Ashanti Chaplin, "Dust to Dirge/ An Earth Elegy Performance" (2023) (photo by AJ Stegall, courtesy Oklahoma Contemporary) OKLAHOMA CITY — The Soul Is a Wanderer, the 2023 Oklahoma Contemporary ArtNow ...

1:15 p.m. March 7, 2025: A previous version of this story said Roy Ayers died Wednesday. He died Tuesday. Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of ...

ATLANTA — American Soul Star, a singing competition dedicated exclusively to soul music, has officially raised the stakes with free auditions and a $50,000 record deal for its winner. The competition ...

June 22, 2024 marked the return of the Stone Soul Music and Food Festival in Richmond, Virginia, following a five-year hiatus of the venerable event. Soul, funk, and R&B are the heartbeat of America.

After a postponement to June last year because of COVID-19, Art & Soul is back in its usual timeframe in 2023. The Indy Arts Council's major celebration of Black artists, which has been ongoing since ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

In the ever-evolving world of music, it’s rare to come across an artist who truly stands out from the crowd. Born Soul, a native of Austin, Texas, is one such artist who has created his own unique ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indy Arts Council and the Madam Walker Legacy Foundation are teaming up to spotlight Black artists in the city through the Art & Soul Featured Artist Showcase. The program, ...

CLEVELAND — Kevin Harp is a multidisciplinary visual artist known as Mr. Soul, whose work has been felt worldwide. But that impact began at an early age at Grace Mount Elementary School here in ...