

Stereogum — Killer Mike is an amazing human being, and his well-articulated opinions about pretty much anything are always worth hearing. Last night, the rapper and activist appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show to discuss rap, race relations in America, Nina Simone... more info

Stereogum — Netflix will release the original Nina Simone documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, this Friday, and we’ve already heard a series of songs off the accompanying RCA release, Nina Simone Revisited: A Tribute To Nina Simone. Lauryn Hill shared her... more info

Clickmusic — Lauryn Hill has shared the first part of a rap from the upcoming 'Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone' album. Lauryn uploaded a snippet of her rap from 'I've Got Life' this weekend to tease fans. Lauryn said: "Because I fed on this music, both... more info

Stereogum — Next week, the Nina Simone documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? is coming to Netflix, and shortly thereafter, RCA will be releasing a companion Simone tribute album. We’ve already heard one song from Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone, Lau... more info