MONTGOMERY, AL — R&B and soul songstress Angie Stone has died after she was involved in a car accident early…
Tag: Black musicians
Grammy-winning singer and activist Roberta Flack dies at 88
Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, who soared to success with hit love songs such as her 1973 ballad “Killing Me Softly…
Soul singer Jerry “Ice Man” Butler dies at 85
CHICAGO — Beloved soul singer Jerry “Ice Man” Butler, whose legendary hit songs include “For Your Precious Love,” and “Only…
Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms
By Philip Ewell, Hunter College Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one…
Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering
By Tracy Fessenden, Arizona State University Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in…
With Beyoncé’s foray into country music, the genre may finally break free from the stereotypes that have long dogged it
By William Nash, Middlebury On Super Bowl Sunday, Beyoncé released two country songs – “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em” –…
Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dies at 81
Marlena Shaw, the prolific R&B and jazz singer behind the chart-topping hit song “California Soul,” has died at 81. Shaw’s…
How a hip-hop mindset can help teachers in a time of turmoil
By Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina While hip-hop has created a lot of good memories, good music and good…
‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop
By Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, University of Michigan I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full”…
Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard
By Katelyn Best, West Virginia University In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest Reunion 2023 to celebrate entertainers and promoters…
