Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, and quintessential Atlantic singer, but her early talents may also have inspired their rival Motown sound.

Publisher Humble Games and developer Giddy Goat Games have released a new trailer and composer developer diary for musical 3D platformer Billie Bust Up revealing the new song “I’ve Had ...

Bruce Springsteen's hard-launch record label party was not met with applause, rather, it was met with a near-fatal heart attack.

Black Theatre Troupe will close its season with a powerhouse performance of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL. Learn more ...

A magnificent singer in life, the mansion's resident 1920s ghost Alberta (Danielle Pinnock) has the ability to be heard from ...

The town house where jazz legend Billie Holiday once lived has sold for $10.5 million, per the New York Post. The uptown ...

Lily Tomlin served as host and musical guest during the first season of the sketch show in 1975 and again in 1983. The first time around, she sang with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band, and on the ...

inspiring her to embody Holiday, as a performer, for years. "What I fell in love with Billie is that she gave everything to ...

Jazz singer Alex McArthur and the Buffalo Jazz Collective will perform the music of World War II on Friday at the Kenan Center’s Taylor Theatre in Lockport. As part of the “Secret Weapons of WWII” ...

Jazz singer Billie Holiday vs the US Government?! Her song Strange Fruit written by Abel Meeropol about the treatment of African Americans in the community is what started the whole altercation.

February 28, 2025 • The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at Aretha's Jazz Café in Detroit for Black History ...