As Beatlemania sweeps the world once more with Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’, it’s high time that the women who took America by storm – from Dusty Springfield to Cilla Black – are equally recognised for their part in pop history. Key figures of the Swinging Sixties, including Petula Clark, speak to Alli Patton.
Read MoreInside the categories, Nigerian musician Wizkid and Femi Kuti get nomination for the Best Global Music Album among other musicians like musician, Rocky Dawuni, Angelique Kidjo, and Daniel Ho & Friends.
Read MoreMusic lovers are in their seats this Wednesday, November 10, 2021 evening at MPAC in Morristown, NJ, anxiously awaiting a live concert by Rosanne Cash. One of music’s pre-eminent singer/songwriters, Cash has scored 21 Top 40 country hits, including 11 #1 singles.
Read MoreMichael Dorf, founder of the City Winery concert venue chain, announced that a tribute show in honor of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Carly Simon, will now take place at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 23.
Read MoreShoals native Jason Isbell, Mobile’s Walker Hayes and the Blind Boys of Alabama are in the running for Grammys in 2022, along with Mastodon, a metal band that includes Brent Hinds, who’s originally from Pelham.
Read MoreThe Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years.
Read MoreCampbell met Teresa Williams in 1986 when he was hired to play in her band, but their collaboration went far beyond the music – they married in 1988. For years, Williams worked on projects independent of her husband. They started working together as part of Helm’s musical universe in 2004 and then served together as adjunct musicians for other bands. In 2015, after decades of working on other people’s projects,
Read MoreAmy Helm’s latest studio album, What the Flood Leaves Behind, is a reflective, engaging musical statement. She recently told Relix, “I just feel like I had a different relationship with trusting myself. That guided me through the performances. There were years of getting some experience as a solo artist, getting some experience as a mom.
Read MoreAngelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti and Davido lead a chorus of Africa’s arts and business leaders in calling on the richest nations to donate COVID-19 vaccines to some of the poorest.
Read MoreRecognised as one of world's 100 most inspiring women, award-winning singer-songwriter and activist Angelique Kidjo has been called ‘Africa's premiere diva’. In this episode of Interview, Euronews' Jane Witherspoon caught up with the singer following her recent performance at the opening of the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, to talk about her music, passions and work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
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