NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk ...

I was nervous, but I wasn’t anxious. I’ve changed how I see things in my head,” he says of his Glastonbury 2025 performance.

Jackson 5’s 1970 song Give Love on Christmas Day from their hit Christmas album remains one of Motown’s most enduring holiday ...

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Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

Luz Guerrero is a Dallas-based storyteller, freelance writer, and cultural connector exploring identity and music through ...

It’s time for some new holiday music. The best way to get festive is to sing along to Christmas classics new and old. But don ...

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but ...

Steve Cropper, the guitarist, songwriter and producer who made his mark with bands like the Blues Brothers and Booker T. and ...

Karyn White, whose discography includes slow jams and a single called “Slow Down,” will hardly do so when she performs Friday ...

The sound of classic R&B is getting ready for a big comeback, and two legendary groups are leading the way. Blackstreet and ...