Now in its seventh decade, Mavis Staples' career has taken her through chart-topping hits with the gospel-soul family band The Staple Singers, performances for Martin Luther King Jr., enshrinement in ...

Next month, Mavis Staples will turn 85. The legendary singer already celebrated in April with a concert featuring Chris Stapleton, Grace Potter, Hozier, and more; today, she’s releasing the new Prince ...

The blues will be celebrated in a big way this summer if the 2025 Chicago Blues Festival lineup announced Wednesday morning by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is any ...

The festival is named for Scenic Highway 30A in Florida’s Walton County, where the event takes place. This year’s extravaganza will feature more than 125 songwriters, and 300-plus performances by ...

Some big names in music are coming to downtown Charleston. Nine artists will perform at the College of Charleston's outdoor Cistern Yard as part of the annual Spoleto Festival USA. It's the Front Row ...

The Grammy-winning singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples will headline the final night of this summer’s Blues Fest, according to an announcement Wednesday by the Chicago Department of ...

Calling all blues aficionados and music lovers! Mark your calendars because the Austin Blues Festival is returning to Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on April 26 and 27. There are a variety of ...

This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Pop music has reached a cross-generational ...

Gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples will headline a free concert as part of a new Jazzy Sundays in the Parks lineup that brings live music to Emancipation Park, Discovery Green and Buffalo Bayou Park ...

Mavis Staples has shared a new cover of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed.” The Chicago R&B and gospel singer’s version of the Blonde album cut was produced by Brad Cook and features spoken word vocals from ...

Mavis Staples has announced a new album. Produced by Brad Cook, Sad and Beautiful World combines original material with covers of songs by Tom Waits, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Frank Ocean, ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Mavis Staples is a Singer with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2010 Rally. The year with the most videos was 2014 with two videos. Former ...