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.

Pharrell Williams is "embarrassed" by his "chauvinist" old music and wouldn't perform the songs again.

Will Smith wants to use the technology that created his digital likeness in 'Gemini Man' to make a movie with the late Marlon Brando.

Taraji P. Henson was inspired to "bring attention to the epidemic" of mental health struggles after seeing her late father battle PTSD.

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…

Kevin Hart is said to be recovery a little bit more every day following his crash last month.

Billy Porter is reportedly in talks to join 'Cinderella' as the fairy godmother.

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.

There was a familiar sound upon entering COCA and turning the corner towards the doors of Millstone Gallery for the opening reception of “Adornment” by curator-in-residence Yvonne Osei. It’s a buzz anyone versed in black culture will instantly recognize.

“Why am I here with my French accent speaking to you in St. Louis? It’s because of music,” said  Stéphane Denève. “There is no other reason. I love music, and my love for sharing it brought me to this town.”

The St. Louis American Foundation’s annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala, commonly known as Salute – is something that has to be experienced in order to truly describe.

With the exception of a mention of Barack Obama in the lineage of history makers within the black community, The Black Rep took a purist approach to their presentation of Micki Grant and Vinnette Carroll’s “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope.”

“And all of these artists are African American,” American Photojournalist Wiley Price said to no one in particular – or to everyone.

Rap star Lil Wayne took to Twitter to announce that he won’t be performing for the St. Louis leg of his co-headlining tour with Blink 182 just hours before he was set to take the stage.

“Being in her makes me think of my grandmother,” Cheryl Davis said as she looked around and walked the newly rehabbed first floor of the House of Miles on Thursday in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Comedian and actor J.B. Smoove likens his standup style to a circus performance.

When Nelly took the stage Friday night at Liberty Bank Amphitheater, his performance served as a reminder that our region produced one of the biggest rap stars in history – and why he’ll continue to be considered as such.

The Saint Louis Art Museum celebrates the extraordinary gift of the Thelma and Bert Ollie Memorial Collection with The Shape of Abstraction: Selections from the Ollie Collection, an exhibition of 40 abstract paintings, drawings and prints by Black artists. Numerous prints, drawings and colla…

The inaugural Northside Trap Run 5K and Community Festival was a sight to see last year. There were people from all sorts of backgrounds running, jogging and walking the race route, which stretched across a few North St. Louis neighborhoods, primarily The Ville.

Instantly recognizable for her smooth bald head, model and fashion show producer Pierre McCleary always seems to exude confidence as she makes her way around the city. But it wasn’t always that way.

As a bestselling author, life coach and spiritualist Iyanla Vanzant is a household name for black women. She proved herself to be on August 22 when she packed out the Touhill Performing Arts Center to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her book, “Acts of Faith.”

LaStarsha McGarity wants to combine art and science into a career, and the Saint Louis Art Museum is pleased to have helped make her dreams and aspirations come true. McGarity arrived at the Museum in August 2018 to begin a one-year internship in the Museum's conservation department.  When a…

When Micki Grant and the late Vinnette Carroll paired up to interpret the black struggle through song and dance nearly 50 years ago, they made history.

St. Louis Black Restaurant Week returns for its second year September 3-8 featuring TKO, Prime 55, Seafood by Crushed Velvet, The River Lillie, Just Chicken (both locations), Burger 809, and JC Supper Club.

When Marlon Wayans signed on to star in his latest film “Sextuplets,” which dropped on Netflix two weeks ago, it wasn’t about the funny.

This morning (Monday, August 26) The St. Louis Blues and Enterprise Center and St. Louis Blues announced added security measures for the venue. Among the changes include a clear bag policy.

“I just want you to be true,” Annika Chambers sang into the microphone before passing it to the pint-sized blues fan she summoned from the audience. Chambers stooped down to the little girl’s level. When it was her turn, she fearlessly repeated Chambers – and waited for her turn to sing again.

The Meek Mill and Future co-headlining "Legendary Nights" tour that was to serve as Hot 104.1 FM’s Super Jam 2019 has been canceled.

“I think we’re past kneeling. I think it’s time we go into actionable items.”

When Lezley McSpadden-Head held her first Rainbow of Mothers Gala just after the first anniversary of her son Michael Brown’s death, Ron Johnson was there in uniform as a captain in the Missouri Highway Patrol working security detail for the event. As he watched the mothers, most of whom had…

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, guests gathered at Greater St. Mark Church. The sanctuary was a protestor safe haven as well as a site for planning and programming during the months of unrest that came in response to his death.

Linda Alton Randall Kennedy, a staple of the St. Louis theater scene for more than four decades, passed away this morning (Friday, August 16) after a battle with cancer.

Gary Clark Jr. has the voice of an R&B heartthrob, the guitar riffs of a rock god and a heart for the blues. He managed to tap into all of his aforementioned traits when he played his first theater scaled show for St. Louis audiences Monday night at The Fabulous Fox.

Orlando Watson and Tony “T-Luv” Davis want to make one thing clear about the new restaurant they partnered to open in the Delmar Loop. Prime 55 is not a steak house.

StarFire Productions Introducing Urban Style Dinner Theatre will present its 18th production and 9th season with a production of “Not My Sons.” Audiences will have two opportunities to catch the show on Saturday, August 17 (3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) at the Empowerment Center @ The Center For …

The UrbArts Organization’s youth poetry slam team won first place at the 2019 Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival last month in Las Vegas. The win marks the first time that a youth poetry slam team representing St. Louis has been crowned champion of the international po…

(St. Louis Public Radio) - Tonina Saputo is among the rising names in the local music scene, but her reach is far and wide. The St. Louis-raised musician has made the world her stage, performing throughout Europe and singing in both English and Spanish. Former President Barack Obama is a fan…

“By sharing those images and stories of people who have passed, we are celebrating our ancestors and introducing them to new people,” Thomas Allen Harris told a St. Louis audience in 2014 during a presentation of his Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow.