Grammy-winning singer Gregory Porter will bring his smooth mix of jazz, soul, and gospel to New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Prudential Hall this month. Fans can expect a powerful, heartfelt ...

Veteran soul singer Oleta Adams reflected on her five-decade career with WTOP before her final show at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.(Courtesy Tom Van Kooten Photography) Legendary singer-songwriter ...

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the strength and resilience of Black leaders across the nation — moreover their achievements and impact on society, culture and history One especially ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Bill Withers remains one of the most timeless voices in soul and R&B history. While his most celebrated tracks—like Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean on Me, and Lovely Day—are permanent ...

Musician Yosef Gutman Levitt has had an unusual journey. He grew up on a farm in South Africa, where he developed a deep appreciation for jazz. Then, he came to America to study at the prestigious ...

Songwriter Les McCann described seeing Roberta Flack perform with all of that “getting-togetherness,” referencing the soulful and central quality of Black music. “The concept of soul was really this ...

What’s better than a classic rock song? Well, while there are few answers that will satisfy the most ardent of classic rock fans, there may just be one thing that will get them to nod their heads. And ...

Soul music in 1963 spoke to the times, but it also laid the groundwork for the future of R&B, pop, rock and roll, funk, and ...

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist Aretha Franklin performing in Detroit, MI. Aretha Franklin’s "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" was released as her Atlantic ...

Muni Long is keeping her music gold in the vault. On Thursday, the 36-year-old R&B singer, born Priscilla Hamilton, revealed her feelings around being asked to write “soulful music” for “non-melanated ...

Long Beach is getting a bit of the blues this summer, and that’s a good thing for fans of the musical genre. With a lineup of more than 20 acts, the New Blues Festival is taking place at Shoreline ...