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Bob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music

Dylan and singer-songwriter Mimi Farina relax at the Viking Hotel in Newport, R.I., in July 1964. John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty Images by Ted Olson, East...

Kendrick Lamar or Lil Wayne: Why NFL made the right choice for its Super Bowl halftime show

On opening day of the NFL season, Kendrick Lamar announced that he will serve as the headlining performer at the Super Bowl. “Rap music is...

The science behind Ariana Grande’s vocal metamorphosis

Grande performs during the 2024 Met Gala on May 6, 2024, in New York City. Kevin Mazur/MG24 via Getty Images by Lydia Kruse, Purdue University While...

By not lip-syncing Amy Winehouse’s songs, actress Marisa Abela confronts impossible expectations in ‘Back to Black’

Actress Marisa Abela and actor Eddie Marsan film a scene for the Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’ in London. Neil Mockford/GC Images via...

 Clairton’s own Rema Webb—Broadway star returns home to perform, Nov. 18-19

REMA WEBB Performing on stage is what Rema Webb was born to do. And she’s over the moon to be returning to the Steel City this...

Gladys Knight brings down the house at Horseshoe Hammond

by Arika Linton, Chicago Defender Contributing Writer Seven-time Grammy Award Winning Empress of Soul Gladys Knight brought the house down in front of a sold-out...

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state. Joint Base...

The influence of Black church choirs on culture and music

Getty Images The Black community has made a significant impact on numerous aspects of life, including pop culture, fashion, and, most notably, music. Gospel music,...

Lin-Manuel Miranda talks ‘Hamilton’ as the musical returns to Chicago

Don’t expect Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of one of the most successful Broadway productions ever, to make another Hamilton or anything like it.  “I don’t think...

The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America’s first Black pop star

by Adam Gustafson, Penn State In 1851, a concert soprano named Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield embarked on a national tour that upended America’s music scene. In antebellum...

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