{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lenny Kravitz Hits the Road","description":"Singer-songwriter extraordinaire, actor, designer and superstar Lenny Kravitz has been crafting his unique fusion of rock, funk, reggae and soul for more than three decades, creating such massive hits as \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Over \u2018til It\u2019s Over,\u201d \u201cAgain,\u201d \u201cLet Love Rule,\u201d \u201cAre You Gonna Go My Way,\u201d \u201cFly Away\u201d and \u201cAmerican Woman.\u201d He\u2019s a Grammy winner and has won numerous awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards and has old over 40 million albums worldwide - all done with his distinctive flair, passion and drive. As an actor, Lenny has appeared in numerous films, including Precious and the Hunger Games series, among others. Recently he took his work in film to a whole new level by pouring his heart and soul into writing a powerful song, \u201cRoad to Freedom,\u201d  for the inspiring Netflix film Rustin.  Directed by George C. Wolfe, scored by Branford Marsalis, and starring Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph, Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald, Rustin tells the story of Bayard Rustin, the architect of 1963\u2019s March on Washington, who, along with Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a movement and blazed a path forward toward a better world. Lenny recently talked to VERSED to share how he wrote \u201cRoad to Freedom,\u201d how Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s march continues today and his plans for hitting the road himself this year in support of his new album due for release in March. Listen to \u201cRoad to Freedom\u201d and other Kravitz classics Watch Lenny perform \u201cRoad to Freedom\u201d on Jimmy Kimmel Live Visit Lenny\u2019s website   ","author_name":"VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ascap.com\/versed","html":"