Hall of Fame class includes a Stax hitmaker, blues icon, broadcasting executive and more. Here is a closer look at the six ...

After three sold-out nights at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, made ...

In honor of Black Music Month, theGrio is drawing attention to the top ten male soul singers. In the last 10 years these male artists have taken soul to a new level, making a very classic genre ...

These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in ...

The opera, written by composer Ulysses Kay with librettist Donald Dorr, depicts a very specific slice of Douglass’s life.

What started as a simple performance at a university turned into a jaw-dropping moment when two incredible opera singers joined me. Their powerful voices filled the space and left students stunned.

When you’re pursuing your dream career in music, even a comic opera can feel like a tragedy at times. For singers fresh out ... has been primarily White- and male-driven. I think that Gen ...

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, ...

Abel Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd, has hit a significant milestone in his music career. The 3-year-old pop icon was recently announced as the highest-grossing black male artist to ever ...

Singer-songwriter Myles Smith, who collaborated with Shaboozey on “Blink Twice,” off the newly released deluxe edition of his ...

“They asked me what I wanted to be. I said singer, thinking maybe a pop singer. I ended up in opera.” Plenty in opera talk of Miknevičiūtė’s strong work ethic and humble family background ...