As The Pageant filled up for its latest sold out show Sunday night, the vibe was different – and special – from some of the other highly anticipated shows that recently had the venue at capacity. Yes, there were lines on both sides like Lizzo. Fans mouthed along to every word, just as when J…

'Truth Hurts' hitmaker Lizzo has told her social media followers that "pain is temporary" in an emotional and reflective Twitter post.

R. Kelly's former tour manager Demetrius Smith says he'll testify in court but he doesn't want his words to be used to prosecute the singer.

Rapper and singer Juice WRLD passed away on Sunday, less than a week after his 21st birthday.

With “Waves,” young filmmaker Trey Edward Shults created a cinematic experience that stays with the viewer long after they leave their seat.

On Thursday, November 28, Dunham Technique master and famed instructor Theodore Jamison joined his beloved mentor and teacher Katherine Dunham as an ancestor of dance after a battle with colon cancer. He was 66.

(St. Louis Public Radio) - Wynton Marsalis has championed traditional jazz for decades, working many of its styles into the big-band format. 

“I didn’t come here to play with y’all tonight,” Grammy-winning soul singer Anthony Hamilton told the sold-out crowd at Stifel Theatre as he danced to a groove provided by his band.

Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best-selling poet, and critically acclaimed actor Jill Scott will bring her 20th Anniversary Tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. Before having the #1 album in the country with "The Light of The …

When Disney’s “Frozen 2” opened in theatres at the top of the box office this past weekend, the St. Louis region had yet another reason to be proud of native son Sterling K. Brown.

As with film dramas involving fugitives on the run and in love, “Queen & Slim” is being billed as an urbanized “Bonnie and Clyde.” But the similarities between these two pairs end with a male and female running from the law.

When singer/songwriter Katarra Parson, known professionally as “Katarra,” began performing before a live audience three years ago, her hands shook so badly that she couldn’t play her keyboard. Her voice trembled to the point where she couldn’t sing.

Makiyha Pratt, Jakereae Goodin and Sincere Williams from Riverview Gardens High School are among 800 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country representing the camp brands of Varsity Spirit in the Varsity Spirit Spectacular at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Flori…

Not even the Hallmark Channel’s lock on the holiday movie lane with the steady flow of new films can keep Frank Capra’s Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” out of rotation each year.

“We have five generations of abstract artists represented in this exhibition,” said Alexis Assam, 2018-2019 Romare Bearden Graduate Museum Fellow and co-curator of “The Shape of Abstraction: Selections from the Ollie Collection” just ahead of the exhibition’s opening at Saint Louis Art Museu…

When six-time Grammy winning jazz artist and Oscar nominated composer Terence Blanchard recruited the group of musicians for his E-Collective, using their music as a creative response to social injustice wasn’t top of mind.

With “Get Out,” Academy Award winning filmmaker Jordan Peele added the African-American narrative as a new dimension within the fold of the mainstream American horror genre.

“Before I was Bruce Franks, state rep. of the 78th District, I was Oops In The Building,” Bruce Franks Jr. would often say when given he was given space to address audiences. He was a frontline protestor who forayed his activism into politics.

St. Louis’ Circus Harmony, a social circus group that trains kids and teens in tumbling, acrobatics, juggling and the rest of the circus arts, now boasts four graduates touring with the elite international circus Cirque Du Soleil. The largest contemporary circus producer in the world, Cirque…

“What was important to me and was an inspiration for the film was to start creating narratives that tell the story of women’s contributions to hip hop,” said Academy Award-nominated producer Lisa Cortés.

As lead singer K-Ci Haley crooned his way through the Jodeci slow jam “I’m Still Waiting,” he belted out “my arms are open wide, and I don’t have to cry no more.”

In what could’ve been one of the best hip-hop concerts of 2019 and beyond, No Limit Soldiers – led by Master P, Mia X, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker and Fiend – delivered a lackluster showcase at best before a sold-out crowd at Chaifetz Arena Saturday night. As veteran artists in the music ind…

While introducing the opening talk for the She Leads conference Thursday, October 24 at Graham Chapel, Dean Diana Hill Mitchell, director of the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study, delivered one of many “aha” messages that came over the course of the two days.

Last year, Kasi Lemmons came to St. Louis dressed for the weather during our most bracing winter in 30 years to screen her masterful first feature film “Eve’s Bayou” and to promote “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” a new work for Opera Theatre of St. Louis for which she wrote the libretto. She is …

“Twenty-seven years in this business and I’ve watched very talented hairstylists pass on and there has to be a GoFundMe page, because they never protected themselves or their investment,” said Stephanie Ballwin, a stylist who is also a financial professional with New York Life.

Comedy veteran and comedic actor John Witherspoon passed away early Tuesday morning at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. He was 77.

Contemporary gospel music veteran Kirk Franklin told the world via Instagram that he will be boycotting Dove Awards, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and the Gospel Music Association after his acceptance speeches were edited to remove his remarks that shed light on African Americans killed…

“My babies came through,” director Jacqueline Thompson said of her cast following the opening night performance of “Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963.”

Next week one of the most anticipated moments in recent black cinema history will commence when “Harriet,” the latest work from St. Louis born filmmaker Kasi Lemmons lands in theaters on November 1.

Fantasia took her time getting to the stage for her first headlining arena tour in St. Louis, but the performance was worth the wait. With a packed house waiting patiently, it was nearly 10:30 when her performance commenced for a show that began at 7:30 on the dot. And yet with energy, an or…

With her third studio album “Eve,” Grammy nominated lyricist Rapsody created a masterpiece that pays homage to women of color.

This upcoming weekend is a long time coming for Nichol Stevenson. It marks the grand opening of the House of Soul, a live music and entertainment venue she envisioned when she and fellow co-founders Angela Brown and Rochelle “Coco Soul” Walker established the monthly open mic series Café Sou…

The bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 is a historical tragedy that some know all too well. But for others, not so much. Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Carol Denise McNair (11) became angels of the Civil Rights mo…

Rapper/singer Jidenna set himself apart from his hip-hop contemporaries out the gate by blending his African roots with verses and flow informed by his American life and influences.

Comedian and actor Chris Tucker will be taking the stage in St. Louis once again in 2020.

Late music icons Whitney Houston and Notorious B.I.G. are among the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2020 alongside Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and several others.

The Saint Louis Art Museum has acquired a sculpture by acclaimed African American artist Elizabeth Catlett. She is recognized as one of the nation’s most important 20th-century sculptors. The museum purchased “Seated Woman” on Tuesday October 9 at auction at Swann Auction Galleries in New Yo…

Award-winning author, science communicator and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is heralded as having one of the world’s most incredible minds. It’s a notion he doesn’t subscribe to.

About 40 minutes into her relentlessly paced show, Lizzo had barely taken a breath in between the singing, dancing, rapping and twerking. But she stopped to soak in the love that came from the other side of the stage at The Pageant Tuesday night during the sold-out St. Louis leg of her “Cuz …

In his breakthrough hit “Yonkers,” Tyler The Creator declares “I’m a walking [expletive] paradox,” only to follow up with “no I’m not.”

Some of the biggest names in black Hollywood were on hand in Atlanta to help entertainment mogul Tyler Perry celebrate the grand opening of the 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios this weekend.

As a teen, Chris Brown set himself apart from the crop of R&B heartthrobs that emerged in the mid-2000s with dance skills and stage presence that led many to proclaim him the heir apparent to the late great King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Diahann Carroll, who broke new ground for African-Americans on television, passed away on Friday, October 4 after a long battle with cancer. She was 84.

Soldan International Studies High School will be presenting the collaborative concert entitled Taking Back Our Community at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 4 at The Cathedral at St. Paul AME Church.

"It’s been a favorite among Black Rep audiences over the decades and it’s a perfect fit for the format of the gala," said Ron Himes, producing director and Black Rep founder. In a few short years, the annual awards ceremony/concert/fundraiser has become a staple of the local theatre community.

The first song that Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Ashley Tamar Davis performed on a public stage during her high school years was Aretha Franklin’s "Dr. Feelgood."

St. Louis poet Quincy Troupe mentioned the same range of numbers – “15, 16, 17” – twice in a conversation about his returning home to perform with trumpeter Keyon Harrold 7 p.m. Friday, October 11 at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

St. Louis audiences owe opera great Jessye Norman a recent debt of gratitude. Norman was among the early influences of Karen Slack, who delivered a critically acclaimed performance as she originated the role of Billie Blow during the world premiere of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up In My …

Veteran music trio Boyz II Men gave fans a completely show from the suited up, meticulously tailored show that they’ve brought to St. Louis in recent years with their visit to the Fox Friday night. The structured but enjoyable performance they usually serve up that highlights the group’s sop…

When Brian Owens and The Deacons of Soul released “The Soul of Ferguson” album,  he was using his talent  to be a part of the soundtrack for a city that has become synonymous with unrest and protest.