It was less than a decade ago that I first heard Nina Simone sing. It was Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," and though I'd heard countless vocalists cover Dylan's songs, never before had I ...

Music biopics are usually in high demand at the box office, until they're not. Here are three that flopped hard and fast.

Billie Holiday and Nina Simone may seem like the stalwarts of jazz, but how did Simone's former inspiration turn into someone she hated? Find out here.

In honor of her 71st birthday today, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with Nina Simone’s inspiring beauty moments over the years. Nina Simone’s timeless legacy isn’t just heard in her ...

As musical theater fans await Part 2 of the blockbuster Broadway adaptation, the woman behind Elphaba is releasing an album ...

Sophie Willoughby, 38, joined a group of singers who all have the condition to record the Nina Simone song 'Don't Let Me Be ...

Khadejha McCall was a rising design star in New York before her life changed course.

Through her arts collective, Saint Heron, the musician, writer, sculptor, designer, and curator’s performance series Eldorado ...

The nation's racial past and legacy are explored in traveling Jim Crow exhibit, "Overcoming Hateful Things," now at the Pink ...

Fresh off the heels of their 2025 Grammy win for Best Instrumental Composition, the Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform in ...

This month, Gay City News reviews the latest albums bi singer/actor Cynthia Erivo and trans singer/pianist Lucy Liyou.

United We Heal, a social justice-themed short-film festival, returns for its fourth year to Underground Arts June 18 and June ...