Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

Veteran reggae band UB40 said they were unable to do a James Bond film theme song after being asked 30 years ago but would ...

Cat Power’s seventh studio album The Greatest turns 20 next year, and to celebrate, the musician born Chan Marshall is ...

James Brown‘s live shows, with his exhilarating stage presence and vocal prowess, were the sort you had to see to believe, or at the very least, hear to believe. Which is why Brown’s choice to record ...

James Brown’s breakout hit “Please, Please, Please” drew directly from the gospel tradition, channeling its pleading repetition and raw emotion into a new sound. Misunderstood by critics but ...

The Mt. Zion Baptist Church in the ghost town of Rodney, Mississippi, is in a severe state of decay. The historic church was featured in the 2014 James Brown biopic, "Get On Up," directed by Tate ...

Legendary R&B singler D'Angelo died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family confirmed in a statement. He was 51 years old. Has a case for best song The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, ...

A 2-year-old boy died two days after being airlifted to Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee due to life-threatening injuries. James and David VanderLeest were arrested in Florence County and are ...

Paul Simon has written some of the most iconic songs in music history. However, there is one tune he believes will last for 100 years, and it's a Simon & Garfunkel classic. In a 2025 conversation with ...

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