Music

Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, Grammy and Oscar winner, speaks to theGrio about working with New York Times’ new campaign.

ABC to air ‘Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration,’ a special honoring Juneteenth and Black Music Month featuring Ciara, Patti Labelle.

theGrio highlights 10 albums that have been reappraised as high quality and influential, despite not being positively received when released.

The legend of Lizzo has grown even greater. She’s a beloved, body-positive, life-affirming pop star who makes us feel better about ourselves.

The Grammy award-winning artist said she will remove “spaz” from updated recording of the song, which appears on her upcoming album, “Special.

One of my favorite things about hip-hop and rap music, in particular, is its origins within the griot storytelling framework. 

Stevie Wonder may have had the best five-album run in modern music history, but dammit, if Prince didn’t give him a run for his money.