The R&B star plays with a gold-digging motif on Finally Over It, but takes her survey of vintage R&B seriously ...

"Low Rhythm Rising" spotlights Muscle Shoals music artifacts used by the likes of Duane Allman, Aretha Franklin, Wilson ...

First, a personal note on John Beam The East Bay lost a guiding light with the shocking murder of John Beam, the long-time football coach at Skyline High School ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 1: In 1884, Saskatoon’s first concert was presented by the Pioneer Society. It featured solos, duets, choruses, readings and recitations.

There’s a precedent for Grammy voters taking the political climate into account in their voting. The Chicks, then known as ...

Mark Evans is taking me on a personally guided tour through the four great genres of American music. Filled with anecdotes and augmented by over 350 photographs.

Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid ...

The Soulquarians era of the late ‘90s and early 2000s was brief but brilliant. The Roots, Common, and the late great D’Angelo released records that changed Black music, culture, and time itself.

In celebration of composer Johnny Mandel's centenary on Nov. 23, the ASCAP Foundation has revealed Michael R. Dudley Jr. as ...