Join us on a musical journey through Black history, celebrating the evolution of spirituals, blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop, ...

Original “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert fired back at Megyn Kelly over a comment the former Fox News host ...

More African artists are coming for the global spotlight in 2025. Qing Madi, who was featured on Billboard‘s 21 Under 21 list last year and has been featured on Spotify and Genius‘ 2025 Artists to ...

...And speaking of breakout success, Groq predicts Shaboozey could win his first Grammy this year. The Nigerian-American artist is putting on for Black country music fans, and while Beyoncé helped ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

For much of my life, country music felt like a locked door — a mysterious place that invited no one who looked like me. It seemed firmly rooted in a different world, one sprinkled with images of ...

Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...