Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On July 23, 2021, Ledisi, the New Orleans-born and Oakland-raised singer, ...

One of the first songs Nina de Freitas ever wrote was about an avocado. Specifically, she was inspired by an avocado that had been kicked off its tree and eaten by the people it considered family. “It ...

SAN ANTONIO – A powerful musical set in the Civil Rights era is playing at the Public Theater of San Antonio. “Nina Simone: Four Women” is a story of activism and racism told through music and songs ...

Hear tracks by Snoh Aalegra, DeYarmond Edison, Explosions in the Sky and others. By Jon Pareles Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the ...

When John Lennon introduced his multiple versions of the politically charged “Revolution” to the Beatles, it sowed seeds of discord among the Fab Four, worldwide, and more specifically, Nina Simone.

After two decades in music, Ledisi started her own record label and earned her first Grammy. Her latest release is a homage to a musician who brought her inspiration and salvation. By Salamishah ...

For Nina return today with their latest track, “Swallow” — a sweeping, atmospheric shift that finds the band trading the bouncing immediacy of their previous single “Hounds” for something slower, ...