On Monday night, BET celebrated 25 years of the BET Awards, the network’s premier event honoring some of the best and brightest stars in Black entertainment and culture.

Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and ...

Archivist Alec Palao talks about getting to know Sly Stone when they worked on archival releases including the new 'Live at Winchester Cathedral' ...

Bassist Carol Kaye, set to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is boycotting the ceremony, citing the Hall's use of the Wrecking Crew name she hates.

The country music world has been rocked this year by the losses of some iconic talents and names. From a band leader gunned down to one of the best songwriters of all-time, the following is a look at ...

Hiram Remón, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the vocal traditions of Latin America, passed at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY Saturday June 14 of natural causes. His death was confirmed by ...

It’s hard to overstate the influence that The Band had on music, inspiring everyone from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to The Beatles and Elton John. Less talked about is the influence that ...

Patriotism is at a crossroads this year, with many people split about the state of the country six months into Donald Trump’s ...

How about we talk about the 15 players whose names have finally worn thin amongst the decision makers in NFL front offices.

This is why, if you keep a diary, you may feel more satisfied with the life you live. And yet you may still wonder at the particular shape of that life; all stories have turning points, and it’s ...

So, here's a compilation of 50 famous people who were murdered, died during sex or in a freak accident, vanished without a ...

Hollywood still loves its follow-ups – here’s our round-up of 135 (and counting) sequels currently on the way. Hollywood has got just a little warier of sequels over the past few years, and ...