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Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Years after calling him "our greatest artist", Nick Cave has chosen a Kanye West track as his funeral soundtrack.

The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday the return of the Cecil I. Walker Jazz series along with its ...

RAYE had “zero expectations” to hear her name when the 2025 Grammy nominations were announced in November 2024. The British ...