Kevin Morby teams up with Lonnie Holley on new benefit single, "Nursery Rhyme"

Everytown for Gun Safety is a US-based charity that advocates for evidence-based solutions to ending gun violence. More than eleven million people are involved in the movement, including mayors, teachers, survivors of gun violence, and gun owners. All proceeds from "Nursery Rhyme" will go to the charity, supporting its work to support and educate, take action, and build the movement. “In light of recent events, I’ve decided to release a new song called ‘Nursery Rhyme’ - a song I've had in my back pocket that I’ve been hesitant to release ever since recording it in summer of 2025," Morby says. It is far and away the darkest and most violent song I’ve ever written and because of that, I am releasing it on my Bandcamp only - a corner of the internet that one has to willingly go to, as I did not want to run the risk of the song popping up in any sort of algorithm or entering someone’s psyche without permission. So, trigger warning: Nursery Rhyme contains themes of gun violence against children." "Themes, of course, that we are inundated with on our screens on a daily basis," he continues. "Themes that, as a new father, make my heart break for the parents and their children in a way tha...