A five-year-old opera, “Blue,” tackles this tragedy head-on with a simple yet weighty story about a Black couple in Harlem ...

In this opera, composed by Jeanine Tesori with a libretto by Tazewell Thompson, you never see the event at the heart of the ...

The Rolling Stones name was not chosen, crafter, or planned, instead, it hit Brian Jones in a moment of panic.

The saxophonist and keyboardist and their respective bands will treat fans to a memorable, high-energy evening of great blues ...

Ozzy Osbourne has had his fair shareof favourite singers, but he thought no one could touch what these women could accomplish ...

Rock and roll is capable of being a genre of great excess, but these cover songs are ridiculously over the top.

A Marion County natice has been nominated for a Grammy for their contribution to a contemporary blues album.Michael Finkley ...

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie had it all. Fame, fortune and talent by the bucketload. So why was she so sad at the way her ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It's been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle ...

With The Who, Pete Townshend provided a sound and image that audiences could relate to, but he was always indebted to the ...

Happy Friday, folks. As always, the good people here at ESSENCE are giving to you our weekly roundup of the best new music ...

An award-winning artist with roots in Mississippi was recently nominated for another Grammy. Blues guitarist Cedric Burnside ...