“The children of negro spirituals got to be the blues and then came jazz and R&B, and all of them used what was developed in the spiritual which was improvisation,” Jones said. The beats and melodies ...

The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

Bonita, which was established in 1884 in the South Bay, just got its own hometown song. The piece was composed by 16-year-old ...

The performers, who are co-headlining a tour coming to the Anaheim House of Blues, talk new wave, MTV, Stevie Wonder, Smokey ...

Kaine and D-Roc of the Ying Yang Twins tell PEOPLE about making music in Atlanta and celebrating their legacy while paving the way for their future.

Moses Sumney has released a new version of his Sophcore song “Hey Girl.” The new song, called “Hey Girl(s),” features Syd (of the Internet) and Meshell Ndegeocello. Check out the new single below. In ...

Preston Lauterbach's new book, "Before Elvis," celebrates the many Black artists who shaped Elvis Presley’s creative vision and musical style.