Black People
“The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers,” the introspective, quietly hopeful album she made more than a year ago, sounds just right in 2021. Source
The life and work of Thomas Wiggins, who toured as “Blind Tom,” has been given more attention in recent years. Source
Recordings by the pianist Lara Downes, the Catalyst Quartet and the baritone Will Liverman aim to correct the canon. Source
The musician apologized in a statement to TMZ, saying, “I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back.” Source
An artist straddling jazz and classical styles had perhaps the most exciting fall in new music. Source
Major artists looking to top the Hot 100 this year turned to a familiar formula made all the more powerful by the proliferation of fandoms online. Source
He cemented his place in the country pantheon in the 1970s with hits including “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone.” Source
Steve McQueen’s new “Small Axe” anthology includes a film that centers on an offshoot of reggae that represented big shifts in the music, and in Black British culture. Source
The trio featuring Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes returns with another blast of political music that crosses genres and boundaries. Source
Ensembles shut by the coronavirus pandemic are shaking up their programming. Artists of color are hoping it’s for the long haul. Source
