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To quote Luther Vandross, Ralph Tresvant, Janet Jackson and Bell Biv Devoe, “the best things in life are free.”
The first time I put on a Nina Simone CD, I was 23 years young. I was emotionally immature, but…
The 7th Annual Black Music Honors announced that Mary Mary, Tevin Campbell, Dru Hill and others will receive awards.
Footage that appears to be the earlier ever uncovered of Prince is discovered in its archives by a Minneapolis TV…
On a night when protests by Drake and the Weeknd threatened to overshadow the Grammys, the show turned into a…
“Black music is and has been the rhythm, the root ... behind so much of the world’s popular music. It…
As a general rule, I try not to be too critical about great art and artists in my midst. Now,…
Pianist/producer Robert Glasper and his contemporaries helped manifest today's genre fluidity within Black music with his 'Black Radio' albums
The third and final installment of the Kanye docuseries "jeen-yuhs" gave us some amazing, revelatory moments and some mess.
theGrio compiled its list of the 10 best Black music producers in history, excluding Quincy Jones, but only because he's…
TheGrio examines the recently departed singer/songwriter Betty Davis' vast influence on female performers like Nicki Minaj and Janet Jackson.
Funk singer Betty Davis, the ex-wife of famed trumpeter Miles Davis, died Wednesday of natural causes at age 77.
Public Enemy front-man Chuck D spoke with theGrio about his new audio project with Audible, 'Songs That Shook the Planet'
Queen Bey has joined TikTok and even before posting a bio or a TikTok video, the singer/actress/philanthropist has over 300,000…
The eldest brother in the group passed away just days shy of his 80th birthday — and a Tavares concert…
Ghana's Afrochella festival celebrates local music and culture while nurturing the next generation of creatives and industry professionals.
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is depicted in a comic book drawn by his former cellmate Brendan Hunt according to…
The history of Black music is full of countless woulda, coulda, shoulda happenings that may have changed history has they…
H.E.R. is slated to appear in a movie musical version of 'The Color Purple' playing a role originated by Rae…
The 2021 BET Awards ended on a bittersweet note, with an all-star tribute to rapper DMX. The tribute was curated