Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards , has died. He was 77.

The Grammy-nominated composer and gospel pioneer, whose music transformed modern worship and inspired generations of churches ...

Louisiana's King of Honky Tonk Heaven Jimmy Swaggart was the last surviving musical cousins from Ferriday that included Jerry ...

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There was a lot of great new music in 2025 by New Orleans artists. Here are five favorites to keep on repeat well past 2025, including Big Freedia, Galactic and Irma Thomas, Boyfriend, Free Agents ...

The Mande Milkshakers are getting ready to lead their 8th Mande Kings Day Parade to officially open the '26 Mardi Gras season ...

Dan Auerbach is up for producer of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards. On a bleary December morning, we sat down with him in Nashville.

Jazz aficionados, rejoice! The Cape Town Jazzathon is celebrating its 29th anniversary at the V&A Waterfront this weekend.

Nashville’s Big Bash is back to lead us into 2026, featuring many of the biggest country music stars and fantastic fireworks ...

The columnist rounds up impressions and faves in terms of local concerts and art exhibitions, and global film choices, circa ...

Every December, VMFM 91.7 broadcasts Yuletide tunes from the Marywood University campus to the community and around the world ...

But in assembling the list of my favorite albums from 2025, what initially surfaced was a roundup of nine recordings by women artists. Robert Plant’s psychedelic folk gem “Saving Grace” was the only ...