Posted inRhythm and Blues (Music) Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nations Broken Heart Wonder, Stevie Stevie Wonder Live: A Night of Love and Mischief At 74, the singer and songwriter returns to arenas with a message of healing and understanding. He’s using trademark exuberance and joy to deliver it. Posted by By Jon Caramanica
Posted inHouston, Cissy Houston, Whitney Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) Sweet Inspirations (Music Group) Cissy Houston Saw Music’s Peaks and Life’s Valleys The singer, who died this week, was the mother of Whitney Houston and a contender for the greatest voice of the country, our critic says. Posted by By Wesley Morris
Posted inBaptist Churches Deaths (Obituaries) Drinkard Singers (Music Group) Gospel Music Houston, Cissy Houston, Whitney Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) Sweet Inspirations (Music Group) Cissy Houston Dies at 91; Gospel Star Guided Daughter Whitney’s Rise Hailing from a musical family, she won Grammys, sang backup to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and helped shepherd Whitney Houston to superstardom. Posted by By Glenn Rifkin
Posted in#MeToo Movement Bad Boy Entertainment Combs, Sean Human Trafficking Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music) Sex Crimes Sean Combs Arrested in Manhattan After Grand Jury Indictment The music mogul has been under mounting scrutiny since a 2023 lawsuit by his former girlfriend, Cassie, accused him of sex trafficking and years of abuse. Posted by By Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs