The Miles Davis Estate and the Jazz Foundation Of America will present "A Miles Davis Birthday Celebration," on SiriusXM's 'Real Jazz' (67) this Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m. CST. The three-hour music special, highlighting the music of Miles Davis as curated by SiriusXM's Mark Ruffin and guest DJ…

Rock and roll pioneer Lilttle Richard was laid to rest on the campus of the historically black college Oakwood University in Alabama on Wednesday.

The Saint Louis Zoo has announced Saturday, June 13 as its reopening date for the public. As part of its commitment to the continued well-being of guests, staff and animals, and in an ongoing effort to assist the community in preventing the spread of COVID-19, the Zoo has implemented enhance…

Twilight actor Gregory Tyree Boyce has died, aged 30.

The OWN Network has announced that the fifth and final season of the hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf” will premiere on June 23, but a spinoff is in the works.

(St. Louis Public Radio) - Dajae Williams boasts that she’s “the dopest person to ever work at NASA.” 

Last night, St. Louis had a stake in the latest Verzuz battle. The latest installment of a friendly competition concept curated by super producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to keep music lovers engaged from home in the wake of COVID-19 featured Nelly going head-to-head against ATL’s Ludacris.

This week is normally crunch time for participants of the 110th Annual Annie Malone May Day Parade. Finishing touches on floats, final rehearsals, fittings and other logistics as one of the largest – and second oldest – African American parades was set to get underway this Sunday.

St. Louis, MO - Left Bank Books welcomes local author Vivian Gibson, who will discuss her new memoir, The Last Children of Mill Creek, on Facebook Live at 7pm CST on May 19. Gibson will be in conversation with St. Louis native and journalist Ryan Schuessler.

Together with 14 other arts organizations and the Regional Arts Commission (RAC), Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) is proud to announce “Arts United STL,” a free virtual benefit in support of RAC’s Artist Relief Fund, which provides critical aid to St. Louis working artists whose liveliho…

Three months after Bruce Franks Jr. walked the red carpet at the Academy Awards, the film that landed him there is set to make its world television premiere.

Singer, songwriter and producer Betty Wright, known for incorporating vibrant storytelling and love lessons into her music, passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday, May 10. She was 66.

Perhaps the best person to express the influence of Little Richard on popular music was the man himself.

Andre Harrell, the rapper turned music, film and television executive passed away on Friday, May 8. He was 59. Producer and DJ D-Nice announced Harrell’s passing during a Club Quarantine spin session on Instagram Live Friday night - which was later confirmed by several sources. The cause of …

The Saint Louis Art Museum is closed as we practice social distancing in the challenging time of COVID-19. Since you can’t come to the Museum, we are delighted to bring to you an extraordinary work of art that was acquired by the Museum in 1951. In 1974, this pastel was featured in the Museu…

The Center for Creative Arts and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis are using technology to encourage aspiring writers through separate festivals that will take place via Zoom, as the cultural community grapples with the effects of the COVID-19.

When the Missouri History Museum’s lecture “Hollywood Versus History” took place on April 23, the top-rated Netflix limited series “Self Made: The Life and Times of Madam CJ Walker” had been streaming for a month.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation and the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University are starting a fund to help St. Louis-area visual artists whose livelihoods were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Pioneering newspaper publisher and investigative reporter Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was posthumously honored with a Pulitzer Prize.

Oprah Winfrey Network announced on Sunday that the next season of its hit drama series “Greenleaf,” from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under”), and executive producers Clement Virgo (“The Book of Negroes”) and Oprah Winfrey will be its fif…

The resilience of The Muny has been apparent since even before the institution’s inception more than a century ago. A world war and a worldwide pandemic could not halt plans to bring the cultural gem to the region. And torrential storms didn’t stop the Muny’s inaugural opening night performance. 

With St. Louisans stuck in their homes as they comply with stay-at-home orders to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, the city’s musicians are disconnected from music-loving fans.

Randy O’Jay Brooks, a staple in Black St. Louis radio, passed away on Tuesday, April 22. He was 61. 

It’s hard to overstate how important blues musician Henry Townsend is to St. Louis’s musical heritage. Everyone seemed to know him, and St. Louis musicians from across a huge spectrum of styles and backgrounds counted him among their friends. He certainly had enough time to make the rounds i…

Reality television star Ashley Ross, known as Ms. Minnie on Lifetime's "Little Women: Atlanta," died Monday from injuries sustained in a car accident.

The Muny announced today that it will offer a revised season featuring five productions that is scheduled to begin July 20 due to COVID-19 precautions.

Because of the coronavirus, The Center of Creative Arts (COCA) will embark on unchartered territory on Friday, April 24 for its 2020 installment of COCAcabana.

As the toll of the coronavirus continues, so do the casualties of the normally robust and vibrant arts scene of St. Louis. More than a month into the unprecedented challenges that this pandemic has imposed on its presenters, every week brings news of a postponement or cancellation. Rightfull…

Action St. Louis is holding a #ClosetheWorkhouse video contest for a $1,000 top prize. The second place prize is $500.

The Normandy Schools Collaborative has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

Tayarisha Poe grew up totally enamored with “The Godfather.”

The nightlife scene is a ghost town as we sit and wait for the coronavirus curve to flatten. Partying from home via social networks, ZOOM brunches and Google Hangout happy hours have become the new normal as an escape from the social distancing.

Radio One St. Louis announced today that Tony Scott, who returned to St. Louis airwaves last year, will move from weekends to the afternoon drive with the 95.5 The Lou team.

St. Louis lost a piece of living music history with the passing of “Big” George Brock on Friday, April 10, a month before his 88th birthday.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre announced today (Friday, April 10) that its previously scheduled spring run of the Lin-Manuel Miranda blockbuster musical HAMILTON will be postponed. The show was set to begin May 5 and continue through June 7.

Marie Simone made it clear to her clientele that she will not be putting her hands in anyone’s hair in the immediate future because of COVID-19. 

It is clear when listening to the timeless catalog of Bill Withers that he was a poet first and a musician second.

A collective gasp took place among listeners of black radio in St. Louis Tuesday night. DJ Kut, a legend on the turntables and evening personality for the Urban One St. Louis station 95.5 FM The Lou, announced yesterday was his last day as their evening personality. 

Black Enterprise Founder and Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr. passed away on the evening of Monday, April 6. His son, Black Enterprise CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr., announced that the elder Graves had passed away quietly at 9:22 p.m. on April 6, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 85.

Due to COVID-19 health concerns and in the interest of public safety, Fair Saint Louis and America’s Birthday Parade have canceled their 2020 Independence Day celebrations, which were scheduled to take place July 2, 3 & 4, 2020, in downtown St. Louis.

Television mogul Oprah Winfrey has announced she will donate $10 million to coronavirus relief efforts.

Jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. died on Wednesday, April 1 after complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.

“Home is where the heart is,” Lavell Crawford said. He thought he would be coming to Chaifetz Arena as part of the latest installment of the Festival of Laughs, which was scheduled to take place on March 20. 

The Holmes family is using transparency as a line of defense in their battle with COVID-19. They are hoping that sharing their story will give perspective to others on just how close to home the global pandemic hits. 

“We had four shows left and we had to cancel the last weekend of ‘Spell #7’,” Ron Himes, the Black Rep’s founder and producing director said. 

Orlando Watson is co-owner of Prime 55 Restaurant as well as a music producer and concert promoter through his RockHouse Ent. brand. Thanks to social distancing and stay at home orders as lines of defense in the fight against the coronavirus global pandemic, he is essentially out of business…

Nichol Stevenson is convinced that the third time will be the charm for House of Soul, an intimate performance venue and nightclub located at Tucker and Washington. 

Manu Dibango, the acclaimed Cameroonian saxophonist whose 1972 hit “Soul Makossa” would later be sampled by some of the biggest names in music – including Michael Jackson – died Tuesday from coronavirus. He was 86.