UK folk star makes impression stateside
theGRIO REPORT - Lianne La Havas, a young up and coming soul/jazz/folk musician from the UK performed last night at The Darby NYC...
Ladies and gentlemen, D'Angelo!
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) - The reclusive R&B singer, D'Angelo, made his first live U.S. appearance in 12 years at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival early Sunday morning,..
Soulful songs for the holiday season
SLIDESHOW - Here's theGrio's list of the most soulful of them all: one for each of the 12 days of Christmas...
Betty Wright's comeback album: a Roots 'movie'
theGRIO Q&A - Wright's vocals and melodies have been sampled by the apex R&B elites including Beyonce and Mary J. Blige...
Rappers take to mic in Oakland Occupy protest
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats have been among the thousands marching...
Ex-heavyweight champ Frazier still fighting cancer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier is battling the liver cancer that has put him under hospice care...
Penn State community rocked by sex-abuse allegations
After a multiyear grand jury investigation, Jerry Sandusky was arrested Saturday on charges of sex abuse of eight minors from 1994 to 2009...
Cain says he opposes abortion without exceptions
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Herman Cain on Sunday said he opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is at stake, contradicting previous statements in which he favored some exceptions...
Paul McCartney to help restore Motown piano
DETROIT (AP) - During a summer visit to a Motown recording studio, former Beatle Paul McCartney wanted to run his fingers along an 1877 Steinway grand piano played by some Detroit music greats he considers idols...
Bootsy Collins serves up four decades of funk
theGRIO VIDEO - Collins, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, released his latest album this week, 'Tha Funk Capital of the World'...
