A rising soul singer-songwriter – likened to Nina Simone by Elton John and tipped as one of the hottest acts of 2026 – is ...

The musician had a lot to learn for his first ever movie role in what has become the most nominated film in Oscars history.

The singer-songwriter's first nomination hinges on the lasting cultural impact of "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," which sold over 20 million copies worldwide and won five Grammys, and influenced ...

The U.K. singer, who releases her latest single "The Visitor" on Friday, has become one of the buzziest up-and-comers in the business as she's drawn comparisons to legends Adele and Amy Winehouse.

Fred Brathwaite—better known as Fab 5 Freddy—contains multitudes. Born and raised in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, he grew up in a house steeped in books, music, and radical Black consciousness. Skipping school ...

Nina Simone's soulful rendition of The Beatles' 'ere Comes the Sun in 1971 brought a deeper emotional depth to the song, ...

Randy Johnson’s “A Night with Janis Joplin” is FST’s final Stage III production for this season. It’s a musical adaptation of her final concert, not a by-the-numbers jukebox musical. Over the course ...

Celebrated jazz vocalist Betty Shirley will bring shades of the divine Nina Simone, Etta James and Bessy Smith with her when Shirley takes the stage on March 14 in Old ...

Our Call: Stream It. Women’s Hell well establishes the look and feel of 1930s Warsaw, then challenges the sexist status quo. Helena Wróblewska embodies the ideals of first-wave feminism – for herself, ...

Greg Wall, who has juggled a career as a professional jazz musician while holding down a day job as a pulpit rabbi, has long been known as The Jazz Rabbi. Though he has retired from his job at the ...

FX's Love Story is set in the '90s and has music to match — we get the scoop on how they crafted that killer soundtrack for John and Carolyn's romance.

Charleston will celebrate jazz for a week starting April 13 with sounds born of collision and conversation — blues feeling, brass-band swagger and fearless improvisation.