The UNITED NATIONS agrees with the country of JAMAICA that reggae is a cultural treasure worth preserving, and so the UN's cultural arm, UNESCO, has added the music to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In a world that doesn't always place a lot of value on its citizens' artistic expression, this is news worth celebrating and absolutely not worth debating, unless you want to take up the argument that reggae's heritage is, in fact, tangible, in which case, sure, go for it. Acknowledgment is good, period, full stop, one drop. Reggae obviously doesn't need the UN's help to survive. As with all music, that's what streets and sound systems are for. But its home country has supported the music as much as any country has supported any kind of culture, and if the international community wants to join in on the syncopated groove and announce that is has tangible and/or intangible value, let's smoke and drink to that... Speaking of preserving and celebrating culture: Are you watching MIKE JUDGE's TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS? New episodes Fridays at 10 pm. Tonight: JAMES BROWN PT 1... Yes of course the 1975 is a rock band, and it might be a better rock band than you think it is. (Also, "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" wouldn't be a bad name for a 1975 album, should the band ever want to incorporate some STEEL PULSE or LINTON KWESI JOHNSON flavor in its sound)... OFFSET danced in WHITNEY HOUSTON and TLC videos when he was a kid. A young DONALD GLOVER shows up in the audience of a recently unearthed BEASTIE BOYS concert film, rapping along with the group. What future stars are secretly hanging out in MIGOS and CHILDISH GAMBINO videos these days?... Are you ready for some football? KANE BROWN's day-to-day manager, NIKKI BOON, moved to Nashville with $123,000 in scholarship money that she won by throwing seven footballs into a giant DR. PEPPER can eight years ago. Her two-handed, basketball-like throwing style revolutionized the annual DR. PEPPER TUITION GIVEAWAY and remains controversial to this day. The contest returns this weekend, during college football's championship weekend, while Boon's client, who knows a thing or two about controversy himself, holds onto the #2 spot on the BILLBOARD country chart with his second album, EXPERIMENT... Unfair fight of the week: TRENT REZNOR v. TED CRUZ... Knockdown of the week: JAY v. YE... It's FRIDAY and that means new music from EARL SWEATSHIRT, ALESSIA CARA, the 1975, MEEK MILL, JEFF TWEEDY, BLAKE MILLS, CLEAN BANDIT, KAYTRANADA, SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD, BRYAN FERRY, the ALCHEMIST, ILLA J, DANIEL ROMANO, WILL DOWNING, FOXWARREN, AYYUR, WAVVES, DANILEIGH, VICTOR OLADIPO, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, WHEELER WALKER JR., DENNIS QUAID, film soundtracks from MAX RICHTER and DOLLY PARTON & LINDA PERRY and archival live recordings from DAVID BOWIE and NEIL YOUNG... RIP ROBERT "BLEECKER BOB" PLOTNIK and ERIK LINDMARK.