Franklin will receive the Black Music Icon Award, which celebrates Black music creators whose “commitment to their craft has profoundly shaped the industry and whose legacy of service inspires ...

Ten years after his death, the U.S. Postal Service is putting a well-deserved focus on New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint by honoring him with a postage stamp in its 2025 Black Heritage series.

“Renaissance,” is a musical triumph that signals the next great phase of the superstar’s career – and she’s taking the Black queer icons who pioneered house music with her. Like the ...