Reflecting on the lives and legacies of notable Black figures who passed away in 2025. Their contributions to music, sports, politics, and activism.

Jerry Butler, a legendary soul singer with the Impressions, died on Feb. 20. He was 85. He had reportedly been battling ...

For this installment of "Jim Duncan's Austin," we explore classic Austin music venues: storied spaces where the city's scene ...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Don Bryant, a celebrated Memphis soul singer and songwriter whose work helped define Southern rhythm and blues for decades, has died at 83, his family announced Friday on social ...

The world of gospel music, both here in Richmond and beyond, is mourning the loss of GRAMMY award-winning artist Richard ...

Phoenix New Times readers got hit with plenty of bad news from the Valley’s music scene in 2025. This year, they said goodbye ...

Fifty-eight years ago today, one of the most influential R&B and rock songwriters and producers of the early 1960s died.

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we close out ...

Don Bryant, pioneering singer-songwriter on the Memphis soul scene, died on Dec. 26 at age 83, his family announced.

Out on February 13, same day as Emerald Fennell’s film version of Emily Bronte’s novel, it has already yielded singles House, ...

From Pope Francis to Ozzy Osbourne, Dick Cheney to Virginia Giuffre, here's a roll call of some of the influential figures ...

Think about the music pumping through your headphones right now. Where did it actually come from? Every beat, every guitar ...