John Lee Hooker was an influential American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born on August 22, 1917, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and passed away on June 21, 2001. He was one of the most distinctive and influential electric blues artists of the 20th century, known for his deep, gravelly voice, hypnotic guitar playing, and signature “boogie”
Dr. John, whose real name was Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., was a highly influential American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was born on November 20, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and passed away on June 6, 2019. Dr. John was known for his unique blend of blues, jazz, funk, and rock and roll, which he
Rising singer Tanerélle has released her new single “Better Days,” produced by Dazy and Midi Jones. Over smooth production, enriched by warm guitar plucks, cinematic strings and crisp drums, Tanerélle finds solace in the face of adversity. Instead of focusing on the negative, she chooses to remain hopeful. “Keep a slow pace, show face /
Beyoncé’s eighth album, Cowboy Carter, dominates multiple Billboard charts in its opening week. The sprawling body of work bolts to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with 407,000 equivalent units sold in the first week. According to Billboard, Cowboy Carter sold 168,000 pure copies and garnered 300.41 million official streams — Beyoncé’s biggest streaming week. Cowboy Carter
Earth, Wind & Fire is coming back to Las Vegas. The legendary music group has announced a mini-residency at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. The seven-show limited engagement is coming this fall, from Oct. 9 through Oct. 19. All performances will begin at 8:30 p.m. Presale tickets for Citi cardmembers will
Missy Elliott has announced her first-ever headlining tour, Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience. The genre-bending icon will be joined by Ciara and Busta Rhymes and special guest Timbaland on her North American trek. The 24-city tour kicks off July 4 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, it will make
Analysts said the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Gaza could give fresh momentum to cease-fire negotiations.
Russ Cook of Britain overcame danger in a year of running from South Africa to Tunisia.
The document restated the Roman Catholic Church’s rejection of abortion, gender fluidity and transition surgery.
As war beat a path through southern and eastern Ukraine, most of the population fled. But other residents have hunkered down, unable — or unwilling — to leave.