In this exclusive interview, “Real Housewives of Potomac” alum Candiace Dillard Bassett opens up about her new era in music and beyond.

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There’s a reason NASA sent Chuck Berry’s ‘Johnny B Goode’ beyond the solar system on their Voyager space mission in 1977. While rock and roll was in full bloom by 1958, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, ...

Throughout history, Black women have given us some amazing music, and many of those great songs have come in the most beautiful packaging – iconic album covers which showcase museum-worthy artwork. If ...

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James "Cornbread" Harris has played regular gigs at Palmer's Bar on Sunday evenings for the last few years. Before the watering hole closed for good on Sunday, the veteran jazz and R & B piano man's ...

A line to get in had formed outside Palmer’s by early afternoon. Hundreds of people were still standing on the sidewalk hoping to at least hear the music as of 9 p.m., when the Brass Messengers began ...

The New York singer toggles between defeat and defiance on a syrupy R&B album that, though sometimes disjointed, highlights their acrobatic, powerhouse voice. duendita’s voice lashes together a strong ...

The singer, known for her No. 1 hits "Killing Me Softly with His Song," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Feel Like Makin' Love," died on Feb. 24, 2025 at age 88 Brendan Le is a ...

Melissa Carper has the charm and delivery of Patsy Cline and the classy pastiche of a jazz singer from eras ago. She has made major leaps since her 2021 Daddys Country Gold and she’s released Ramblin’ ...

The sixth track of the album, its centrepiece, “Ain’t That Love”, shows off the intimate vibe of the duo particularly well. Vocalist Catherine Russell and pianist Sean Mason clearly know the Ray ...