Today we recognize the 68th birthday of one of Hip Hop’s foundational figures, Afrika Bambaataa—a man whose influence helped ...

ESSENCE Magazine and the Essence Festival of Culture have been a beacon of Black excellence, a cultural celebration of who we are, where we’ve been, […] ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

His band TV on the Radio was part of the frenzy of great music coming out of Brooklyn in the early 2000s. Now, Tunde Adebimpe is releasing his first solo album, "Thee Black Boltz." ...

One of the ways Christians have traditionally meditated on Good Friday is by reading and reflecting on the seven last words of Jesus from the cross. Luke records the final words of Jesus before he ...

The song, which is played to close the broadcast of the National Championship game, has been a tradition for nearly 40 years as it is paired with a video montage that shows what makes this such a ...

The hook to Blur’s biggest song doesn’t have words. And before they were duking ... Finally, with a two-minute anthem and a wordless chorus, Albarn found his voice and Blur left the shadow ...

Artist Rachel Platten is touring again, and will be performing on Thursday, April 2 at the House of Blues in Dallas.

“This is a hood anthem, Carrie. I’m sorry, it is,” she joked. “All my girls on the block, we know that song word for word. It speaks to us, Carrie.” At the end of her ...

The "Shoot the Boer" song is used now as a criticism that South Africa has not delivered a better life for millions of impoverished Black people, the Economic Freedom Fighters' fiery and often ...

Award-winning journalist, writer and leader for inclusion and equity in Aotearoa, Ali Mau's 20-year career cemented her as one of the country's most recognised faces.